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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
AltiTude Rams
9-5 104.88
91.06
 
VS
proj
AvengerRam
100.98 8-6
91.85

AltiTude Rams overtake AvengerRam for 1st place in 104.88-100.98 thriller

AltiTude Rams overtook AvengerRam in the standings, ascending into first place in Rams Fans United League with a close victory, squeaking by for a 104.88-100.98 win. AltiTude Rams led 66.58-79.24 heading into Monday night with one player left to play. They were fortunate to have the lead already, as Rhamondre Stevenson didn't do much to pad their point total. Jerry Jeudy, who caught 8 passes for 73 yards and 3 touchdowns, did his part for AvengerRam in defeat. This marks the first time this season AltiTude Rams have taken down AvengerRam, after falling 135.5-81.67 in their last matchup. AltiTude Rams (9-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while AvengerRam (8-6) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  AltiTude Rams   AvengerRam

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 6.54 points, nearly tripled that amount by scoring 19 points as the tied the . He to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on AltiTude Rams this week. Next week, and the have a bye.

Top Player Comparison

AltiTude Rams
Points
% of total points 104.88
1
RB
19
6.54
18.1%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
16.4
15.44
15.6%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
15.78
19.54
15%
4
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
15.4
6.27
14.7%
AvengerRam
Points
% of total points 100.98
1
Jerry Jeudy
WR
25.3
7.24
25.1%
2
QB
21.74
22.13
21.5%
3
Richie James Jr.
WR
12.1
7.25
12%
4
Dameon Pierce
RB
11.8
8.82
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matt Gay had a 55-yard field goal for AvengerRam, helping give AvengerRam a 7.00-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Joe Burrow had a 45-yard touchdown pass for AltiTude Rams, while DJ Chark Jr. had a 48-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 53.94-50.18 after the early slate.

Points By Position

  AltiTude Rams   AvengerRam

Game Notes

AltiTude Rams had seven of their 10 starting players exceed their projected points.
Despite five of their 10 starters scoring more than their points projection, AvengerRam lost.
AvengerRam can partially blame the loss on Tyler Boyd, who didn't score any points.
Jerry Jeudy and both outscored , the leading scorer for AltiTude Rams.
AltiTude Rams put up more points than their season scoring average (96.62) while AvengerRam fell short of theirs (103.2).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 3.9-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
In close games this season, AltiTude Rams moves to (1-0), while AvengerRam falls to (0-2).
In a losing effort, Jerry Jeudy put up 25.3 points, the second-highest score for a WR this week.

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