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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Drunkin Soldiers
6-8 111.92
87.21
 
VS
proj
The Expendables
73.26 4-10
106.72

Drunkin Soldiers outperform projections, earn win over The Expendables in 111.92-73.26 rout

Drunkin Soldiers stepped up, cruising to a 111.92-73.26 victory over The Expendables, who fell short of projections. Drunkin Soldiers nabbed an early 7.2-point lead on Saturday behind Courtland Sutton (4.2 points) and David Njoku (3). The Expendables bounced back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by Kirk Cousins (16.3 points) and Stefon Diggs (11.8). Unphased, Drunkin Soldiers rallied later that afternoon, as Tom Brady (14.16 points) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (4) put them back on top for good. This marks the second time this season Drunkin Soldiers have gotten the best of The Expendables, after falling 93.74-80.74 in their last matchup. Drunkin Soldiers improve to 6-8 for the season, while The Expendables fall to 4-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Drunkin Soldiers   The Expendables

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 23-0 win over the Cowboys, Mack scored 24.9 points to more-than-double his 9.27-point projection. He ran for 139 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Drunkin Soldiers this week. Next week, Mack will battle the Giants.
Marlon Mack

Top Player Comparison

Drunkin Soldiers
Points
% of total points 111.92
1
Marlon Mack
RB
24.9
9.27
22.2%
2
Tevin Coleman
RB
22.5
9.05
20.1%
3
Alshon Jeffery
WR
17
6.84
15.2%
4
Tom Brady
QB
14.16
21.33
12.7%
The Expendables
Points
% of total points 73.26
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
16.3
19.66
22.2%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
11.8
11.06
16.1%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
10.8
17.78
14.7%
4
Matt Bryant
K
10
9.97
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was The Expendables who owned the lead, 61.80-54.60. For Drunkin Soldiers, Tevin Coleman had a 43-yard touchdown run and a 65-yard run. Kirk Cousins made the highlight reel for The Expendables with a 40-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 63-yard touchdown pass for Drunkin Soldiers to contribute to a 72.76-61.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Alshon Jeffery had a 50-yard catch for Drunkin Soldiers, while Jake Elliott had a 51-yard field goal to contribute to a 111.92-73.26 lead for Drunkin Soldiers.

Points By Position

  Drunkin Soldiers   The Expendables

What If

Drunkin Soldiers would have beaten six other teams besides The Expendables this week.
The Expendables would have lost to five other teams besides Drunkin Soldiers this week.
Drunkin Soldiers would be 9-5 if they played The Expendables every week.
Drunkin Soldiers would be 4-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Expendables.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Drunkin Soldiers, The Expendables would be 4-7.
If Drunkin Soldiers had played every team in the league each week, they would be -.
If they played every team every week, The Expendables would be -.

Coach Talk

Drunkin Soldiers
Football is all about identifying the mismatches. With stout performances by Marlon Mack and Tevin Coleman, our crew certainly took that to heart this past week. We quadrupled The Expendables at running back (47.4 points to 10.8). Mack had 149 total yards and two TDs, while Coleman logged 145 yards.
The Expendables
We just took it easy so our guys could dominate in Week 16, right? The seven starting offensive position players on The Expendables (four WRs, two RBs, one TE) combined to register 408 yards and just one touchdown this past week. The skill players on Drunkin Soldiers made it tough on us by logging 566 yards and three scores.