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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
John's Wide Receiver
7-7 163.9
138.42
 
VS
proj
Magical Skol Bus
96.8 6-8
79.41

John's Wide Receiver knock off Magical Skol Bus in 163.9-96.8 romp

Despite similar records, John's Wide Receiver held a big season point advantage over Magical Skol Bus coming into this one (1,881-1,481), and they lived up to their reputation with a dominant victory, rolling to a 163.9-96.8 win. John's Wide Receiver got out to a 13.7-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Ja'Marr Chase (26.6 points) and Jalen Pitre (19.5) and never looked back. This marks the first time this season John's Wide Receiver have knocked off Magical Skol Bus, after falling 120-111.36 in their last matchup. John's Wide Receiver ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 7-7. Magical Skol Bus will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 6-8.

Matchup Timeline

  John's Wide Receiver   Magical Skol Bus

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Pitre overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 19.5 points against his 9.71-point projection. In a 27-23 loss to the Cowboys, he made 12 tackles. Pitre ranks #1 among fantasy DBs this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Jalen Pitre

Top Player Comparison

John's Wide Receiver
Points
% of total points 163.9
1
Jerry Jeudy
WR
33.3
11.59
20.3%
2
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
26.6
19.62
16.2%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
21.2
15.95
12.9%
4
Jalen Pitre
DB
19.5
9.71
11.9%
Magical Skol Bus
Points
% of total points 96.8
1
RB
30.7
20.89
31.7%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
27.1
19
28%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
19.5
14.48
20.1%
4
Mike Evans
WR
9.9
12.63
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins teamed up with Adam Thielen for a 23-yard touchdown pass for Magical Skol Bus. Cousins also lit up the scoreboard with a 47-yard pass for the team, who trailed 60.4-46.7 after the early games.
Sunday Night
Tua Tagovailoa had a 60-yard touchdown pass for John's Wide Receiver, helping the team to a 163.9-56.6 lead.

Points By Position

  John's Wide Receiver   Magical Skol Bus

StatSmack

Magical Skol Bus would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last six matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. John's Wide Receiver are doing a better job of that, averaging 134.35 versus Magical Skol Bus's 105.81.
Even the machines think John's Wide Receiver have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (134.8) than Magical Skol Bus (107.82).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. John's Wide Receiver has left fewer points on the bench this season (703.28) than Magical Skol Bus (756.68).
Once John's Wide Receiver put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Magical Skol Bus (5 vs 1).
By position, John's Wide Receiver have outscored Magical Skol Bus at QB, RB, WR, TE, DEF, and IDP this season.
John's Wide Receiver has a higher average scoring margin (4) than Magical Skol Bus this season (-20).
Hey Magical Skol Bus, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

John's Wide Receiver
Hey, exploiting mismatches is the key to football, right? We really took that to heart this week by nearly tripling Magical Skol Bus at the wide receiver position (81.1 points to 29.4).
Magical Skol Bus
Fortunately, Magical Skol Bus, Week 14's problem isn't exactly advanced calculus. Choosing to start several zero-point players in a tough fantasy matchup... let's deem this to be a learning experience and all agree that it won't happen again?