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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Saints and Sinners
8-6 128.46
118.17
 
VS
proj
Tony Romo Man Love
62.7 6-8
86.41

Saints and Sinners hand Tony Romo Man Love sixth consecutive loss in 128.46-62.70 blowout

Saints and Sinners cruised to a 128.46-62.70 win to hand Tony Romo Man Love their sixth consecutive loss. Tony Romo Man Love pulled out to a 12.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Saints and Sinners after that. They were led by (22.1 points) and James Conner (20.4). Kirk Cousins (25 points) and Daniel Carlson (12) led the way for Tony Romo Man Love in the loss. This marks the second time this season Saints and Sinners have knocked off Tony Romo Man Love, after winning 108.6-70.4 in their last matchup. Saints and Sinners (8-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Tony Romo Man Love will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 6-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Saints and Sinners   Tony Romo Man Love

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thielen (7 Rec, 65 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 16 points against the Lions in Week 14. His scoring output was 36.6% more than his 11.71-point projection and was much higher than his 8.71-point season scoring average. Thielen ranks #85 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Saints and Sinners
Points
% of total points 128.46
1
WR
22.1
18.92
17.2%
2
James Conner
RB
20.4
13.35
15.9%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
20.4
18.65
15.9%
4
Tony Pollard
RB
20.2
13.06
15.7%
Tony Romo Man Love
Points
% of total points 62.7
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
25
20.24
39.9%
2
Daniel Carlson
K
12
8.99
19.1%
3
D'Onta Foreman
RB
8
10.61
12.8%
4
Gus Edwards
RB
6.6
6.38
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Daniel Carlson had a 52-yard field goal for Tony Romo Man Love, contributing to a 12.00-0.00 lead for Tony Romo Man Love.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was Tony Romo Man Love who grabbed the lead, 52.10-36.20. For Saints and Sinners, Adam Thielen had a 23-yard touchdown catch. Kirk Cousins made the highlight reel for Tony Romo Man Love with a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Saints and Sinners   Tony Romo Man Love

Game Notes

Five of the nine starting players on Saints and Sinners exceeded their projected point totals.
Tony Romo Man Love had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Tony Romo Man Love could have used points from Brandin Cooks and the Chicago Bears defense, as both put up goose eggs.
Saints and Sinners put up more points than their season scoring average (107.48) while Tony Romo Man Love fell short of theirs (93.47).
Saints and Sinners put up more points than their projected total, while Tony Romo Man Love fell short of their projection.
The showdown featured the highest and lowest-scoring teams in the league this week.
The matchup's 65.76-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Saints and Sinners win, but they also easily covered the 31.76-point forecasted margin of victory.
Saints and Sinners moves to (5-3) in blowout games this season, while Tony Romo Man Love falls to (3-6).
In a losing effort, Kirk Cousins scored 25 points, the fifth-best score for a quarterback this week.

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