Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football

Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Cancel

Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Cincinnati Bengals
4-10 74.06
76.56
 
VS
proj
LA Chargers
28.1 3-11
43.76

Cincinnati Bengals hand LA Chargers ninth straight loss, 74.06-28.10

Cincinnati Bengals secured a 74.06-28.10 win to hand LA Chargers their ninth consecutive loss. LA Chargers leapt out to an 8.80-point lead on Thursday behind Cam Akers, who ran for 42 yards and a touchdown. But Cincinnati Bengals held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Ryan Tannehill, who passed for 254 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 16 yards for 18.76 points, and DJ Chark Jr., who caught 6 passes for 94 yards and a touchdown (18.4 points). Cincinnati Bengals (4-10) will look to build on their success against Green Bay Packers, while LA Chargers (3-11) attempt to right the ship against Atlanta Falcons.

Matchup Timeline

  Cincinnati Bengals   LA Chargers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Chark Jr. overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 18.4 points against his 7.95-point projection. In a 34-23 win over the Vikings, he caught 6 passes for 94 yards and a touchdown. Chark Jr. will face the Jets next week.
DJ Chark Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Cincinnati Bengals
Points
% of total points 74.06
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
18.76
18.64
25.3%
2
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
18.4
7.95
24.8%
3
WR
14.5
12.41
19.6%
4
K
7
7.64
9.5%
LA Chargers
Points
% of total points 28.1
1
Cam Akers
RB
8.8
7.79
31.3%
2
Mac Jones
QB
8.3
15
29.5%
3
Trey McBride
TE
4.3
3.61
15.3%
4
Jaylen Warren
RB
3.7
5.3
13.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
DJ Chark Jr. had a 48-yard touchdown catch for Cincinnati Bengals, contributing to a 49.56-15.50 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Cincinnati Bengals   LA Chargers

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Cincinnati Bengals scored less in this one (74.06) than their season average of 81.91.
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're LA Chargers. They've dropped their last nine matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. LA Chargers need some help then, averaging just 72.91 versus Cincinnati Bengals's 81.91.
Even the computers think Cincinnati Bengals have better players. They have a higher projected points average (88.52) than LA Chargers (80.22).
LA Chargers are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Cincinnati Bengals (6 vs 5).
Cincinnati Bengals laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than LA Chargers (1).
Cincinnati Bengals should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than LA Chargers (6 vs 4).
Cincinnati Bengals have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than LA Chargers (55 vs 42).
By position, Cincinnati Bengals have outscored LA Chargers at WR, TE, and DEF this season.
The starters for Cincinnati Bengals had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for LA Chargers (0).
Don't worry LA Chargers, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Cincinnati Bengals
Hey, exploiting mismatches is the key to football, right? Our team found one this past week and doubled up LA Chargers at the quarterback position (18.76 points to 8.3).
LA Chargers
Wow, talk about under-utilized: The starting backfield for LA Chargers collectively recorded three catches on just four measly targets this past week. Instruct those offensive coordinators to dial up a couple of screen plays in Week 15!