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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Bills Get Paid
6-8 83.2
95.44
 
VS
proj
BuckeyeBall
72.26 6-8
126.99

Offensively challenged Bills Get Paid knock off BuckeyeBall, 83.20-72.26

Despite posting only the 13th-highest point total in the league for the week, Bills Get Paid earned an 83.20-72.26 win over BuckeyeBall. BuckeyeBall earned a 10.40-point lead on Thursday, but Bills Get Paid held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by the Cincinnati Bengals defense (14 points) and (13). (20.1 points) and (10.6) led the charge for BuckeyeBall in the loss. Bills Get Paid ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 6-8. BuckeyeBall (6-8) will attempt to bounce back from this loss in the playoffs.

Matchup Timeline

  Bills Get Paid   BuckeyeBall

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Bengals defense (10 Pts Allowed, 344 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) scored 14 points in a 23-10 win over the Browns in Week 14. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 6.85-point projection and was much higher than their 5.29-point season scoring average. The Bengals defense will face the Buccaneers next week.
The Cincinnati Bengals defense

Top Player Comparison

Bills Get Paid
Points
% of total points 83.2
1
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
14
6.85
16.8%
2
WR
13
9.85
15.6%
3
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
WR
8.3
5.26
10%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
7.6
14.96
9.1%
BuckeyeBall
Points
% of total points 72.26
1
WR
20.1
14.93
27.8%
2
RB
10.6
11.6
14.7%
3
Van Jefferson
WR
10.4
5.68
14.4%
4
George Pickens
WR
7.8
6.32
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Van Jefferson had a 23-yard touchdown catch for BuckeyeBall to contribute to a 10.40-0.00 lead for BuckeyeBall.
Sunday Early
George Pickens had a 42-yard catch for BuckeyeBall, who trailed 40.00-25.00 after the early games.

Points By Position

  Bills Get Paid   BuckeyeBall

Game Notes

Bills Get Paid got the victory despite the fact that only five of their 14 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
BuckeyeBall had only five of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
Bills Get Paid won despite starting Malik Davis, who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
BuckeyeBall ranked 15th in the league in scoring this week, while Bills Get Paid ranked tied for 13th.
Bills Get Paid moves to (2-1) in upset games this season, while BuckeyeBall falls to (0-3).
A bright spot in the defeat, (20.1 points) posted the third-highest score for a wideout this week.

Coach Talk

Bills Get Paid
Well Bills Get Paid, the good news is that we took this matchup by nearly 11 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even better than this, as our scoring average through Week 13 stood at 107.17. So while we're happy to have gotten this victory, let's get back up to where we know we can be!
BuckeyeBall
Fortunately, BuckeyeBall, this week's problem isn't exactly advanced calculus. Choosing to start the Tennessee Titans defense in a fantasy matchup where your opponent tallied over 83 points... let's aim to move forward with a full deck of cards next time.