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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Injury Brigade
10-4 207.5
218.54
 
VS
proj
Sugar Hill Gang
157.5 8-6
211.69

Injury Brigade knock off Sugar Hill Gang for sixth straight win, 207.5-157.5

Injury Brigade extended their win streak to six games with a hard-fought victory over Sugar Hill Gang, securing a 207.5-157.5 win. Injury Brigade never trailed in this one after earning a 30.5-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Trevor Lawrence (38 points) and Quinnen Williams (18). Leighton Vander Esch (26 points) was the leader for Sugar Hill Gang in the loss. This marks the second time this season Injury Brigade have beaten Sugar Hill Gang, after winning 205-201 in their last matchup. Injury Brigade (10-4) will look to build on their success against Go Black, while Sugar Hill Gang (8-6) attempt to get back on track against Suicide Squad.

Matchup Timeline

  Injury Brigade   Sugar Hill Gang

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 368 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Titans, Lawrence tallied 38 points this week. His scoring output was 77.6% more than his 21.4-point projection and was much higher than his 19.43-point season scoring average. Lawrence ranks #11 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Trevor Lawrence

Top Player Comparison

Injury Brigade
Points
% of total points 207.5
1
Trevor Lawrence
QB
38
21.4
18.3%
2
LB
19
15.92
9.2%
3
Quinnen Williams
DT
18
12.62
8.7%
4
Julian Love
S
17
15.9
8.2%
Sugar Hill Gang
Points
% of total points 157.5
1
Leighton Vander Esch
LB
26
16.52
16.5%
2
QB
17
25.93
10.8%
3
RB
17
15.4
10.8%
4
Deion Jones
ML
16
13.54
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Trevor Lawrence had a 21-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Injury Brigade, while Brett Maher had a 53-yard field goal to contribute to a 103.0-72.5 lead for Injury Brigade.

Points By Position

  Injury Brigade   Sugar Hill Gang

StatSmack

We're sensing a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against Sugar Hill Gang, Injury Brigade averaged more points (206.25) than they usually score (193.82).
Injury Brigade are on a roll, winning six in a row.
Injury Brigade have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Sugar Hill Gang (1 vs 0).
Injury Brigade should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Sugar Hill Gang (7 vs 5).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Sugar Hill Gang - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Injury Brigade (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Injury Brigade have outscored Sugar Hill Gang at TE this season.
The starters for Injury Brigade had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Sugar Hill Gang (0).
Time to rest the starters for Injury Brigade. They've clinched a playoff spot while Sugar Hill Gang are currently on the outside looking in.
Injury Brigade came out victorious even though they had more players on a bye this week (7) than Sugar Hill Gang (4).
There's not much good to say about Sugar Hill Gang this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Injury Brigade
Week 15 will pit a couple of winning streaks against one other. Injury Brigade (10-4) are riding a six-game winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (Go Black, 11-3), come in having won three straight. Through 14 weeks of action, Injury Brigade are ranked fifth in points scored, while Go Black have put up the seventh-highest point total in League of Dynasties. In terms of scoring production, these two teams have posted remarkably similar results recently. Injury Brigade has put up 198.75 points per game over the last three weeks, while Go Black has averaged 202.5 per matchup over that same span.
Sugar Hill Gang
In a matchup between the league's two top-scoring teams, Sugar Hill Gang (8-6) battle Suicide Squad (10-4) in Week 15. Over the last three weeks, Sugar Hill Gang has put up 163.83 points per game, while Suicide Squad has averaged 211.17 per contest.