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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Drafting like George Paton
10-4 115.38
129.53
 
VS
proj
Dem Boyz
114.76 7-7
136.58

Drafting like George Paton jump into 1st place in 115.38-114.76 nailbiter

Drafting like George Paton jumped into the top spot in La Liga with a come-from-behind victory over Dem Boyz, rallying to earn a 115.38-114.76 win. Drafting like George Paton trailed 74.60-105.98 heading into Monday night, but the team came back behind DeAndre Hopkins (7 Rec, 79 Rec Yds). Miles Sanders (144 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 11 Rec Yds) led the way for Dem Boyz in the loss. This marks the second time this season Drafting like George Paton have gotten the best of Dem Boyz, after winning 139.24-135.08 in their last matchup. Drafting like George Paton (10-4) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Dem Boyz (7-7) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Drafting like George Paton   Dem Boyz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Carlson overachieved for the 10th time this season, scoring 12 points against his 8.4-point projection. In a 17-16 loss to the Rams, he made all 3 of his FG attempts. Carlson ranks #74 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Patriots next week.
Daniel Carlson

Top Player Comparison

Drafting like George Paton
Points
% of total points 115.38
1
Justin Herbert
QB
38.98
35.27
33.8%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
20.4
18.65
17.7%
3
Daniel Carlson
K
12
8.4
10.4%
4
Pat Freiermuth
TE
10.8
8.34
9.4%
Dem Boyz
Points
% of total points 114.76
1
Miles Sanders
RB
28
11.59
24.4%
2
QB
25.66
34.9
22.4%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
18.4
16.75
16%
4
Donovan Peoples-Jones
WR
16
8.73
13.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Daniel Carlson had a 52-yard field goal for Drafting like George Paton, who trailed 18.40-12.00 after Thursday Night Football.
Sunday Early
Miles Sanders had a 40-yard touchdown run for Dem Boyz, contributing to a 74.60-36.70 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Justin Herbert had a 55-yard pass for Drafting like George Paton, helping the team to a 105.98-74.60 lead.

Points By Position

  Drafting like George Paton   Dem Boyz

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two matchup wins against Dem Boyz, Drafting like George Paton averaged more points (127.31) than they usually score (120.63).
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Drafting like George Paton (10-4) have a better record than Dem Boyz (7-7).
Drafting like George Paton don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Dem Boyz (5 vs 4).
Drafting like George Paton have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Dem Boyz (3 vs 0).
By position, Drafting like George Paton have outscored Dem Boyz at QB, RB, and K this season.
Drafting like George Paton don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 11 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Drafting like George Paton had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Dem Boyz (1).
Don't worry Dem Boyz, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Drafting like George Paton
We cannot overstate just how critical tight wins like this are for the locker room. Overcoming tough obstacles and persevering in the face of adversity... look for the Drafting like George Paton team chemistry to be stronger than ever riding into Week 15.
Dem Boyz
Dem Boyz may find it tough to complain about lack of opportunity this past week. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) combined to see a grand total of 25 targets in Week 14. Chemistry and timing seem to be issues as that group reeled in only 15 balls.