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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Goon squad
9-5 155.98
148.6
 
VS
proj
Oakland Natives
68.72 8-6
114.33

Goon squad climb into 1st place in 155.98-68.72 romp

Goon squad ascended to the top of the standings in 11 Geniuses and 1 Idiot with a convincing victory over Oakland Natives, cruising to a 155.98-68.72 win. Goon squad nabbed a 12.60-point lead on Thursday behind the Las Vegas Raiders defense and never looked back. DJ Chark Jr. (6 Rec, 94 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Ryan Tannehill (254 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 16 Rush Yds) carried the flag for Oakland Natives in the loss. This marks the second time this season Goon squad have beaten Oakland Natives, after winning 179.84-101.38 in their last matchup. Goon squad (9-5) have now won five games in a row and will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Oakland Natives (8-6) will attempt to bounce back with a postseason run of their own.

Matchup Timeline

  Goon squad   Oakland Natives

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sanders racked up 155 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns as the Eagles beat the Giants 48-22. In doing so, he put up 28.5 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Goon squad this week. Sanders will play the Bears in Week 15.
Miles Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Goon squad
Points
% of total points 155.98
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
32.38
25.63
20.8%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
28.5
12.34
18.3%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
18.1
15.49
11.6%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
14.2
11.17
9.1%
Oakland Natives
Points
% of total points 68.72
1
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
22.4
9.68
32.6%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
19.76
19.59
28.8%
3
Tyler Conklin
TE
7.8
6.46
11.4%
4
Gabe Davis
WR
6.1
12.89
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Goon squad became the proud owner of a 137.88-68.72 lead. Jalen Hurts had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 33-yard touchdown pass for Goon squad, while Miles Sanders had a 40-yard touchdown run. DJ Chark Jr. made the highlight reel for Oakland Natives with a 48-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Goon squad   Oakland Natives

Game Notes

Five of the 10 starters on Goon squad scored higher than their projected point totals.
Oakland Natives had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Oakland Natives can partially blame the loss on Tee Higgins, who didn't score any points.
Goon squad put up more points than their season scoring average (144.74) while Oakland Natives fell short of theirs (116.43).
Goon squad scored more points than their projected total, while Oakland Natives fell shy of their projection.
The showdown featured both the league's highest (155.98) and league's lowest (68.72) scores of the week.
The matchup's 87.26-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Goon squad win, but they also easily covered the 34.27-point projected margin of victory.
Goon squad moves to (8-5) in blowout games this season, while Oakland Natives falls to (1-5).

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