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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
HandslikeWayneMello
8-6 103.38
112.15
 
VS
proj
The Outsider
91.54 6-8
94.91

HandslikeWayneMello hand The Outsider third consecutive loss, 103.38-91.54

HandslikeWayneMello emerged victorious with a 103.38-91.54 win to hand The Outsider their third consecutive loss. The Outsider took the first lead in the matchup , but HandslikeWayneMello held the lead the rest of the way, powered by and Josh Allen (147 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 47 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). This marks the second time this season HandslikeWayneMello have beaten The Outsider, after winning 126.76-70.64 in their last matchup. HandslikeWayneMello (8-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. The Outsider will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 6-8.

Matchup Timeline

  HandslikeWayneMello   The Outsider

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Pierce (78 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) scored 11.8 points against the Cowboys in Week 14. He scored 33.8% more than his 8.82-point projection and overachieved for the seventh time this season. Pierce ranks #52 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Dameon Pierce

Top Player Comparison

HandslikeWayneMello
Points
% of total points 103.38
1
RB
27.3
15.05
26.4%
2
Josh Allen
QB
20.58
25
19.9%
3
WR
13
11.88
12.6%
4
Daniel Carlson
K
12
8.99
11.6%
The Outsider
Points
% of total points 91.54
1
WR
20.1
14.93
22%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
20
7.22
21.8%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
17.34
18.51
18.9%
4
Nick Folk
K
11
8.44
12%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Daniel Carlson had a 52-yard field goal for HandslikeWayneMello to contribute to a 12.00-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Josh Allen had a 24-yard touchdown pass for HandslikeWayneMello, contributing to a 54.98-22.14 lead for the team.
Monday
Nick Folk had a 51-yard field goal for The Outsider.

Points By Position

  HandslikeWayneMello   The Outsider

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on HandslikeWayneMello scored more than their projected point totals.
The Outsider had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 11.84-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with HandslikeWayneMello. They won, but failed to cover the 17.24-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, (20.1 points) posted the second-best score for a WR this week.

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