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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
DKL's
10-4 129.96
124.69
 
VS
proj
forbeer
118.64 9-6
131.77

Back-and-forth battle ends with DKL's coming back to beat forbeer, 129.96-118.64

What a battle! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, DKL's earned a come-from-behind win over forbeer, staging a comeback for a 129.96-118.64 victory. Trailing 113.90-101.96 heading into Monday night, DKL's charged back behind Christian McCaffrey, who racked up 170 yards of total offense with a touchdown pass for 28 points. Damien Williams (49 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 74 Rec Yds) and Davante Adams (8 Rec, 119 Rec Yds) carried the flag for forbeer in defeat. This marks the first time this season DKL's have knocked off forbeer, after falling 133.14-123.5 in their last matchup. DKL's will look to clinch the championship next week, while forbeer seek to rebound and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  DKL's   forbeer

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Cowboys in Week 15, the Colts defense didn't allow any points, surrendered 292 yards, and forced 2 turnovers. In doing so, they put up 19 points and more-than-tripled their scoring projection, the third-highest percent increase of any DEF in the league this season. The Colts will face the Giants next week.
The Indianapolis Colts defense

Top Player Comparison

DKL's
Points
% of total points 129.96
1
Derrick Henry
RB
30.24
11.57
23.3%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
28
23.9
21.5%
3
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
19
5.96
14.6%
4
Patrick Mahomes
QB
18.02
24.11
13.9%
forbeer
Points
% of total points 118.64
1
Damien Williams
RB
30.3
14.74
25.5%
2
Davante Adams
WR
21.9
18.72
18.5%
3
The Atlanta Falcons defense
DEF
20
8.63
16.9%
4
Justin Jackson
RB
17.5
12.44
14.8%

Matchup Highlights

Monday
Christian McCaffrey had a 50-yard touchdown pass for DKL's on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  DKL's   forbeer

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. DKL's are doing a better job of that, averaging 140.11 versus forbeer's 128.91.
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. DKL's has left fewer points on the bench this season (702.6) than forbeer (761.62).
Once DKL's put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than forbeer (8 vs 3).
DKL's play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than forbeer (1).
DKL's are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than forbeer (0 vs 1).
DKL's should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than forbeer (8 vs 6).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of forbeer - they’ve made more transactions (5) than DKL's (2) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, DKL's have outscored forbeer at QB, RB, and DEF this season.
DKL's don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 27 points, highest in the league.
The starters for DKL's had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for forbeer (0).
Hey forbeer, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

DKL's
You know DKL's, the good news is that we took this matchup by more than 11 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even stronger than this... as a matter of fact, our team's scoring average through Week 14 stood at 130.89. So yes, we're happy to have gotten this victory, but let's also "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
forbeer
Your starting QB threw one interception and literally zero touchdowns? We may need to have a little debate here: Was Cam Newton actually that out-of-sync with his receiving crew, or was the Saints secondary just that great against the pass? What do you think? Do we continue to roll with him as the starting QB of forbeer?