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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Paper Champ!!!
11-3 133.36
145.69
 
VS
proj
I Will Delete You
122.28 8-7
125.29

Paper Champ!!! beat I Will Delete You for ninth straight win, 133.36-122.28

Paper Champ!!! extended their win streak to nine games with a hard-fought win over I Will Delete You, emerging victorious with a 133.36-122.28 victory. Paper Champ!!! were led by Todd Gurley II, who racked up 124 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 34.4 points, and Dalvin Cook, who racked up 163 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns (29.3 points), while Derrick Henry (30.24 points) and Robert Foster (20.8) did their part for I Will Delete You in the loss. This marks the second time this season Paper Champ!!! have knocked off I Will Delete You, after winning 131.66-110.66 in their last matchup. Paper Champ!!! will look to keep winning in the Championship next week, while I Will Delete You attempt to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Paper Champ!!!   I Will Delete You

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cook (136 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 27 Rec Yds) scored 29.3 points against the Dolphins in Week 15. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 13.86-point projection and was much higher than his 8.38-point season scoring average. Cook will face the Lions next week.
Dalvin Cook

Top Player Comparison

Paper Champ!!!
Points
% of total points 133.36
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
34.4
25.4
25.8%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
29.3
13.86
22%
3
Davante Adams
WR
21.9
18.58
16.4%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
14.46
21.04
10.8%
I Will Delete You
Points
% of total points 122.28
1
Derrick Henry
RB
30.24
11.45
24.7%
2
Robert Foster
WR
20.8
10.54
17%
3
Jaylen Samuels
RB
19.2
13.1
15.7%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
11.9
19.85
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Paper Champ!!! who claimed the lead, 86.96-70.04. For Paper Champ!!!, Dalvin Cook had a 21-yard touchdown run. Robert Foster made the highlight reel for I Will Delete You with a 42-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Paper Champ!!!   I Will Delete You

StatSmack

You're not even getting their "A" game. Paper Champ!!! have a winning record vs I Will Delete You this season despite averaging fewer points against them (132.51) than their overall average (141.65).
Get on their level! I Will Delete You have lost their last three weeks, while Paper Champ!!! have won nine straight.
We heard scoring helps you win. Paper Champ!!! are doing a better job of that, averaging 141.65 versus I Will Delete You's 123.49.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Paper Champ!!! (11-3) have a better record than I Will Delete You (8-7).
Even the computers think Paper Champ!!! have better players. Their projected average points is higher (141.92) than I Will Delete You (131.49).
Paper Champ!!! don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than I Will Delete You (5 vs 4).
By position, Paper Champ!!! have outscored I Will Delete You at RB, WR, TE, and K this season.
Paper Champ!!! don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 17 points, highest in the league.
Hey I Will Delete You, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Paper Champ!!!
Listen Paper Champ!!!, the good news is that we won this matchup by more than 11 points. The *even better* news is that we know we're stronger than this, as our scoring average through 14 weeks was 132.03. So while we're happy to have gotten this victory, let's "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
I Will Delete You
Keep your head held high, I Will Delete You! Take my word for it (coming from a coach who's frequently lived life on the hot seat)... You can take comfort knowing that there's always that volunteer Graduate Assistant job open at the community college down the road!