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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Ménage à Cinq
4-10 440
361.57
 
VS
proj
i Wentz for it
275 5-9
297.9

Ménage à Cinq earn win over i Wentz for it in 440-275 rout

Ménage à Cinq rose to the occasion and beat their projected point total, cruising to a 440-275 victory over i Wentz for it, who fell short of projections. Ménage à Cinq never trailed in this one after taking a 8-point lead on Thursday behind Justin Jackson (33 points). Chris Carson (119 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 29 Rec Yds) and Nick Mullens (275 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) did everything they could for i Wentz for it in the loss. This marks the first time this season Ménage à Cinq have gotten the best of i Wentz for it, after falling 288-225 in their last matchup. Ménage à Cinq improve to 4-10 for the season, while i Wentz for it fall to 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Ménage à Cinq   i Wentz for it

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 22.03 points, Hopkins more-than-tripled that amount by scoring 78 points as the Texans beat the Jets 29-22. He caught 10 passes for 170 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Ménage à Cinq this week. Next week, Hopkins will go up against the Eagles.
DeAndre Hopkins

Top Player Comparison

Ménage à Cinq
Points
% of total points 440
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
78
22.03
17.7%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
58
57.02
13.2%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
56
26.83
12.7%
4
Derek Carr
QB
43
53.17
9.8%
i Wentz for it
Points
% of total points 275
1
Chris Carson
RB
55
26.98
20%
2
Nick Mullens
QB
53
49.06
19.3%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
49
51.99
17.8%
4
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
25
20.94
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Early
Derek Carr had multiple 44-yard passes for Ménage à Cinq , while Dalvin Cook had a 21-yard touchdown run, contributing to a 370-95 lead for Ménage à Cinq .
Sunday Late
Nick Mullens had a 41-yard touchdown pass for i Wentz for it, who trailed 432-221 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  Ménage à Cinq   i Wentz for it

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Ménage à Cinq are doing a better job of that, averaging 340 versus i Wentz for it's 316.04.
Once Ménage à Cinq put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than i Wentz for it (1 vs 0).
Ménage à Cinq don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than i Wentz for it (0 vs 2).
Ménage à Cinq should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than i Wentz for it (7 vs 4).
By position, Ménage à Cinq have outscored i Wentz for it at QB, WR, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
The starters for Ménage à Cinq had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for i Wentz for it (1).
Hey i Wentz for it, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Ménage à Cinq
Hey, creating mismatches is the key to football, right? We really took that to heart this week by thoroughly outplaying i Wentz for it at the wide receiver position (120 points to 15).
i Wentz for it
Hey, we were just resting up for Week 16, right? The seven offensive skill starters on i Wentz for it (three WRs, three RBs, one TE) collectively put up 322 yards and just two touchdowns this past week. Our opposition's skill players definitely outperformed us by logging 687 yards and five scores.