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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Greg's Genius Team
2-12 76.3
65.89
 
VS
proj
FLORIDA BLITZ
74.78 3-11
90.93

Greg's Genius Team hand FLORIDA BLITZ third consecutive loss in 76.30-74.78 thriller

Greg's Genius Team squeaked by for a 76.30-74.78 win to hand FLORIDA BLITZ their third straight loss. FLORIDA BLITZ made a run at it late afternoon on Sunday, but it wasn't to be. Greg's Genius Team led 76.30-73.38 after the early action and held on for the win despite 4.4 points from Mike Evans on Sunday afternoon for FLORIDA BLITZ. Ja'Marr Chase (10 Rec, 119 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tony Pollard (42 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 20 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Greg's Genius Team in the win. This marks the first time this season Greg's Genius Team have taken down FLORIDA BLITZ, after falling 118.72-85.66 in their last matchup. Greg's Genius Team (2-12) will look to keep it rolling against Ron's Eagles, while FLORIDA BLITZ (3-11) will try to right the ship against G7.

Matchup Timeline

  Greg's Genius Team   FLORIDA BLITZ

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 65 yards and a touchdown against the Lions, Thielen registered 12.5 points this week. His scoring output was 40.9% more than his 8.87-point projection and was much higher than his 6.46-point season scoring average. Thielen ranks #85 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Greg's Genius Team
Points
% of total points 76.3
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
18.5
12.67
24.2%
2
Tony Pollard
RB
18.2
11.37
23.9%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
12.5
8.87
16.4%
4
Dalton Schultz
TE
8.7
7.04
11.4%
FLORIDA BLITZ
Points
% of total points 74.78
1
Miles Sanders
RB
27.5
10.83
36.8%
2
Josh Allen
QB
22.58
29.48
30.2%
3
Tyler Bass
K
9
10.17
12%
4
Garrett Wilson
WR
7.8
6.5
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matt Gay had a 55-yard field goal for Greg's Genius Team, contributing to a 7.00-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which Greg's Genius Team had a 76.30-73.38 lead. For Greg's Genius Team, Adam Thielen had a 23-yard touchdown catch. Miles Sanders had a 40-yard touchdown run for FLORIDA BLITZ, while Josh Allen had a 24-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Greg's Genius Team   FLORIDA BLITZ

StatSmack

FLORIDA BLITZ are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've lost three in a row.
Greg's Genius Team see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than FLORIDA BLITZ (0).
Greg's Genius Team have the clutch gene, with more close wins than FLORIDA BLITZ (1 vs 0).
Greg's Genius Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than FLORIDA BLITZ (6 vs 3).
FLORIDA BLITZ have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (1) than Greg's Genius Team (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Greg's Genius Team have outscored FLORIDA BLITZ at RB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
There's not much good to say about FLORIDA BLITZ this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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