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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Throw a Fitz
8-7 99.92
122.38
 
VS
proj
Eastside Gummybears
99.18 8-6
99.57

Throw a Fitz come up short of projections, still manage to knock off Eastside Gummybears in 99.92-99.18 battle

There's no way around it, Throw a Fitz underdelivered, at least compared to projections. Still, they narrowly earned a 99.92-99.18 victory over Eastside Gummybears. Eastside Gummybears had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Throw a Fitz led 99.92-94.28 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 4.9 points from Michael Thomas on Monday night for Eastside Gummybears. Throw a Fitz were led by the Atlanta Falcons defense (14 Pts Allowed, 253 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) and Jaylen Samuels (142 Rush Yds, 30 Rec Yds). This marks the second time this season Throw a Fitz have knocked off Eastside Gummybears, after winning 143.5-120.48 in their last matchup. Throw a Fitz will look to clinch the league title next week, while Eastside Gummybears seek to rebound and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Throw a Fitz   Eastside Gummybears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Cardinals in Week 15, the Falcons defense allowed 14 points, surrendered 253 yards, and forced 3 turnovers. In doing so, they put up 31 points and more-than-doubled their scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Throw a Fitz this week. The Falcons will battle the Panthers in Week 16.
The Atlanta Falcons defense

Top Player Comparison

Throw a Fitz
Points
% of total points 99.92
1
The Atlanta Falcons defense
DEF
31
14.78
31%
2
Jaylen Samuels
RB
17.2
9.32
17.2%
3
Baker Mayfield
QB
15.12
23.21
15.1%
4
Davante Adams
WR
13.9
12.81
13.9%
Eastside Gummybears
Points
% of total points 99.18
1
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
22
9.26
22.2%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
20.98
24.55
21.2%
3
David Johnson
RB
19.1
11.91
19.3%
4
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
16
11.4
16.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Early
David Johnson had a 40-yard catch for Eastside Gummybears, who trailed 71.62-67.70 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 35-yard touchdown pass for Eastside Gummybears, who trailed 99.92-94.28 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  Throw a Fitz   Eastside Gummybears

What If

Throw a Fitz would have beaten nine other teams besides Eastside Gummybears this week.
Eastside Gummybears would have lost to just one other team besides Throw a Fitz this week.
If Throw a Fitz played Eastside Gummybears every week this season, they'd be -.
Eastside Gummybears would have beaten Throw a Fitz 118.2-109.5 had they played each other last week.
Throw a Fitz would be 6-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Eastside Gummybears.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Throw a Fitz, Eastside Gummybears would be 6-6.
If Throw a Fitz had played every team in the league each week, they would be 100-61.
If they played every team every week, Eastside Gummybears would be -.

Coach Talk

Throw a Fitz
Three RBs, two WRs, one TE, zero TDs: The six offensive skill starters on Throw a Fitz combined to record a whopping 478 total yards. No one from that group was able to find paydirt in Week 15.
Eastside Gummybears
Look, Eastside Gummybears, we've been in this business long enough to realize that sometimes an extra point will just miraculously come out of nowhere... and then in some cases, like this week, it won't! In the grand scheme of things, the most important thing here is that you tried.