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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
WBK Giants
7-7 94.9
113.11
 
VS
proj
Zelinsky Fresno
92.36 5-9
106.08

WBK Giants come back to defeat Zelinsky Fresno in 94.90-92.36 squeaker

Both teams underachieved compared to projections, but WBK Giants did enough to beat Zelinsky Fresno. Predicted to win 113.11-106.08, WBK Giants rallied for a 94.90-92.36 win over Zelinsky Fresno. WBK Giants trailed 92.36-71.90 heading into Sunday night, but the squad came storming back behind Austin Ekeler (45 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 59 Rec Yds) and Jeff Wilson Jr. (26 Rush Yds). Ja'Marr Chase (10 Rec, 119 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Geno Smith (264 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 20 Rush Yds) carried the flag for Zelinsky Fresno in defeat. This marks the first time this season WBK Giants have gotten the best of Zelinsky Fresno, after falling 98.1-88.98 in their last matchup. WBK Giants (7-7) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Zelinsky Fresno will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  WBK Giants   Zelinsky Fresno

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Chiefs defense (28 Pts Allowed, 320 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 15 points in a 34-28 win over the Broncos in Week 14. Their scoring output nearly doubled their 7.93-point projection and was much higher than their 6.89-point season scoring average. The Chiefs defense will face the Texans next week.
The Kansas City Chiefs defense

Top Player Comparison

WBK Giants
Points
% of total points 94.9
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
25
20.24
26.3%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
20.4
18.65
21.5%
3
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
15
7.93
15.8%
4
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
10.4
14
11%
Zelinsky Fresno
Points
% of total points 92.36
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
23.5
15.83
25.4%
2
Geno Smith
QB
22.56
20.22
24.4%
3
Zonovan Knight
RB
14.7
7.77
15.9%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
12
8.51
13%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass for WBK Giants, who trailed 69.80-56.90 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Geno Smith had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Zelinsky Fresno, helping the team to a 92.36-71.90 lead.

Points By Position

  WBK Giants   Zelinsky Fresno

Game Notes

WBK Giants won even though only three of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Zelinsky Fresno lost despite five of their nine starters scoring above their points projection.
Zelinsky Fresno could have used points from Tee Higgins and Noah Fant, as both put up goose eggs.
WBK Giants put up fewer points than their season scoring average (99.09) while Zelinsky Fresno scored above theirs (87.98).
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
The matchup's 2.54-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The victory concludes a three-game losing skid for WBK Giants.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with WBK Giants. They won, but failed to cover the 7.03-point projected margin of victory.
WBK Giants moves to (1-2) in close games this season, while Zelinsky Fresno falls to (1-3).
On the losing side, Ja'Marr Chase put up 23.5 points, the second-highest score for a wide receiver this week.

Coach Talk

WBK Giants
Narrow victories like this can be paramount for team chemistry. Persevering through trials and tribulations, while triumphing in the face of adversity... we expect the WBK Giants locker room to really gel riding into Week 15.
Zelinsky Fresno
Recording only three targets this past week, it seems like the starting running backs for Zelinsky Fresno should remind their QBs to get them more involved (and dial up a screen play or two).