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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
RGC
5-9 85.26
91.62
 
VS
proj
Slack Jawed Yokels
70.5 5-9
107.94

Back-and-forth battle ends with RGC coming back to defeat Slack Jawed Yokels, 85.26-70.50

Well, that was exciting! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, RGC earned a come-from-behind win over Slack Jawed Yokels, rallying to earn a 85.26-70.50 victory. After trailing 70.50-60.86 heading into Sunday night, RGC charged back behind Todd Gurley II (24.4 points). Kirk Cousins (18.9 points) and the Jacksonville Jaguars defense (12) carried the flag for Slack Jawed Yokels in the loss. This marks the second time this season RGC have knocked off Slack Jawed Yokels, after winning 120.26-93.46 in their last matchup. RGC improve to 5-9 for the season, while Slack Jawed Yokels fall to 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  RGC   Slack Jawed Yokels

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Cowboys in Week 15, Vinatieri made all 3 of his FG attempts. In doing so, he put up 13 points to scored 39.5% higher than his 9.32-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on RGC this week. Next week, Vinatieri will battle the Giants.
Adam Vinatieri

Top Player Comparison

RGC
Points
% of total points 85.26
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
25.16
22.75
29.5%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
24.4
21.33
28.6%
3
Adam Vinatieri
K
13
9.32
15.2%
4
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
10
7.86
11.7%
Slack Jawed Yokels
Points
% of total points 70.5
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
18.9
22.5
26.8%
2
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
12
12.1
17%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
10.8
17.71
15.3%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
9
10.81
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 40-yard touchdown pass for Slack Jawed Yokels, helping the team to a 61.50-60.86 lead.

Points By Position

  RGC   Slack Jawed Yokels

What If

RGC would have beaten four other teams besides Slack Jawed Yokels this week.
Slack Jawed Yokels would have lost to five other teams besides RGC this week.
If RGC played Slack Jawed Yokels every week this season, they'd be 10-4.
RGC would have topped Slack Jawed Yokels 90.66-90.54 had they played each other last week.
RGC would be 7-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Slack Jawed Yokels.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as RGC, Slack Jawed Yokels would be 3-9.
If RGC had played every team in the league each week, they would be -.
If they played every team every week, Slack Jawed Yokels would be -.

Coach Talk

RGC
This sport is all about creating mismatches. Case in point: we made that a point of emphasis by doubling up Slack Jawed Yokels at running back this past week (24.4 points to 11.6).
Slack Jawed Yokels
Hey, at least there were no celebration penalties: The six offensive skill starters (three WRs, two RBs, one TE) on Slack Jawed Yokels combined to record a whopping 376 total yards. Not one of those players, unfortunately, could find his way to the end zone in Week 15.