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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Mendally Rasharded
4-9-1 281
295.03
 
VS
proj
stafford & son
263 3-10-1
319.25

stafford & son fall short of expectations, lose to Mendally Rasharded, 281-263

There's no way around it, stafford & son underdelivered, at least compared to projections, as Mendally Rasharded came out on top with a 281-263 victory. Mendally Rasharded earned a 65-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 65 points from Patrick Mahomes (243 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Travis Kelce (7 Rec, 61 Rec Yds). stafford & son bounced back to take the lead during the late games on Sunday, powered by Tom Brady (57 points) and Antonio Brown (18). Unphased, Mendally Rasharded got it going later that night, as Todd Gurley II (47 points) put them back ahead once and for all. This marks the first time this season Mendally Rasharded have taken down stafford & son, after tying 303-303 in their last matchup. Mendally Rasharded improve to 4-9-1 for the season, while stafford & son fall to 3-10-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Mendally Rasharded   stafford & son

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Raiders in Week 15, Mixon scored 68 points to nearly double his 34.8-point projection. He ran for 129 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Mendally Rasharded this week. Next week, Mixon will face the Browns.
Joe Mixon

Top Player Comparison

Mendally Rasharded
Points
% of total points 281
1
Joe Mixon
RB
68
34.8
24.2%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
52
70.12
18.5%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
47
45.08
16.7%
4
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
45
43.56
16%
stafford & son
Points
% of total points 263
1
Tom Brady
QB
57
62.81
21.7%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
47
47.14
17.9%
3
Kenny Golladay
WR
35
13.07
13.3%
4
Jordan Howard
RB
34
23.3
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Mendally Rasharded owned a 223-180 lead. For Mendally Rasharded, Joe Mixon had a 47-yard run. Matthew Stafford teamed up with Kenny Golladay for a 40-yard pass for stafford & son.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 63-yard touchdown pass for stafford & son, contributing to a 263-223 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Mendally Rasharded   stafford & son

Game Notes

Mendally Rasharded emerged victorious despite the fact that only three of their 13 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
stafford & son had only two of their 13 starters score higher than their projected points.
With three starters registering zero points for Mendally Rasharded, the margin of victory could have been much higher.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
The matchup's 18-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The victory puts an end to a seven-game losing streak for Mendally Rasharded.
On the losing side, Tom Brady (57 points) posted the fifth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Mendally Rasharded
Hey, the key to football is creating mismatches, right? With some stellar yardage production from our running backs, our team created a big disparity this week. Our backfield put up 132 more total yards than the RBs of stafford & son (254 yards from scrimmage to 122), and we ended up doubling up them at the position (115 points to 51).
stafford & son
Wow, talk about old-school ground n' pound. As a group, the starting backfield for stafford & son collectively logged a pair of receptions on only three targets this past week. Get those quarterbacks to check down a little more often in Week 16!