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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
AA Ron Balakay
6-8 82.26
119.41
 
VS
proj
Started from the top
78.1 5-9
107.47

Offensively challenged AA Ron Balakay top Started from the top in 82.26-78.10 battle

Ranking eighth in the league in points scored for the week, AA Ron Balakay were fortunate to earn a victory against an opponent that had an even worse week, eking out a 82.26-78.10 victory over Started from the top. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as AA Ron Balakay led 79.86-58.30 heading into Monday night. Started from the top closed the gap behind Alvin Kamara (19.8 points). AA Ron Balakay were led by Julio Jones, who caught 6 passes for 82 yards and a touchdown for 17.2 points, and Tom Brady, who passed for 279 yards and a touchdown (14.16 points). This marks the first time this season AA Ron Balakay have knocked off Started from the top, after falling 161.62-87.36 in their last matchup. AA Ron Balakay improve to 6-8 for the season, while Started from the top fall to 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  AA Ron Balakay   Started from the top

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 3 of his FG attempts against the Cowboys, Vinatieri registered 13 points this week. His scoring output was 46.6% more than his 8.87-point projection and was much higher than his 6.2-point season scoring average. Vinatieri ranks #10 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Giants next week.
Adam Vinatieri

Top Player Comparison

AA Ron Balakay
Points
% of total points 82.26
1
Julio Jones
WR
17.2
15.66
20.9%
2
Tom Brady
QB
14.16
23.17
17.2%
3
Adam Vinatieri
K
13
8.87
15.8%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
9.6
14.74
11.7%
Started from the top
Points
% of total points 78.1
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
19.8
18.46
25.4%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
17.3
21.08
22.2%
3
Peyton Barber
RB
15.9
7.33
20.4%
4
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
9
5.81
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 40-yard touchdown pass for Started from the top, who trailed 59.10-39.60 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 63-yard touchdown pass for AA Ron Balakay, helping the team to a 79.86-54.60 lead.

Points By Position

  AA Ron Balakay   Started from the top

StatSmack

In dire times, at least AA Ron Balakay keep it close. They've been blown out less times than Started from the top (2 vs 4).
AA Ron Balakay are clutch masters, with more close wins than Started from the top (2 vs 1).
By position, AA Ron Balakay have outscored Started from the top at WR and TE this season.
Hey Started from the top, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

AA Ron Balakay
Hey AA Ron Balakay, the good news is that we won this matchup by more than four points. Even better news is that we know we're better than this, as our scoring average through 14 weeks was 104.69. So while we're happy to have gotten this victory, let's get back up to where we know we can be!
Started from the top
Welp, we can't really whine about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? As a group, our pass-catching corps (two WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 23 times in Week 15. Chemistry seems to be an issue, as that group recorded just 10 catches.