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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Whackers
11-4 136.5
164.16
 
VS
proj
The Dogs of War
128.95 10-4
159.24

Whackers fall short of predictions, come back to knock off The Dogs of War, 136.50-128.95

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, but Whackers did enough to get the best of The Dogs of War, rallying to earn a 136.50-128.95 victory. Despite trailing 128.95-110.70 heading into Monday night, Whackers charged back behind Alvin Kamara, who racked up 103 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 25.8 points. Derrick Henry (30.3 points) and Kirk Cousins (21.45) carried the flag for The Dogs of War in defeat. This marks the first time this season Whackers have gotten the best of The Dogs of War, after falling 159.9-127.5 in their last matchup. Whackers will look to clinch the league title next week, while The Dogs of War attempt to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Whackers   The Dogs of War

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 160 yards against the Rams, Jeffery put up 24 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.01-point projection and was much higher than his 10.48-point season scoring average. Jeffery ranks #99 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Texans next week.
Alshon Jeffery

Top Player Comparison

Whackers
Points
% of total points 136.5
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
25.8
21.63
18.9%
2
Alshon Jeffery
WR
24
10.01
17.6%
3
Josh Allen
QB
23.8
22.98
17.4%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
16
18.65
11.7%
The Dogs of War
Points
% of total points 128.95
1
Derrick Henry
RB
30.3
11.45
23.5%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
21.45
25.74
16.6%
3
Robert Woods
WR
16.3
17.16
12.6%
4
Antonio Brown
WR
14.9
19.62
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, after which The Dogs of War boasted a 89.65-61.00 lead. For Whackers, Josh Allen had a 42-yard touchdown pass. Kirk Cousins made the highlight reel for The Dogs of War with a 40-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Alshon Jeffery had a 50-yard catch for Whackers, who trailed 128.95-110.70 after the evening game.

Points By Position

  Whackers   The Dogs of War

Game Notes

Only four of the 11 starters on Whackers exceeded their scoring projections.
The Dogs of War had only two of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
The Dogs of War can partially blame the loss on Michael Crabtree, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
Whackers ranked 3rd in the league in scoring this week, while The Dogs of War put up the 4th-best score.
The matchup's 7.55-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This defeat concludes a streak of five consecutive wins for The Dogs of War.
Not only did Whackers earn the win, but they also covered the 4.92-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this year, Whackers moves to (3-0), while The Dogs of War falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Derrick Henry registered 30.3 points, the third-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Whackers
You know Whackers, the good news is that we took this matchup by 7.55 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even stronger than this... as a matter of fact, our team's scoring average through Week 14 stood at 141.16. So yes, we're happy to have gotten this victory, but let's also "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
The Dogs of War
Registering just two targets this past week, it seems like the starting running backs for The Dogs of War should remind their quarterbacks to check down more frequently (and dial up a screen play or two).