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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Swerve's Tree Blowerz
7-7 125.58
107.2
 
VS
proj
BrEwErYtOwN HiTtAz
78.36 9-5
111.24

Back-and-forth battle ends with Swerve's Tree Blowerz topping BrEwErYtOwN HiTtAz in 125.58-78.36 blowout

Well, that was thrilling! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Swerve's Tree Blowerz earned an easy victory over BrEwErYtOwN HiTtAz, rolling to a 125.58-78.36 win. BrEwErYtOwN HiTtAz earned an early 18.40-point lead on Thursday behind a stellar performance from Josh Jacobs. Swerve's Tree Blowerz came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by stellar showings from Miles Sanders (28 points) and Michael Badgley (12). Unphased, BrEwErYtOwN HiTtAz pulled it together later that afternoon to take an 8.16-point lead behind Geno Smith (22.56 points) and the Kansas City Chiefs defense (15). But Swerve's Tree Blowerz came back again later that night, as Justin Herbert (19.48 points) and Joshua Palmer (7.3) put them back ahead once and for all. This marks the first time this season Swerve's Tree Blowerz have taken down BrEwErYtOwN HiTtAz, after falling 117.86-117.5 in their last matchup. Swerve's Tree Blowerz will look to keep it going in the next round of the playoffs.

Matchup Timeline

  Swerve's Tree Blowerz   BrEwErYtOwN HiTtAz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sanders overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 28 points against his 11.59-point projection. In 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

Swerve's Tree Blowerz
Points
% of total points 125.58
1
RB
28.9
10.5
23%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
28
11.59
22.3%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
19.48
22.05
15.5%
4
Michael Badgley
K
12
9.48
9.6%
BrEwErYtOwN HiTtAz
Points
% of total points 78.36
1
Geno Smith
QB
22.56
20.22
28.8%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
18.4
16.74
23.5%
3
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
15
7.93
19.1%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
5.8
11.57
7.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Miles Sanders had a 40-yard touchdown run for Swerve's Tree Blowerz to contribute to a 56.20-31.40 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Geno Smith had a 24-yard touchdown pass for BrEwErYtOwN HiTtAz, contributing to a 68.96-60.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Justin Herbert had a 55-yard pass for Swerve's Tree Blowerz to contribute to an 87.58-78.36 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Swerve's Tree Blowerz   BrEwErYtOwN HiTtAz

What If

Swerve's Tree Blowerz would have beaten five other teams besides BrEwErYtOwN HiTtAz this week.
BrEwErYtOwN HiTtAz would have lost to four other teams besides Swerve's Tree Blowerz this week.
If Swerve's Tree Blowerz played BrEwErYtOwN HiTtAz every week this season, they'd be 5-9.
Swerve's Tree Blowerz would be 7-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as BrEwErYtOwN HiTtAz.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Swerve's Tree Blowerz, BrEwErYtOwN HiTtAz would be 6-6.
If Swerve's Tree Blowerz had played every team in the league each week, they would be 76-74.
If they played every team every week, BrEwErYtOwN HiTtAz would be 96-54.

Coach Talk

Swerve's Tree Blowerz
Mission accomplished, Swerve's Tree Blowerz. Nice job assembling a team that blew the opponent out by over 47 points this past matchup.
BrEwErYtOwN HiTtAz
Wow, talk about old-school ground n' pound: As a group, the starting RBs for BrEwErYtOwN HiTtAz collectively recorded only four targets this past week.