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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Big Blue
9-6 223.03
191.82
 
VS
proj
cheeseheads
115.2 5-10
159.14

Big Blue knock off cheeseheads in 223.03-115.20 rout

Big Blue beat their projected point total, cruising to a 223.03-115.20 victory over cheeseheads, who fell short of projections. cheeseheads grabbed a 4.00-point lead on Thursday, but Big Blue held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Marlon Mack (139 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 10 Rec Yds) and DeAndre Hopkins (10 Rec, 170 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). The Indianapolis Colts defense (19 points) and Baker Mayfield (18.87) were the leaders for cheeseheads in the loss. This marks the first time this season Big Blue have gotten the best of cheeseheads, after falling 162.6-161.3 in their last matchup. Big Blue (9-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. cheeseheads will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Big Blue   cheeseheads

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mack overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 40.9 points against his 16.1-point projection. During a 23-0 win over the Cowboys, he ran for 139 yards and 2 touchdowns. Mack ranks #84 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Marlon Mack

Top Player Comparison

Big Blue
Points
% of total points 223.03
1
Marlon Mack
RB
40.9
16.1
18.3%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
34
15.86
15.2%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
26.8
24.58
12%
4
Deshaun Watson
QB
26.4
25.36
11.8%
cheeseheads
Points
% of total points 115.2
1
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
19
6.96
16.5%
2
Baker Mayfield
QB
18.87
22.44
16.4%
3
Julio Jones
WR
17.2
15.9
14.9%
4
Phillip Lindsay
RB
13.4
22.29
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday

Points By Position

  Big Blue   cheeseheads

Game Notes

Seven of the 12 starters on Big Blue scored higher than their projected point totals.
cheeseheads had only two of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Big Blue had one starters score zero points, while cheeseheads had two.
Big Blue had six players score more points than the leading scorer for cheeseheads.
Big Blue put up more points than their season scoring average (190.44) while cheeseheads fell short of theirs (166.73).
Big Blue scored more points than their projected total, while cheeseheads fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 107.83-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Big Blue get the win, but they also easily covered the 32.68-point forecasted margin of victory.
Big Blue moves to (3-2) in blowout games this season, while cheeseheads falls to (2-3).
In a losing effort, the Indianapolis Colts defense registered 19 points, the top overall score for a DEF this week.

Coach Talk

Big Blue
You know, the key to football is spotting and exploiting the mismatches. Fueled by some monster yardage production from our running backs, our team really made that happen this week. Our backfield logged 271 more yards from scrimmage than the RBs on cheeseheads (352 total yards to 81), as we ultimately quadrupled them at the position, 87.7 points to 20.6.
cheeseheads
Unless cheeseheads wants to go full diva-mode, then "not getting enough looks" is definitely not an excuse this week. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 32 times in Week 15. Chemistry could be the primary issue, as that group managed just 19 catches.