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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Fighting Kelpies
10-4 147.5
122.88
 
VS
proj
Big Slick
101.48 7-7
97.94

Fighting Kelpies top Big Slick for third straight win in 147.50-101.48 rout

Fighting Kelpies extended their win streak to three games with a dominant victory over Big Slick, rolling to a 147.50-101.48 win. The matchup was over almost as soon as it started, as Fighting Kelpies jumped out to a 73.1-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar efforts from Christian McCaffrey (22.1 points) and the New York Giants defense (18). JuJu Smith-Schuster (8 Rec, 130 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Ben Roethlisberger (282 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) were the leaders for Big Slick in defeat. This marks the second time this season Fighting Kelpies have knocked off Big Slick, after winning 106.96-92.12 in their last matchup. Fighting Kelpies will look to not lose that winning feeling in next week's semifinals, while Big Slick attempt to rebound and finish the season with a win in the 5th Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Fighting Kelpies   Big Slick

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 10 passes for 217 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Eagles, Cooper put up 39.7 points this week. His scoring output more-than-quadrupled his 9.64-point projection and was much higher than his 9.65-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

Fighting Kelpies
Points
% of total points 147.5
1
Amari Cooper
WR
39.7
9.64
26.9%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
22.1
18.13
15%
3
The New York Giants defense
DEF
18
8.35
12.2%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
14.6
9.29
9.9%
Big Slick
Points
% of total points 101.48
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
25
11.79
24.6%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
23.28
28.85
22.9%
3
Lamar Miller
RB
11.2
12.11
11%
4
Alshon Jeffery
WR
11
6.81
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Cam Newton teamed up with D.J. Moore for a 40-yard pass for Fighting Kelpies, helping Fighting Kelpies to a 98.60-25.50 lead.
Sunday Late
Amari Cooper had a 75-yard touchdown catch and a 28-yard touchdown catch for Fighting Kelpies, helping the team to a 147.50-101.48 lead.

Points By Position

  Fighting Kelpies   Big Slick

Game Notes

Fighting Kelpies had five of their 10 starters score higher than their projected point totals.
Big Slick had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Big Slick can partially blame the loss on Doug Baldwin, who didn't score any points.
Fighting Kelpies put up more points than their season scoring average (118.43) while Big Slick fell short of theirs (101.94).
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
Not only did Fighting Kelpies get the win, but they also covered the 24.94-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Fighting Kelpies moves to (6-1), while Big Slick falls to (2-6).
On the losing side, JuJu Smith-Schuster put up 25 points, the second-highest score for a wide receiver this week.

Coach Talk

Fighting Kelpies
Only two makes on four field goal attempts? Seems like Harrison Butker may have just kicked himself to the waiver wire after this performance.
Big Slick
Unless Big Slick wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting many opportunities" cannot be a reasonable excuse this week. Our pass-catching corps (four WR, one TE) collectively received a healthy 33 targets in Week 14. Timing and chemistry seem to be issues as that group recorded only 19 receptions.