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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Big dog
8-7 97.82
121.48
 
VS
proj
Go bucs2
90.64 6-9
116.33

Big dog come up short of expectations, still manage to knock off Go bucs2, 97.82-90.64

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, but Big dog did enough to knock off Go bucs2. Predicted to win 121.48-116.33, Big dog came out on top with a 97.82-90.64 victory over Go bucs2. Big dog jumped out to a 26.12-point lead on Thursday behind 26.12 points from Patrick Mahomes (243 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Tyreek Hill (4 Rec, 46 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Derrick Henry (30.24 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (17.8) carried the flag for Go bucs2 in the loss. This marks the second time this season Big dog have knocked off Go bucs2, after falling 162-161.06 in their last matchup. Big dog improve to 8-7 for the season, while Go bucs2 fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Big dog   Go bucs2

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Broncos in Week 15, the Browns defense allowed 16 points, surrendered 270 yards, and intercepted 2 passes. In doing so, they put up 13 points to nearly triple their 4.38-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Big dog this week. In Week 16, the Browns will face the Bengals.
The Cleveland Browns defense

Top Player Comparison

Big dog
Points
% of total points 97.82
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
29.3
13.86
30%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
18.02
24.76
18.4%
3
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
13
4.38
13.3%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
11.9
16.37
12.2%
Go bucs2
Points
% of total points 90.64
1
Derrick Henry
RB
30.24
11.45
33.4%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
17.8
22.8
19.6%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
12
11.7
13.2%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
8.4
11.27
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Dalvin Cook had a 21-yard touchdown run for Big dog to contribute to a 74.72-69.44 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Big dog   Go bucs2

Game Notes

Just two of the 26 starters on Big dog exceeded their scoring projections.
Go bucs2 had only six of their 26 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Big dog had 18 starters score zero points, while Go bucs2 had 16.
Big dog got the win despite scoring a season-low 97.82 points.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Not only did Big dog win, but they also covered the 5.15-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Derrick Henry scored 30.24 points, the highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Big dog
A big key to success in football is exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by quadrupling Go bucs2 at the wide receiver position (34.3 points to 8.4).
Go bucs2
Hey, it's possible that Go bucs2 would be a better GM in the NFL than in fantasy football. Accumulating only eight total targets this past week, their four wide receivers apparently did a superb job blocking downfield and running decoy routes.