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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Cecil's Valar
7-6 168.91
124.32
 
VS
proj
Xalt's Zappers
103.75 7-6
121.83

Cecil's Valar top Xalt's Zappers for third straight win in 168.91-103.75 rout

Cecil's Valar extended their win streak to three games with a dominant victory over Xalt's Zappers, cruising to a 168.91-103.75 win. Cecil's Valar pulled out to a 6.88-point lead on Thursday behind Davante Adams and never gave it back. Jalen Hurts (217 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 77 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and the Baltimore Ravens defense (14 Pts Allowed, 329 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) led the charge for Xalt's Zappers in the loss. This marks the second time this season Cecil's Valar have knocked off Xalt's Zappers, after winning 121.93-94.06 in their last matchup. Cecil's Valar (7-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Xalt's Zappers (7-6) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Cecil's Valar   Xalt's Zappers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Giants in Week 14, Sanders racked up 155 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 30.93 points to more-than-triple his 9.28-point projection, the fifth-highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. In Week 15, Sanders and the Eagles will battle the Bears.
Miles Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Cecil's Valar
Points
% of total points 168.91
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
40.54
24.96
24%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
30.93
9.28
18.3%
3
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
30
17.92
17.8%
4
RB
22.13
14.65
13.1%
Xalt's Zappers
Points
% of total points 103.75
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
31.98
26.04
30.8%
2
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
19
15.36
18.3%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
13.55
10.25
13.1%
4
Pat Freiermuth
TE
10
7.34
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was Cecil's Valar who emerged with the lead, 97.66-74.53. Kirk Cousins had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass for Cecil's Valar, while Miles Sanders had a 40-yard touchdown run. Jalen Hurts made the highlight reel for Xalt's Zappers with a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 33-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Jason Sanders had a 55-yard field goal for Xalt's Zappers, who trailed 129.31-89.86 after Sunday night.
Monday
Nick Folk had a 51-yard field goal for Cecil's Valar during Monday Night Football, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Cecil's Valar   Xalt's Zappers

Game Notes

Cecil's Valar had seven of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Xalt's Zappers had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Xalt's Zappers can partially blame the loss on Tee Higgins, who didn't score any points.
Cecil's Valar put up more points than their season scoring average (124.7) while Xalt's Zappers fell short of theirs (121.49).
Cecil's Valar recorded more points than their projected total, while Xalt's Zappers fell shy of their projection.
The defeat snaps a six-game winning streak for Xalt's Zappers.
Not only did Cecil's Valar win, but they also covered the 2.49-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Cecil's Valar moves to (5-4), while Xalt's Zappers falls to (2-4).
On the losing side, Jalen Hurts (31.98 points) registered the fifth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Cecil's Valar
Nice job deploying a starting crew that won by more than 65 points this past week. We took care of business and did what had to be done. We should keep this momentum going as we roll into our Week 15 matchup.
Xalt's Zappers
"Not seeing enough opportunities" really isn't an excuse this week for Xalt's Zappers. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) collectively got a grand total of 26 targets in Week 14. With just 14 total receptions, that group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.