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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
deepball
7-7 162
130.28
 
VS
proj
LUCKY DOG 2.0
121 8-6
145.39

deepball top projections, knock off LUCKY DOG 2.0 in 162-121 drubbing

deepball outperformed expectations, rolling to a 162-121 win over LUCKY DOG 2.0, who fell short of projections. deepball took an early 10-point lead on Thursday. LUCKY DOG 2.0 came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Miles Sanders (34 points) and Joe Burrow (19). Not to be deterred, deepball made a run later that afternoon, as JuJu Smith-Schuster (22 points) and DK Metcalf (18) put them back in the lead once and for all. This marks the second time this season deepball have beaten LUCKY DOG 2.0, after winning 138-123 in their last matchup. deepball (7-7) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while LUCKY DOG 2.0 (8-6) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  deepball   LUCKY DOG 2.0

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 425 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Lions, Cousins recorded 32 points this week. His scoring output was 52.2% more than his 21.02-point projection and was much higher than his 17.33-point season scoring average. Cousins ranks #19 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Kirk Cousins

Top Player Comparison

deepball
Points
% of total points 162
1
RB
36
12.33
22.2%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
32
21.02
19.8%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
22
11.57
13.6%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
18
14.96
11.1%
LUCKY DOG 2.0
Points
% of total points 121
1
Miles Sanders
RB
34
12.09
28.1%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
19
22.5
15.7%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
14
17.31
11.6%
4
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
12
16.47
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the dust settled, LUCKY DOG 2.0 had an 89-84 lead. Kirk Cousins had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass for deepball, while Dawson Knox had a 24-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Miles Sanders had a 40-yard touchdown run for LUCKY DOG 2.0, while Joe Burrow had a 45-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  deepball   LUCKY DOG 2.0

Game Notes

Six of the 10 starting players on deepball scored higher than their projected point totals.
LUCKY DOG 2.0 had only two of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
deepball put up more points than their season scoring average (135.64) while LUCKY DOG 2.0 fell short of theirs (145).
deepball put up more points than their projected total, while LUCKY DOG 2.0 failed to reach their projection.
This loss concludes a streak of three consecutive wins for LUCKY DOG 2.0.
deepball moves to (4-5) in blowout games this season, while LUCKY DOG 2.0 falls to (6-4).
A bright spot in the loss, Miles Sanders (34 points) posted the fourth-best score in the league this week.

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