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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
11-4 206.84
221.68
 
VS
proj
NE Patriots
166.66 9-6
221.37

Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man knock off NE Patriots for fourth straight win, 206.84-166.66

Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought win over NE Patriots, securing a 206.84-166.66 victory. Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man nabbed an early 40.50-point lead on Thursday. NE Patriots bounced back to take the lead on Saturday, powered by Antonio Callaway (14.5 points) and Elijah McGuire (14.1). Unphased, Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man made a run later that afternoon, as Davante Adams (21.9 points) and Tyler Boyd (14.8) put them back in the lead for good. This marks the second time this season Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man have beaten NE Patriots, after winning 199.44-190.54 in their last matchup. Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man will look to not lose that winning feeling in the Championship next week, while NE Patriots seek to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man   NE Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 4 tackles and intercepting a pass against the Chargers, Nelson put up 14.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 4.44-point projection and was much higher than his 6.7-point season scoring average. Nelson ranks #1 among fantasy CBs this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Steven Nelson

Top Player Comparison

Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
Points
% of total points 206.84
1
Davante Adams
WR
21.9
18.58
10.6%
2
Jaylen Samuels
RB
19.2
13.1
9.3%
3
Chris Jones
DE
17
6.82
8.2%
4
Tyler Boyd
WR
14.8
13.7
7.2%
NE Patriots
Points
% of total points 166.66
1
Josh Allen
QB
21.76
21.85
13.1%
2
Demario Davis
LB
15
8.57
9%
3
Antonio Callaway
WR
14.5
9.31
8.7%
4
Elijah McGuire
RB
14.1
11.99
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Early
Josh Allen had a 42-yard touchdown pass for NE Patriots, who trailed 131.70-123.66 after the early games.

Points By Position

  Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man   NE Patriots

What If

Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man would have beaten only three other teams besides NE Patriots this week.
NE Patriots would have lost to just five other teams besides Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man this week.
If Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man played NE Patriots every week this season, they'd be 11-4.
Last week, Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man would have gotten the victory over NE Patriots 220.5-218.44.
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man would be 8-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as NE Patriots.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man, NE Patriots would be 10-3.
If Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man had played every team in the league each week, they would be 146-115.
If they played every team every week, NE Patriots would be 131-130.

Coach Talk

Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
Hey, we admire the confidence, Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man. Deploying not one, not two, but THREE starters with zero points (Sean Lee, Bud Dupree, and Keke Coutee), while still earning the win... talk about arrogant. Try that type of flashy, show-off stuff next week and see what happens!
NE Patriots
Unless NE Patriots wants to go full diva-mode, then "not getting enough opportunities" is definitely not a viable excuse this time around. As a group, our seven pass-catchers (five WR and two TE) collectively received a grand total of 35 targets in Week 15. Those players might need to hit the practice field, considering they hauled in just 20 catches.