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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Huy's Expert Team
5-9 113.22
112.3
 
VS
proj
Alex Le's Team
111.88 5-9
110.43

Back-and-forth battle ends with Huy's Expert Team coming back to beat Alex Le's Team in 113.22-111.88 duel

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Huy's Expert Team staged a comeback for a 113.22-111.88 win to hand Alex Le's Team their fourth consecutive loss. Huy's Expert Team trailed 87.10-83.72 heading into Monday night, but the team charged back behind James Conner (85 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 29 Rec Yds). Miles Sanders (144 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 11 Rec Yds) led the charge for Alex Le's Team in defeat. This marks the second time this season Huy's Expert Team have beaten Alex Le's Team, after winning 125.64-118.88 in their last matchup. Huy's Expert Team ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 5-9. Alex Le's Team will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Huy's Expert Team   Alex Le's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thielen caught 7 passes for 65 yards and a touchdown as the Vikings lost to the Lions 34-23. In doing so, he put up 16 points and scored 36.5% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Huy's Expert Team this week. Next week, Thielen will battle the Colts.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Huy's Expert Team
Points
% of total points 113.22
1
James Conner
RB
20.4
13.35
18%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
16
11.72
14.1%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
15.6
12.81
13.8%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
15.2
12.97
13.4%
Alex Le's Team
Points
% of total points 111.88
1
Miles Sanders
RB
29
11.59
25.9%
2
QB
24.78
26.68
22.1%
3
Mike Williams
WR
21.6
9.76
19.3%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
11
10.23
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Alex Le's Team owned a 65.50-21.80 lead. For Huy's Expert Team, Adam Thielen had a 23-yard touchdown catch. Miles Sanders made the highlight reel for Alex Le's Team with a 40-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Night
Mike Williams had a 55-yard catch for Alex Le's Team to contribute to an 87.10-83.72 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Huy's Expert Team   Alex Le's Team

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on Huy's Expert Team scored higher than their projected point totals.
Alex Le's Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Alex Le's Team can partially blame the loss on Mike Gesicki, who didn't score any points.
The three highest scorers for Alex Le's Team scored more points than James Conner, the leading scorer for Huy's Expert Team.
Huy's Expert Team put up more points than their season scoring average (105.19) while Alex Le's Team fell short of theirs (115.02).
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The matchup's 1.34-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Huy's Expert Team managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 1.87-point projected margin of victory.
Huy's Expert Team moves to (1-1) in close games this season, while Alex Le's Team falls to (0-4).
A bright spot in the defeat, Miles Sanders put up 29 points, the third-highest score for a RB this week.

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