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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Dan Zith's Team
6-8 78.66
107.95
 
VS
proj
Colombian Cartel
55.62 5-9
83.46

Dan Zith's Team come back to top Colombian Cartel 78.66-55.62

Both teams underachieved compared to expectations, but Dan Zith's Team did enough to get the best of Colombian Cartel, staging an impressive comeback to earn a 78.66-55.62 victory. Dan Zith's Team trailed 49.70-46.66 heading into Monday night, but the unit came storming back behind Christian McCaffrey (20 points) and the New Orleans Saints defense (12). Tevin Coleman (22.5 points) and Julio Jones (14.2) did their part for Colombian Cartel in defeat. This marks the second time this season Dan Zith's Team have taken down Colombian Cartel, after winning 128.24-56.38 in their last matchup. Dan Zith's Team improve to 6-8 for the season, while Colombian Cartel fall to 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Dan Zith's Team   Colombian Cartel

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Saints defense (9 Pts Allowed, 247 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 12 points in a 12-9 win over the Panthers in Week 15. Their scoring output nearly doubled their 6.33-point projection and was higher than their 8.8-point season scoring average. The Saints defense will face the Steelers next week.
The New Orleans Saints defense

Top Player Comparison

Dan Zith's Team
Points
% of total points 78.66
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
20
17.06
25.4%
2
Tom Brady
QB
15.16
24.98
19.3%
3
Mason Crosby
K
12
8.29
15.3%
4
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
12
6.33
15.3%
Colombian Cartel
Points
% of total points 55.62
1
Tevin Coleman
RB
22.5
8.99
40.5%
2
Julio Jones
WR
14.2
12.46
25.5%
3
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
6
5.5
10.8%
4
Drew Brees
QB
5.92
24.31
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tevin Coleman had a 43-yard touchdown run and a 65-yard run for Colombian Cartel, helping the team to a 47.80-20.60 lead.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 63-yard touchdown pass for Dan Zith's Team, who trailed 49.70-46.66 after the late afternoon slate.
Monday
Christian McCaffrey had a 50-yard touchdown pass for Dan Zith's Team on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Dan Zith's Team   Colombian Cartel

What If

Dan Zith's Team would have beaten only two other teams besides Colombian Cartel this week.
Colombian Cartel would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
Dan Zith's Team would be 8-6 if they played Colombian Cartel every week.
Dan Zith's Team would be 4-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Colombian Cartel.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dan Zith's Team, Colombian Cartel would be 4-7.
If Dan Zith's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be -.
If they played every team every week, Colombian Cartel would be -.

Coach Talk

Dan Zith's Team
Listen Dan Zith's Team, the good news is that we took this matchup by over 23 points. Even better news is that we know we're better than this, as our scoring average through Week 14 stood at 97.19. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's get back up to where we know we can be!
Colombian Cartel
Talk about old-school ground n' pound. The starting backfield for Colombian Cartel collectively registered zero reception on just one target this past week. Tell those offensive coordinators to dial up a couple of screen plays in Week 16!