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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Team Liquid
11-3 103.58
112.5
 
VS
proj
Donald Trump UA
103.48 8-6
104.67

Team Liquid come back to defeat Donald Trump UA in 103.58-103.48 struggle

Team Liquid earned a come-from-behind victory over Donald Trump UA, rallying for a 103.58-103.48 win. Team Liquid trailed 89.68-61.68 heading into Monday night, but the team came storming back behind the New England Patriots defense (20 points). Miles Sanders (27.5 points) and Josh Allen (20.58) carried the flag for Donald Trump UA in the loss. This marks the second time this season Team Liquid have taken down Donald Trump UA, after winning 155.96-120.66 in their last matchup. Team Liquid (11-3) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Donald Trump UA (8-6) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Team Liquid   Donald Trump UA

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Cardinals in Week 14, the Patriots defense scored 20 points to more-than-double their 7.22-point projection. They allowed only 13 points, surrendered 323 yards, and forced 2 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Team Liquid this week. Next week, the Patriots will go up against the Raiders.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

Team Liquid
Points
% of total points 103.58
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
30.38
24.71
29.3%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
20
7.22
19.3%
3
RB
17.5
16.24
16.9%
4
Tyler Bass
K
9
10.17
8.7%
Donald Trump UA
Points
% of total points 103.48
1
Miles Sanders
RB
27.5
10.83
26.6%
2
Josh Allen
QB
20.58
25
19.9%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
16.4
15.44
15.8%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
13.1
10.19
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Team Liquid boasted a 61.68-55.78 lead. For Team Liquid, Jalen Hurts had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 33-yard touchdown pass. Miles Sanders had a 40-yard touchdown run for Donald Trump UA, while Josh Allen had a 24-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Nick Folk had a 51-yard field goal for Donald Trump UA.

Points By Position

  Team Liquid   Donald Trump UA

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two matchup wins against Donald Trump UA, Team Liquid averaged more points (129.77) than they usually score (112.12).
We heard scoring helps you win. Team Liquid are doing a better job of that, averaging 112.12 versus Donald Trump UA's 100.14.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Team Liquid (11-3) have a better record than Donald Trump UA (8-6).
Even the computers think Team Liquid have better players. They have a higher projected points average (106.34) than Donald Trump UA (99.56).
You can't win if you don't play. Team Liquid has left fewer points on the bench this season (342.38) than Donald Trump UA (511.62).
Team Liquid don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Donald Trump UA (6 vs 4).
Team Liquid don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Donald Trump UA (0 vs 2).
Team Liquid should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Donald Trump UA (8 vs 5).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Donald Trump UA - they’ve made more transactions (6) than Team Liquid (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Team Liquid have outscored Donald Trump UA at QB, RB, WR, and K this season.
Team Liquid don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 18 points, highest in the league.
Team Liquid came out victorious despite having more players on a bye this week (2) than Donald Trump UA (0).
There's not much good to say about Donald Trump UA this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Team Liquid
Listen Team Liquid, the good news is that we took this matchup by more than zero points. The *even better* news is that we know we're stronger than this... as a matter of fact, our team's scoring average through 13 weeks was 112.78. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Donald Trump UA
Welp, we certainly can't whine about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? Our pass-catching corps (two WR, one TE) were targeted a healthy 19 times in Week 14. Chemistry appears to be a problem, as that group recorded only nine receptions.