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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Mad Dogs
5-9 129.2
126.92
 
VS
proj
2 Gurleys 1 Cup
76.64 6-8
91.99

Mad Dogs hand 2 Gurleys 1 Cup fifth straight loss in 129.20-76.64 beatdown

Mad Dogs rolled to a 129.20-76.64 win to hand 2 Gurleys 1 Cup their fifth consecutive loss. Mad Dogs pulled out to a 21.6-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Kirk Cousins (40.5 points) and Devin Singletary (4.8) and never let it go. Mike Williams (6 Rec, 116 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Zonovan Knight (71 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) did their part for 2 Gurleys 1 Cup in the loss. This marks the first time this season Mad Dogs have knocked off 2 Gurleys 1 Cup, after falling 122.46-91.04 in their last matchup. Mad Dogs ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 5-9. 2 Gurleys 1 Cup will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 6-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Mad Dogs   2 Gurleys 1 Cup

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 425 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Lions, Cousins tallied 40.5 points this week. His scoring output was 25.2% more than his 32.36-point projection and was much higher than his 26.76-point season scoring average. Cousins ranks #19 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Kirk Cousins

Top Player Comparison

Mad Dogs
Points
% of total points 129.2
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
40.5
32.36
31.3%
2
WR
22.1
19.37
17.1%
3
James Conner
RB
20.4
13.35
15.8%
4
RB
19
17.27
14.7%
2 Gurleys 1 Cup
Points
% of total points 76.64
1
Mike Williams
WR
20.6
9.76
26.9%
2
Zonovan Knight
RB
14.7
8.18
19.2%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
11
7.21
14.4%
4
Nick Folk
K
11
7.66
14.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass for Mad Dogs to contribute to a 47.30-25.70 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Mike Williams had a 55-yard catch for 2 Gurleys 1 Cup, who trailed 62.90-55.30 after Sunday Night Football.
Monday
Nick Folk had a 51-yard field goal for 2 Gurleys 1 Cup.

Points By Position

  Mad Dogs   2 Gurleys 1 Cup

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Mad Dogs exceeded their projected point totals.
2 Gurleys 1 Cup lost despite five of their nine starters exceeding their points projection.
Mad Dogs won despite starting the Minnesota Vikings defense, who scored zero points.
Mad Dogs put up more points than their season scoring average (113.07) while 2 Gurleys 1 Cup fell short of theirs (110.09).
Mad Dogs put up more points than their projected total, while 2 Gurleys 1 Cup fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 52.56-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The victory ends a streak of two consecutive defeats for Mad Dogs.
Not only did Mad Dogs win, but they also covered the 34.93-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Mad Dogs moves to (2-5), while 2 Gurleys 1 Cup falls to (5-4).
In a losing effort, Mike Williams registered 20.6 points, the fourth-best score for a WR this week.

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