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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Raingers
9-6 91.66
121.66
 
VS
proj
sam's Team
80.92 5-10
89.9

Raingers find way to beat sam's Team 91.66-80.92 despite falling short of predictions

Despite being unable to bring their A game and coming up short of projections, Raingers came out on top with a 91.66-80.92 victory over sam's Team. sam's Team nabbed a 0.52-point lead on Thursday, but Raingers held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Justin Jackson (16 points) and Tom Brady (14.16). Todd Gurley II (48 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 76 Rec Yds) and Philip Rivers (313 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) were the leading performers for sam's Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season Raingers have gotten the best of sam's Team, after winning 117.02-92.24 in their last matchup. Raingers improve to 9-6 for the season, while sam's Team fall to 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Raingers   sam's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jackson (58 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 27 Rec Yds) scored 16 points against the Chiefs in Week 15. He scored 39.7% more than his 11.46-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Jackson will face the Ravens next week.
Justin Jackson

Top Player Comparison

Raingers
Points
% of total points 91.66
1
Justin Jackson
RB
16
11.46
17.5%
2
Tom Brady
QB
14.16
21.07
15.4%
3
Mike Evans
WR
14.1
12.27
15.4%
4
Robert Woods
WR
12.8
14.22
14%
sam's Team
Points
% of total points 80.92
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
29.4
23.36
36.3%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
20.52
21.41
25.4%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
11
10.93
13.6%
4
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
8
7.6
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 63-yard touchdown pass for Raingers, contributing to a 78.86-51.52 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Raingers   sam's Team

Game Notes

Raingers won despite the fact that only two of their nine starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
sam's Team had only three of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
sam's Team can partially blame the loss on Javorius Allen, who didn't score any points.
Todd Gurley II and Philip Rivers both outscored Justin Jackson, the leading scorer for Raingers.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup's 10.74-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The win concludes a streak of two consecutive losses for Raingers.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Raingers. They got the win, but did not cover the 31.76-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Todd Gurley II (29.4 points) posted the third-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Raingers
Hey, creating mismatches is the key to football, right? We really took that to heart this week by doubling up sam's Team at the wide receiver position (39.4 points to 19).
sam's Team
Well, we can't really complain about a lack of opportunities this week, can we? As a group, our three wide receivers collectively got a respectable 13 targets in Week 15. With just eight total catches, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.