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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
carson's Team
8-7 82.4
88.66
 
VS
proj
Ernesto's Team
47.02 5-10
75.29

carson's Team hand Ernesto's Team eighth consecutive loss, 82.40-47.02

carson's Team came out on top with a 82.40-47.02 victory to hand Ernesto's Team their eighth straight loss. Ernesto's Team nabbed a 6.10-point lead on Thursday, but carson's Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Davante Adams (8 Rec, 119 Rec Yds) and Jake Elliott (3-4 FG, 51 long, 3-3 XP). Tyler Boyd (4 Rec, 38 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Trey Burton (4 Rec, 36 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Ernesto's Team in the loss. This marks the third time this season carson's Team have knocked off Ernesto's Team, after winning 124.94-124.02 in their last matchup. carson's Team improve to 8-7 for the season, while Ernesto's Team fall to 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  carson's Team   Ernesto's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Elliott (3-4 FG, 51 long, 3-3 XP) scored 15 points in a 30-23 win over the Rams in Week 15. His scoring output was 69.3% more than his 8.86-point projection and was much higher than his 7.13-point season scoring average. Elliott will face the Texans next week.
Jake Elliott

Top Player Comparison

carson's Team
Points
% of total points 82.4
1
Davante Adams
WR
17.9
15.48
21.7%
2
Jake Elliott
K
15
8.86
18.2%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.3
20.26
17.4%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
13.8
13.96
16.7%
Ernesto's Team
Points
% of total points 47.02
1
Tyler Boyd
WR
11.8
10.89
25.1%
2
Trey Burton
TE
11.6
6.5
24.7%
3
Justin Tucker
K
8
11.08
17%
4
Drew Brees
QB
6.92
20.68
14.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Jake Elliott had a 51-yard field goal for carson's Team to contribute to a 82.40-40.10 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  carson's Team   Ernesto's Team

What If

carson's Team would have beaten only two other teams besides Ernesto's Team this week.
Ernesto's Team would have lost to six other teams besides carson's Team this week.
If they played Ernesto's Team every week, carson's Team would be 8-7 this season.
Last week, carson's Team would have beaten Ernesto's Team 101.32-58.54.
carson's Team would be 6-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Ernesto's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as carson's Team, Ernesto's Team would be 6-6.
If carson's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 68-65.
If they played every team every week, Ernesto's Team would be 61-72.

Coach Talk

carson's Team
Hey, the key to football is finding the mismatches, right? We really took that to heart this week by doubling up Ernesto's Team at the wide receiver position (40.6 points to 17.9).
Ernesto's Team
Whoa now, talk about old-school ground n' pound: The starting RBs for Ernesto's Team collectively recorded just one catch on three targets this past week. Instruct those quarterbacks to check down a little more often in Week 16!