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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Wayne's Wacky Weasels
3-11 99.26
95.07
 
VS
proj
DeKaylin Zecharius
88.98 6-8
103.73

DeKaylin Zecharius come up short of predictions, succumb to Wayne's Wacky Weasels, 99.26-88.98

There's no easy way to say it, DeKaylin Zecharius didn't do their job, at least according to projections, as Wayne's Wacky Weasels secured a 99.26-88.98 win. DeKaylin Zecharius took the first lead in the matchup on Sunday night, but Wayne's Wacky Weasels held the lead the rest of the way, powered by , who for 25.4 points, and , who (15.66 points). Justin Herbert (19.48 points) and Austin Ekeler (16.4) carried the flag for DeKaylin Zecharius in the loss. This marks the second time this season Wayne's Wacky Weasels have taken down DeKaylin Zecharius, after winning 134.62-80.08 in their last matchup. Wayne's Wacky Weasels ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 3-11. DeKaylin Zecharius will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 6-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Wayne's Wacky Weasels   DeKaylin Zecharius

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 12.4 points against his 8.2-point projection. During a 48-22 win over the Giants, he caught 5 passes for 64 yards and a touchdown. Smith ranks #64 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
DeVonta Smith

Top Player Comparison

Wayne's Wacky Weasels
Points
% of total points 99.26
1
RB
25.4
8.54
25.6%
2
QB
15.66
22.73
15.8%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
13.4
7.23
13.5%
4
DeVonta Smith
WR
12.4
8.2
12.5%
DeKaylin Zecharius
Points
% of total points 88.98
1
Justin Herbert
QB
19.48
22.06
21.9%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
16.4
15.44
18.4%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
13.1
10.19
14.7%
4
TE
11.7
5.87
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Daniel Carlson had a 52-yard field goal for Wayne's Wacky Weasels to contribute to a 12.00-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
DeVonta Smith had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Wayne's Wacky Weasels to contribute to a 43.80-28.30 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Justin Herbert had a 55-yard pass for DeKaylin Zecharius, contributing to a 77.28-57.20 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Wayne's Wacky Weasels   DeKaylin Zecharius

StatSmack

There's a pattern emerging. In their two matchup wins against DeKaylin Zecharius, Wayne's Wacky Weasels averaged more points (116.94) than they usually score (86.37).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. DeKaylin Zecharius has left more points on the bench this season (587.48) than Wayne's Wacky Weasels (313.16).
DeKaylin Zecharius are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Wayne's Wacky Weasels (5 vs 2).
Wayne's Wacky Weasels play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than DeKaylin Zecharius (1).
Wayne's Wacky Weasels don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than DeKaylin Zecharius (0 vs 1).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of DeKaylin Zecharius - they’ve made more transactions (1) than Wayne's Wacky Weasels (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Wayne's Wacky Weasels have outscored DeKaylin Zecharius at QB, RB, and K this season.
The starters for Wayne's Wacky Weasels had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for DeKaylin Zecharius (1).
There's not much good to say about DeKaylin Zecharius this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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