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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Randy Ableman
10-4 84.28
96.5
 
VS
proj
The Fighting Sloth
72.66 4-10
88.39

Randy Ableman climb into 1st place, 84.28-72.66

Randy Ableman climbed into first place in Hiawatha Elite League with a come-from-behind victory over The Fighting Sloth, rallying for an 84.28-72.66 win. Randy Ableman trailed 62.00-52.28 heading into Monday night, but the team roared back behind the New England Patriots defense, who allowed only 13 points, surrendered 323 yards, and forced 2 turnovers for 20 points. Ja'Marr Chase (18.5 points) and Mike Williams (17.6) were the top performers for The Fighting Sloth in defeat. This marks the second time this season Randy Ableman have taken down The Fighting Sloth, after winning 75.6-63.26 in their last matchup. Randy Ableman (10-4) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. The Fighting Sloth will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 4-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Randy Ableman   The Fighting Sloth

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Patriots defense scored 20 points against the Cardinals in Week 14 to more-than-double their 7.22-point projection. They allowed only 13 points, surrendered 323 yards, and forced 2 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Randy Ableman this week. In Week 15, the Patriots will face the Raiders.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

Randy Ableman
Points
% of total points 84.28
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
30.38
24.71
36%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
20
7.22
23.7%
3
WR
12
9.85
14.2%
4
Cameron Dicker
K
11
9.92
13.1%
The Fighting Sloth
Points
% of total points 72.66
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
18.5
12.67
25.5%
2
Mike Williams
WR
17.6
7.85
24.2%
3
Brett Maher
K
11
9.54
15.1%
4
Garrett Wilson
WR
7.8
6.5
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was The Fighting Sloth who took the lead, 44.40-34.08. For Randy Ableman, Jalen Hurts had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 33-yard touchdown pass. Brett Maher made the highlight reel for The Fighting Sloth with a 53-yard field goal.
Sunday Night
Mike Williams had a 55-yard catch for The Fighting Sloth, helping the team to a 62.00-52.28 lead.

Points By Position

  Randy Ableman   The Fighting Sloth

What If

Randy Ableman would have beaten four other teams besides The Fighting Sloth this week.
The Fighting Sloth would have lost to eight other teams besides Randy Ableman this week.
If they played The Fighting Sloth every week, Randy Ableman would be 7-7 this season.
Last week, The Fighting Sloth would have gotten the victory over Randy Ableman 100.46-92.
Randy Ableman would be 5-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Fighting Sloth.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Randy Ableman, The Fighting Sloth would be 9-3.
If Randy Ableman had played every team in the league each week, they would be 67-87.
If they played every team every week, The Fighting Sloth would be 66-88.

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