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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
The Steele Curtain
6-8 296.4
243.45
 
VS
proj
dcb's Breathtaking Team
107.12 8-6
97.25

The Steele Curtain defeat dcb's Breathtaking Team in 296.40-107.12 drubbing

Both teams rose to the occasion, but The Steele Curtain knocked off dcb's Breathtaking Team, rolling to a 296.40-107.12 win. The Steele Curtain took a 5.23-point lead on Thursday behind Mack Hollins (9.23 points) and never looked back. Mike Williams (6 Rec, 116 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Raheem Blackshear (32 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 17 Rec Yds) did everything they could for dcb's Breathtaking Team in defeat. The Steele Curtain (6-8) will look to add to their success against Rabbit King, while dcb's Breathtaking Team (8-6) take on Agent Orange in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  The Steele Curtain   dcb's Breathtaking Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Okonkwo overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 17.01 points against his 5.67-point projection. During a 36-22 loss to the Jaguars, he caught 6 passes for 45 yards and a touchdown. Okonkwo will face the Chargers next week.
Chig Okonkwo

Top Player Comparison

The Steele Curtain
Points
% of total points 296.4
1
Geno Smith
QB
64.29
56.4
21.7%
2
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
28.9
9.93
9.8%
3
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
28.1
31.69
9.5%
4
Harrison Butker
K
19
16.03
6.4%
dcb's Breathtaking Team
Points
% of total points 107.12
1
Mike Williams
WR
26.6
12.38
24.8%
2
Raheem Blackshear
RB
15.34
3.14
14.3%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
13.75
21.03
12.8%
4
Isiah Pacheco
RB
12.93
15.19
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
DJ Chark Jr. had a 48-yard touchdown catch for The Steele Curtain, contributing to a 113.04-48.15 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Geno Smith had a 24-yard touchdown pass for The Steele Curtain, contributing to a 243.96-76.42 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Mike Williams had a 55-yard catch for dcb's Breathtaking Team, who trailed 256.46-103.02 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  The Steele Curtain   dcb's Breathtaking Team

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. The Steele Curtain are doing a better job of that, averaging 285.26 versus dcb's Breathtaking Team's 257.19.
Even the machines think The Steele Curtain have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (289.71) than dcb's Breathtaking Team (256.13).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. dcb's Breathtaking Team has left more points on the bench this season (864.88) than The Steele Curtain (59.19).
The Steele Curtain should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than dcb's Breathtaking Team (8 vs 7).
By position, The Steele Curtain have outscored dcb's Breathtaking Team at QB, TE, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
The Steele Curtain has a higher average scoring margin (3) than dcb's Breathtaking Team this season (-12).
The starters for The Steele Curtain had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for dcb's Breathtaking Team (1).
There's not much good to say about dcb's Breathtaking Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

The Steele Curtain
The Steele Curtain (6-8) will go up against Rabbit King (9-5) in Week 15. After 14 weeks of action, The Steele Curtain have posted the 10th-most points in the league. Rabbit King (and their 287.81 points per game) are ranked ninth. Over the last three weeks, The Steele Curtain has scored 285.19 points per game, while Rabbit King has averaged 319.94 per contest.
dcb's Breathtaking Team
Looking ahead to Week 15, dcb's Breathtaking Team (8-6) will look to bounce back against Agent Orange (12-2). 14 weeks into the 2022 season, dcb's Breathtaking Team have tallied the 15th-most points in the league while Agent Orange (301.45 PPG) are ranked third.