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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Old Leather Balls
10-4 112.7
130.74
 
VS
proj
Arin Johnson's Team
84.4 9-5
100.36

Old Leather Balls come up short of projections, still manage to knock off Arin Johnson's Team in 112.7-84.4 rout

Both teams underachieved compared to their projected point totals, but Old Leather Balls did enough to take down Arin Johnson's Team, rolling to a 112.7-84.4 win. Old Leather Balls grabbed a 13.0-point lead on Thursday behind Daniel Carlson and never looked back. Evan Engram (11 Rec, 162 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and the Baltimore Ravens defense (14 Pts Allowed, 329 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) carried the flag for Arin Johnson's Team in the loss. Old Leather Balls (10-4) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Arin Johnson's Team (9-5) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Old Leather Balls   Arin Johnson's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Aiyuk overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 12.7 points against his 7.34-point projection. In a 35-7 win over the Buccaneers, he caught 2 passes for 57 yards and a touchdown. Aiyuk ranks #57 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Brandon Aiyuk

Top Player Comparison

Old Leather Balls
Points
% of total points 112.7
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
34.38
28
30.5%
2
RB
17.5
16.24
15.5%
3
Daniel Carlson
K
13
8.4
11.5%
4
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
12.7
7.34
11.3%
Arin Johnson's Team
Points
% of total points 84.4
1
Evan Engram
TE
30.2
4.69
35.8%
2
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
11
7.38
13%
3
RB
9.4
7.61
11.1%
4
Davis Mills
QB
6.2
13.57
7.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Daniel Carlson had a 52-yard field goal for Old Leather Balls, helping to stake the team to a 13.0-0.0 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Old Leather Balls had a 72.1-56.8 lead. Jalen Hurts had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 33-yard touchdown pass for Old Leather Balls, while Adam Thielen had a 23-yard touchdown catch. Evan Engram made the highlight reel for Arin Johnson's Team with a 21-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Brandon Aiyuk had a 32-yard touchdown catch for Old Leather Balls to contribute to an 86.8-66.0 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Old Leather Balls   Arin Johnson's Team

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Old Leather Balls scored fewer points in this one (112.7) than their season average of 124.62.
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Old Leather Balls has left fewer points on the bench this season (208.68) than Arin Johnson's Team (229.7).
Old Leather Balls have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Arin Johnson's Team (3 vs 0).
Old Leather Balls should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Arin Johnson's Team (6 vs 3).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Arin Johnson's Team - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Old Leather Balls (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Old Leather Balls have outscored Arin Johnson's Team at QB, RB, and K this season.
The starters for Old Leather Balls had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Arin Johnson's Team (1).
Don't worry Arin Johnson's Team, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Old Leather Balls
You know, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up Arin Johnson's Team at the wide receiver position (26.7 points to 12.7).
Arin Johnson's Team
Well, we certainly can't complain about a lack of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our six pass-catchers (four WR, two TE) collectively received a whopping 41 targets in Week 14. Chemistry seems to be a problem, as that group pulled down only 25 catches.