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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
The Philly Specials
12-3 128.75
151.26
 
VS
proj
The Replacements
104.22 7-7-1
120.17

The Philly Specials find way to top The Replacements in 128.75-104.22 rout

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, coming up short of their projected point totals, but The Philly Specials did enough to knock off The Replacements, cruising to a 128.75-104.22 victory. The Replacements grabbed a 6.50-point lead on Thursday, but The Philly Specials held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Deion Jones (4 Tackles, 1 Int) and Darius Leonard (11 Tackles). Chris Carson (24.3 points) and the Indianapolis Colts defense (23) were the leading performers for The Replacements in the loss. The Philly Specials (12-3) will look to build on their success against TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS, while The Replacements (7-7-1) will seek to right the ship against BallGrabbers.

Matchup Timeline

  The Philly Specials   The Replacements

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Packers in Week 15, Burton caught 4 passes for 36 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 10.6 points to nearly double his 5.69-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on The Philly Specials this week. Next week, Burton will face the 49ers.
Trey Burton

Top Player Comparison

The Philly Specials
Points
% of total points 128.75
1
Deion Jones
LB
15
10.74
11.7%
2
Darius Leonard
LB
14.5
10.58
11.3%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
13.55
18.98
10.5%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
12
14.75
9.3%
The Replacements
Points
% of total points 104.22
1
Chris Carson
RB
24.3
11.59
23.3%
2
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
23
6.96
22.1%
3
Calais Campbell
DE
12.5
6.95
12%
4
Dustin Hopkins
K
10
6.16
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 40-yard touchdown pass for The Philly Specials, contributing to a 122.75-69.52 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Philly Specials   The Replacements

Game Notes

Only five of the 14 starters on The Philly Specials exceeded their projected scoring totals.
The Replacements had only five of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
The Replacements can partially blame the loss on Chris Godwin, who didn't score any points.
Chris Carson and the Indianapolis Colts defense both outscored Deion Jones, the leading scorer for The Philly Specials.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 24.53-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with The Philly Specials. They got the win, but failed to cover the 31.09-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, The Philly Specials moves to (10-2), while The Replacements falls to (1-4).

Next Week Preview

The Replacements
Up ahead in Week 16, The Replacements (7-7-1, ninth-place) will look to get back in the win column against BallGrabbers (4-11, 16th-place). 15 weeks into the season, The Replacements have posted the eighth-most points in the league while BallGrabbers (and their 102.63 points per game) are ranked 16th.
The Philly Specials
In a duel that'll showcase two teams separated in the standings by just one game, The Philly Specials (12-3) face TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS (11-4) in Week 16. After 15 weeks of action, The Philly Specials are ranked first in points scored, while TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS have tallied the league's fifth-highest point total. Over the last three weeks, The Philly Specials has scored 144.85 points per game, while TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS has averaged 126.12 per contest.