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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Beantown Champs
9-6 92.56
115.62
 
VS
proj
11 Angry Men
87.48 8-7
98.72

Beantown Champs fall short of projections, come back to beat 11 Angry Men, 92.56-87.48

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, but Beantown Champs did enough to knock off 11 Angry Men, rallying for a 92.56-87.48 victory. Beantown Champs trailed 87.48-65.76 heading into Monday night, but the unit roared back behind Alvin Kamara, who racked up 103 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 19.8 points, and Wil Lutz, who made both of his FG attempts (7 points). Alshon Jeffery (20 points) and the Minnesota Vikings defense (13) did their part for 11 Angry Men in defeat. This marks the first time this season Beantown Champs have knocked off 11 Angry Men, after falling 107.3-99.86 in their last matchup. Beantown Champs improve to 9-6 for the season, while 11 Angry Men fall to 8-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Beantown Champs   11 Angry Men

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Samuels overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 18.2 points against his 11.21-point projection. In a 17-10 win over the Patriots, he racked up 172 yards from scrimmage . Samuels will face the Saints next week.
Jaylen Samuels

Top Player Comparison

Beantown Champs
Points
% of total points 92.56
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
19.8
18.46
21.4%
2
Jaylen Samuels
RB
18.2
11.21
19.7%
3
Jared Goff
QB
10.66
25.19
11.5%
4
Tyrell Williams
WR
10.1
7.24
10.9%
11 Angry Men
Points
% of total points 87.48
1
Alshon Jeffery
WR
20
8.36
22.9%
2
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
13
8.45
14.9%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
12.9
16.06
14.7%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
12
11.7
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jordy Nelson had a 44-yard catch for 11 Angry Men, helping the team to a 42.58-18.10 lead.
Sunday Night
Alshon Jeffery had a 50-yard catch for 11 Angry Men to contribute to a 87.48-65.76 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Beantown Champs   11 Angry Men

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Beantown Champs are doing a better job of that, averaging 119.41 versus 11 Angry Men's 105.61.
Even the computers think Beantown Champs have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (117.19) than 11 Angry Men (110.77).
Beantown Champs are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than 11 Angry Men (1).
Beantown Champs should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than 11 Angry Men (8 vs 6).
By position, Beantown Champs have outscored 11 Angry Men at QB and RB this season.
Beantown Champs don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 17 points, second-highest in the league.
Hey 11 Angry Men, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Beantown Champs
Well Beantown Champs, the good news is that we took this matchup by over five points. Even better news is that we know we're better than this, as our scoring average through Week 14 stood at 108.93. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
11 Angry Men
With zero catches on only one target this past week, the starting running backs for 11 Angry Men should smooth things over with their quarterbacks... and remind them to start checking down more often.