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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Joe Pendleton
8-6 114.18
93.6
 
VS
proj
Xheryk
87.33 7-7
99.71

Joe Pendleton knock off Xheryk for third straight win in 114.18-87.33 beatdown

Joe Pendleton extended their win streak to three games with an easy victory over Xheryk, cruising to a 114.18-87.33 win. Joe Pendleton never trailed in this one, coasting to victory behind Justin Jefferson, who caught 11 passes for 223 yards for 28.3 points, and Geno Smith, who passed for 264 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 20 yards (21.28 points). Josh Jacobs (99 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 15 Rec Yds) and Donovan Peoples-Jones (8 Rec, 114 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Xheryk in the loss. This marks the second time this season Joe Pendleton have taken down Xheryk, after winning 117.5-76.5 in their last matchup. Joe Pendleton (8-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Xheryk will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 7-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Joe Pendleton   Xheryk

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jefferson overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 28.3 points against his 15.81-point projection. During a 34-23 loss to the Lions, he caught 11 passes for 223 yards . Jefferson ranks #9 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Justin Jefferson

Top Player Comparison

Joe Pendleton
Points
% of total points 114.18
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
28.3
15.81
24.8%
2
Geno Smith
QB
21.28
17.44
18.6%
3
WR
20.1
15.25
17.6%
4
WR
13
11.88
11.4%
Xheryk
Points
% of total points 87.33
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
17.4
15.05
19.9%
2
Donovan Peoples-Jones
WR
12.83
7.05
14.7%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
12
8.51
13.7%
4
Van Jefferson
WR
10.4
5.68
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Van Jefferson had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Xheryk to contribute to a 27.80-0.00 lead for Xheryk.
Sunday Early
Justin Jefferson had a 47-yard catch for Joe Pendleton, who trailed 82.93-56.30 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Geno Smith had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Joe Pendleton, who trailed 87.33-77.58 after the late afternoon action.

Points By Position

  Joe Pendleton   Xheryk

Game Notes

Most (7 of the 10) of the starters on Joe Pendleton scored higher than their projected point totals.
Despite five of their 10 starters scoring more than their points projection, Xheryk lost.
Joe Pendleton won despite starting Noah Fant, who scored zero points.
Joe Pendleton had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Xheryk.
Joe Pendleton put up more points than their season scoring average (99.59) while Xheryk fell short of theirs (96.34).
Joe Pendleton put up more points than their projected total, while Xheryk failed to reach their projection.
This defeat concludes a two-game winning streak for Xheryk.
In blowout games this season, Joe Pendleton moves to (5-3), while Xheryk falls to (3-4).

Coach Talk

Joe Pendleton
Sure, we ultimately got the win, but there's not really any other way for us to spin this, Joe Pendleton: our running backs were severely outmatched this past week. Kenyan Drake (two total yards, no TDs) and Joshua Kelley (35 yards, no TDs) combined for just 3.7 points in Week 14, while the starting backfield for Xheryk showed us up by recording a score of 25. Let's put some more effort into scouting these upcoming defenses!
Xheryk
Well, we certainly can't gripe about a lack of opportunities this week, can we? As a group, our five pass-catchers (four WR, one TE) combined to receive a whopping 44 targets in Week 14. With only 26 total catches, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.