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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Godrichp
5-9 149.9
95.81
 
VS
proj
Fred
87.26 5-9
94.45

Godrichp outperform predictions, knock off Fred in 149.90-87.26 rout

Godrichp showed up, rolling to a 149.90-87.26 win over Fred, who fell short of projections. Fred jumped out to a 38.16-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding showings from Andrew Luck, who passed for 399 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 16 yards for 24.56 points, and Rob Gronkowski, who caught 8 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown (16.7 points). But it was all Godrichp after that. They were led by Amari Cooper (10 Rec, 217 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) and George Kittle (7 Rec, 210 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). This marks the first time this season Godrichp have beaten Fred, after falling 91.06-85 in their last matchup. Godrichp improve to 5-9 for the season, while Fred fall to 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Godrichp   Fred

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cooper (10 Rec, 217 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) scored 39.7 points in a 29-23 win over the Eagles in Week 14. His scoring output more-than-quadrupled his 9.52-point projection and was much higher than his 9.51-point season scoring average. Cooper ranks #59 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

Godrichp
Points
% of total points 149.9
1
Amari Cooper
WR
39.7
9.52
26.5%
2
George Kittle
TE
27
7.77
18%
3
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
20
6.41
13.3%
4
Chris Carson
RB
15
11.22
10%
Fred
Points
% of total points 87.26
1
Andrew Luck
QB
24.56
19.69
28.1%
2
Rob Gronkowski
TE
16.7
7.81
19.1%
3
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
16
7.12
18.3%
4
Lamar Miller
RB
11.2
11.95
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Fred emerged with a 52.46-14.30 lead. For Godrichp, Mason Crosby had a 50-yard field goal. Andrew Luck made the highlight reel for Fred with a 60-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Amari Cooper had a 75-yard touchdown catch and a 28-yard touchdown catch for Godrichp, while George Kittle had a 85-yard touchdown catch and a 52-yard catch, contributing to a 94.50-69.06 lead for Godrichp.

Points By Position

  Godrichp   Fred

Game Notes

Six of the nine starting players on Godrichp exceeded their projected point totals.
Fred had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Fred can partially blame the loss on Emmanuel Sanders, who didn't score any points.
Godrichp put up more points than their season scoring average (93.27) while Fred fell short of theirs (92.46).
Godrichp recorded more points than their projected total, while Fred failed to reach their projection.
Godrichp ranked 1st in the league in points scored this week, while Fred ranked 3rd.
The 149.9 points scored by Godrichp are the most in the league this year.
The matchup's 62.64-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Godrichp earn the win, but they also covered the 1.36-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Godrichp moves to (2-6), while Fred falls to (2-5).
A bright spot in the loss, Andrew Luck put up 24.56 points, the highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Godrichp
Spotting mismatches is a big key to success in football. We really took that to heart this week by thoroughly outplaying Fred at the wide receiver position (47.1 points to 5.7).
Fred
Hey, our crew was just resting up for next week, right? The six starting offensive position players on Fred (three WRs, two RBs, one TE) collectively put up 267 yards and just three touchdowns in Week 14. The skill players on Godrichp made it tough on us by logging 674 yards and six scores.