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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Le'Veon's Sabbatical
6-9 106.01
105.74
 
VS
proj
not defending champs
72.06 4-11
90.98

Le'Veon's Sabbatical hand not defending champs third straight loss in 106.01-72.06 rout

Le'Veon's Sabbatical rolled to a 106.01-72.06 victory to hand not defending champs their third consecutive loss. Le'Veon's Sabbatical never trailed in this one after nabbing a 17.93-point lead on Thursday behind Philip Rivers. Doug Baldwin (21.7 points) and Stefon Diggs (13.8) carried the flag for not defending champs in the loss. This marks the second time this season Le'Veon's Sabbatical have taken down not defending champs, after winning 118.63-116.41 in their last matchup. Le'Veon's Sabbatical improve to 6-9 for the season, while not defending champs fall to 4-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Le'Veon's Sabbatical   not defending champs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mack ran for 139 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Colts beat the Cowboys 23-0. In doing so, he put up 25.4 points to more-than-double his 10.23-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Le'Veon's Sabbatical this week. Next week, Mack will square off against the Giants.
Marlon Mack

Top Player Comparison

Le'Veon's Sabbatical
Points
% of total points 106.01
1
Marlon Mack
RB
25.4
10.23
24%
2
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
18.88
10.6
17.8%
3
Philip Rivers
QB
17.93
21.78
16.9%
4
Mike Evans
WR
14.1
12.21
13.3%
not defending champs
Points
% of total points 72.06
1
Doug Baldwin
WR
21.7
8.57
30.1%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
13.8
13.88
19.2%
3
Tom Brady
QB
12.8
21.78
17.8%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
12
11.36
16.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Doug Baldwin had a 35-yard touchdown catch for not defending champs, while Tom Brady had a 63-yard touchdown pass for the team, who trailed 106.01-53.20 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  Le'Veon's Sabbatical   not defending champs

StatSmack

We're sensing a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against not defending champs, Le'Veon's Sabbatical averaged more points (112.32) than they usually score (104.58).
not defending champs are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've lost three in a row.
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Le'Veon's Sabbatical has left fewer points on the bench this season (526.46) than not defending champs (667.68).
Le'Veon's Sabbatical don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than not defending champs (3 vs 0).
Le'Veon's Sabbatical laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (4) than not defending champs (0).
Le'Veon's Sabbatical are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than not defending champs (0 vs 3).
By position, Le'Veon's Sabbatical have outscored not defending champs at QB and RB this season.
Hey not defending champs, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Le'Veon's Sabbatical
Way to shrug off that two-match losing skid, Le'Veon's Sabbatical! Every fantasy GM will surely be presented with adversity somewhere along the way... continue to keep your eyes out for what challenges lie ahead.
not defending champs
Unless not defending champs wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting many opportunities" isn't really a viable excuse this week. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR, one TE) combined to see a whopping 20 targets in Week 15. With only 11 total catches, this group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.