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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Wildlife Horses Team
7-8 95.7
95.59
 
VS
proj
Hardy Headbussaz
50.22 5-10
80.58

Wildlife Horses Team hand Hardy Headbussaz fourth consecutive loss in 95.70-50.22 rout

Wildlife Horses Team rolled to a 95.70-50.22 victory to hand Hardy Headbussaz their fourth consecutive loss. Hardy Headbussaz grabbed a 5.40-point lead on Thursday, but Wildlife Horses Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Dalvin Cook (28.3 points) and Ka'imi Fairbairn (22). Antonio Brown (10.9 points) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (7) did their part for Hardy Headbussaz in the loss. This marks the first time this season Wildlife Horses Team have gotten the best of Hardy Headbussaz, after falling 119.66-63.6 in their last matchup. Wildlife Horses Team improve to 7-8 for the season, while Hardy Headbussaz fall to 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Wildlife Horses Team   Hardy Headbussaz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 163 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Dolphins, Cook scored 28.3 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 11.43-point projection and was much higher than his 6.35-point season scoring average. Cook will face the Lions next week.
Dalvin Cook

Top Player Comparison

Wildlife Horses Team
Points
% of total points 95.7
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
28.3
11.43
29.6%
2
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
22
9.4
23%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
15.1
22.07
15.8%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
9
10.81
9.4%
Hardy Headbussaz
Points
% of total points 50.22
1
Antonio Brown
WR
10.9
12.84
21.7%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
7
4.65
13.9%
3
Drew Brees
QB
6.92
20.69
13.8%
4
Demaryius Thomas
WR
5.9
6.72
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Early
Dalvin Cook had a 21-yard touchdown run for Wildlife Horses Team, contributing to a 63.60-24.40 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Wildlife Horses Team   Hardy Headbussaz

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starters on Wildlife Horses Team scored higher than their projected point totals.
Hardy Headbussaz had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Wildlife Horses Team had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Hardy Headbussaz.
Wildlife Horses Team put up more points than their season scoring average (87.59) while Hardy Headbussaz fell short of theirs (82.76).
Wildlife Horses Team put up more points than their projected total, while Hardy Headbussaz fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 45.48-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Wildlife Horses Team win, but they also easily covered the 15.01-point predicted margin of victory.
Wildlife Horses Team moves to (3-4) in blowout games this year, while Hardy Headbussaz falls to (3-6).
In a losing effort, Antonio Brown (10.9 points) recorded the fifth-best score for a wideout this week.

Coach Talk

Wildlife Horses Team
Hey, exploiting mismatches is the key to football, right? With good production out of the backfield, our team definitely took that to heart this past week. We tripled Hardy Headbussaz up at running back (34.7 points to 11.2). Dalvin Cook did most of the heavy lifting (163 total yards and two TDs), while Leonard Fournette chipped in with 64 yards.
Hardy Headbussaz
Chin up, Hardy Headbussaz! When it's all said and done, only one team is ultimately gonna win this thing... you might as well take this year's lessons to heart and start strategizing for next season, right?