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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Word
11-3 362.88
432.89
 
VS
proj
FANTASY GURU
158.06 3-11
155.32

Word defeat FANTASY GURU for eighth straight win, 362.88-158.06

Word extended their win streak to eight games with a hard-fought victory over FANTASY GURU, securing a 362.88-158.06 win. FANTASY GURU took a 70.78-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding showings from Baker Mayfield, who passed for 230 yards and a touchdown for 46.58 points, and Davante Adams, who caught 3 passes for 71 yards (24.2 points). But Word held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Jalen Hurts (66.09 points) and Ryan Tannehill (53.93). This marks the second time this season Word have knocked off FANTASY GURU, after winning 331.39-291.03 in their last matchup. Word (11-3) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. FANTASY GURU will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 3-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Word   FANTASY GURU

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sneed (7 Tackles, 1 Int) scored 11.2 points in a 34-28 win over the Broncos in Week 14. His scoring output was 34.8% more than his 8.31-point projection and was much higher than his 6.99-point season scoring average. Sneed ranks #1 among fantasy CBs this season and will face the Texans next week.
L'Jarius Sneed

Top Player Comparison

Word
Points
% of total points 362.88
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
66.09
64.91
18.2%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
53.93
49.47
14.9%
3
Rachaad White
RB
39.2
34.52
10.8%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
35.2
33.72
9.7%
FANTASY GURU
Points
% of total points 158.06
1
Baker Mayfield
QB
46.58
0
29.5%
2
WR
34
32.05
21.5%
3
T.J. Hockenson
TE
31.4
26.4
19.9%
4
Davante Adams
WR
24.2
45.17
15.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Baker Mayfield had a 23-yard touchdown pass for FANTASY GURU, helping give FANTASY GURU a 70.78-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Jalen Hurts had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 33-yard touchdown pass for Word, contributing to a 188.08-104.06 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Brandon Aiyuk had a 32-yard touchdown catch for Word to contribute to a 328.88-121.06 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Word   FANTASY GURU

What If

Word would have beaten four other teams besides FANTASY GURU this week.
FANTASY GURU would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played FANTASY GURU every week, Word would be 13-1 this season.
Last week, Word would have beaten FANTASY GURU 487.59-300.44.
Word would be 7-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as FANTASY GURU.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Word, FANTASY GURU would be 1-11.
If Word had played every team in the league each week, they would be 103-51.
If they played every team every week, FANTASY GURU would be 21-133.

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