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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Lloyd Dennis's Team
7-8 93.46
106.32
 
VS
proj
Brute Squad
88 7-8
119.17

Lloyd Dennis's Team come up short of projections, still manage to top Brute Squad, 93.46-88.00

Both teams underachieved compared to expectations, but Lloyd Dennis's Team did enough to knock off Brute Squad, earning a 93.46-88.00 victory. Brute Squad earned a 6.10-point lead on Thursday, but Lloyd Dennis's Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Kenny Golladay, who caught 7 passes for 146 yards for 18.1 points, and David Johnson, who racked up 101 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (17.6 points). Kirk Cousins (16.3 points) and Antonio Brown (12.9) did their part for Brute Squad in the loss. This marks the second time this season Lloyd Dennis's Team have gotten the best of Brute Squad, after winning 137.16-110.24 in their last matchup. Lloyd Dennis's Team improve to 7-8 for the season, while Brute Squad fall to 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Lloyd Dennis's Team   Brute Squad

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Panthers defense (12 Pts Allowed, 346 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 12 points against the Saints in Week 15. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 4.4-point projection and was much higher than their 5.54-point season scoring average. The Panthers defense will face the Falcons next week.
The Carolina Panthers defense

Top Player Comparison

Lloyd Dennis's Team
Points
% of total points 93.46
1
Kenny Golladay
WR
18.1
9.62
19.4%
2
David Johnson
RB
17.6
13.3
18.8%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
14.46
19.11
15.5%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.3
20.26
15.3%
Brute Squad
Points
% of total points 88
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
16.3
19.74
18.5%
2
Antonio Brown
WR
12.9
16.06
14.7%
3
Robert Woods
WR
12.8
14.22
14.5%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
12
11.71
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Lloyd Dennis's Team had a 75.46-29.40 lead. Kenny Golladay had a 40-yard catch for Lloyd Dennis's Team, while David Johnson had a 40-yard catch. Kirk Cousins made the highlight reel for Brute Squad with a 40-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Lloyd Dennis's Team   Brute Squad

Game Notes

Lloyd Dennis's Team got the win even though only three of their nine starters exceeded their projected scores.
Brute Squad had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Lloyd Dennis's Team won despite starting Greg Olsen, who scored zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
The matchup's 5.46-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The victory snaps a two-game losing skid for Lloyd Dennis's Team.
Lloyd Dennis's Team moves to (2-0) in upset games this season, while Brute Squad falls to (0-4).
On the losing side, Kirk Cousins (16.3 points) recorded the third-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Lloyd Dennis's Team
Hey Lloyd Dennis's Team, the good news is that we won this matchup by 5.46 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even better than this... as a matter of fact, our team's scoring average through 14 weeks was 103.91. So while we're happy to have gotten this victory, let's "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Brute Squad
Unless Brute Squad wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting many looks" isn't really a reasonable excuse this time around. Our pass-catching corps (three WR, one TE) collectively saw a grand total of 31 targets in Week 15. Those players should spend extra practice time working with their QBs, considering they reeled in only 18 receptions.