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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Jack & Diet
10-4 164.88
153.31
 
VS
proj
Gibson’s Finest
128.3 8-6
132.49

Unable to overcome starter's goose egg, Gibson’s Finest fall to Jack & Diet in 164.88-128.30 landslide

Impeded by a goose egg from Tyler Boyd, Gibson’s Finest were unable to overcome Jack & Diet, which cruised to a 164.88-128.30 victory. Jack & Diet pulled out to an early 10.60-point lead on Thursday. Gibson’s Finest came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Chig Okonkwo (15.5 points) and DeVonta Smith (15.4). Unphased, Jack & Diet made a run later that afternoon, as Jerry Jeudy (29.3 points) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (3) put them back in the lead once and for all. This marks the first time this season Jack & Diet have knocked off Gibson’s Finest, after falling 148.36-117.28 in their last matchup. Jack & Diet (10-4) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Gibson’s Finest (8-6) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Jack & Diet   Gibson’s Finest

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Steelers in Week 14, Tucker made all 3 of his FG attempts. In doing so, he put up 11 points to scored 18.8% higher than his 9.26-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Jack & Diet this week. Tucker will play the Browns next week.
Justin Tucker

Top Player Comparison

Jack & Diet
Points
% of total points 164.88
1
Jerry Jeudy
WR
29.3
9.92
17.8%
2
QB
25.78
29.99
15.6%
3
Tony Pollard
RB
24.2
15.18
14.7%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
22.4
20.14
13.6%
Gibson’s Finest
Points
% of total points 128.3
1
WR
22.1
20.6
17.2%
2
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
16.6
24.76
12.9%
3
Chig Okonkwo
TE
15.5
4.19
12.1%
4
DeVonta Smith
WR
15.4
11
12%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Thursday, but it was Jack & Diet who emerged with the lead, 22.60-12.00. For Jack & Diet, Van Jefferson had a 23-yard touchdown catch. Daniel Carlson made the highlight reel for Gibson’s Finest with a 52-yard field goal.
Sunday Early
DeVonta Smith had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Gibson’s Finest, helping the team to an 86.80-79.60 lead.
Sunday Night
Tua Tagovailoa had a 60-yard touchdown pass for Gibson’s Finest, who trailed 139.10-106.20 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Jack & Diet   Gibson’s Finest

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Gibson’s Finest need some help then, averaging just 134.23 versus Jack & Diet's 155.46.
Gibson’s Finest are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Jack & Diet (3 vs 2).
Jack & Diet see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Gibson’s Finest (0).
Jack & Diet should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Gibson’s Finest (9 vs 8).
Gibson’s Finest have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than Jack & Diet (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Jack & Diet have outscored Gibson’s Finest at QB, RB, and WR this season.
Jack & Diet don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 26 points, second-highest in the league.
There's not much good to say about Gibson’s Finest this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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