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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Hooked on a Thielen
9-5 155.36
128.74
 
VS
proj
Murray up and wait.
112.14 6-8
136.82

Hooked on a Thielen top Murray up and wait. for fourth straight win in 155.36-112.14 landslide

Hooked on a Thielen extended their win streak to four games with a dominant victory over Murray up and wait., rolling to a 155.36-112.14 win. The matchup was decided almost as soon as it started, as Hooked on a Thielen jumped out to a 34.32-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar showings from Miles Sanders and Joe Burrow. Sanders racked up 155 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 28.5 points, while Burrow passed for 239 yards and 2 touchdowns (21.56 points). Deshaun Watson (276 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 33 Rush Yds) and Chig Okonkwo (6 Rec, 45 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Murray up and wait. in the loss. This marks the second time this season Hooked on a Thielen have knocked off Murray up and wait., after winning 143.2-118.74 in their last matchup. Hooked on a Thielen (9-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Murray up and wait. (6-8) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Hooked on a Thielen   Murray up and wait.

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sanders overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 28.5 points against his 12.4-point projection. During a 48-22 win over the Giants, he racked up 155 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. Sanders ranks #32 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
Miles Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Hooked on a Thielen
Points
% of total points 155.36
1
RB
32.4
12.46
20.9%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
28.5
12.4
18.3%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
21.56
26.39
13.9%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
19.5
14.64
12.6%
Murray up and wait.
Points
% of total points 112.14
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
19.34
22.02
17.2%
2
Chig Okonkwo
TE
18.5
7.15
16.5%
3
Deebo Samuel
WR
15.4
13.5
13.7%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
13.9
17.25
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Miles Sanders had a 40-yard touchdown run for Hooked on a Thielen, while Joe Burrow had a 45-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 102.16-67.84 lead for Hooked on a Thielen.
Monday
Nick Folk had a 51-yard field goal for Hooked on a Thielen during Monday Night Football en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Hooked on a Thielen   Murray up and wait.

StatSmack

There's a pattern emerging. In their two matchup wins against Murray up and wait., Hooked on a Thielen averaged more points (149.28) than they usually score (131.13).
Hooked on a Thielen are on fire, with victories in four straight matchups.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Hooked on a Thielen (9-5) have a better record than Murray up and wait. (6-8).
Hooked on a Thielen don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Murray up and wait. (6 vs 4).
Hooked on a Thielen are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Murray up and wait. (2).
Hooked on a Thielen have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Murray up and wait. (1 vs 0).
Hooked on a Thielen should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Murray up and wait. (8 vs 6).
Murray up and wait. have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Hooked on a Thielen (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Hooked on a Thielen have outscored Murray up and wait. at QB, RB, TE, and DEF this season.
Hooked on a Thielen has a higher average scoring margin (8) than Murray up and wait. this season (3).
The starters for Hooked on a Thielen had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Murray up and wait. (0).
There's not much good to say about Murray up and wait. this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Hooked on a Thielen
Putting together a lineup that recorded more than 155 points this past week... we consider that to be a job done right. Let's maintain this momentum as we move on to our Week 15 matchup.
Murray up and wait.
Keep your head up, Murray up and wait.! You can rest easy knowing that your generosity this week didn't go unnoticed. It takes a true winner to help someone like Hooked on a Thielen succeed... and when the time comes, perhaps they can do you a solid and return the favor.