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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
TBD
11-3 145.9
135.45
 
VS
proj
Black-N-Blue
97.76 2-12
105.64

TBD beat Black-N-Blue in 145.90-97.76 drubbing

TBD scored a convincing victory over Black-N-Blue, cruising to a 145.90-97.76 win. TBD earned a 6.44-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Kirk Cousins (27.5 points) and Tony Pollard (18.2) and never looked back. The Buffalo Bills defense (19 points) and Ryan Tannehill (14.76) were the leaders for Black-N-Blue in the loss. This marks the second time this season TBD have taken down Black-N-Blue, after winning 117.4-78.3 in their last matchup. TBD (11-3) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Black-N-Blue will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 2-12.

Matchup Timeline

  TBD   Black-N-Blue

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 13 points, surrendering 323 yards, and forcing 2 turnovers against the Cardinals, the Patriots defense tallied 25.5 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 12.05-point projection and was much higher than their 14.41-point season scoring average. The Patriots defense ranks #75 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

TBD
Points
% of total points 145.9
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
27.5
18.68
18.8%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
25.5
12.05
17.5%
3
Tony Pollard
RB
18.2
13.42
12.5%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
16.4
15.59
11.2%
Black-N-Blue
Points
% of total points 97.76
1
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
19
15.29
19.4%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
14.76
16.37
15.1%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
12.5
8.87
12.8%
4
Tremon Smith
DB
12.3
0
12.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, after which TBD emerged with an 82.20-75.76 lead. Kirk Cousins had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass for TBD, while Dawson Knox had a 24-yard touchdown catch. Adam Thielen made the highlight reel for Black-N-Blue with a 23-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  TBD   Black-N-Blue

What If

TBD would have beaten nine other teams besides Black-N-Blue this week.
Black-N-Blue would have lost to five other teams besides TBD this week.
If they played Black-N-Blue every week, TBD would be 14-0 this season.
Had they played each other last week, TBD would have gotten the victory over Black-N-Blue 107.46-84.93.
TBD would be 7-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Black-N-Blue.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as TBD, Black-N-Blue would be 1-11.
If TBD had played every team in the league each week, they would be 107-47.
If they played every team every week, Black-N-Blue would be 22-132.

Coach Talk

TBD
Nice job deploying a lineup that produced almost 146 points this past week. We did what we needed to do and took care of business. Let's keep this momentum as we move on to our next matchup in Week 15.
Black-N-Blue
It's entirely possible that Black-N-Blue could be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Seeing only 15 total targets this past week, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently helped their teams' causes by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.