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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Raider Nation XVIII
8-5 107.36
98.93
 
VS
proj
Murrays Manglers
42.9 7-6
89.85

Murrays Manglers succumb to Raider Nation XVIII in 107.36-42.90 rout

There's no easy way to put it, Murrays Manglers underdelivered, at least based on projections, as Raider Nation XVIII rolled to a 107.36-42.90 victory. Raider Nation XVIII jumped out to a 21.62-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 21.62 points from Philip Rivers (313 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Travis Kelce (7 Rec, 61 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Ben Roethlisberger (235 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Evan Engram (8 Rec, 75 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Murrays Manglers in the loss. This marks the first time this season Raider Nation XVIII have gotten the best of Murrays Manglers, after falling 104.66-95.82 in their last matchup. Raider Nation XVIII will look to keep winning in the semifinal round next week, while Murrays Manglers seek to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 5th Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Raider Nation XVIII   Murrays Manglers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 170 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Giants, Henry put up 29.24 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.27-point projection and was much higher than his 11.66-point season scoring average. Henry ranks #63 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Redskins next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Raider Nation XVIII
Points
% of total points 107.36
1
Derrick Henry
RB
29.24
10.27
27.2%
2
Tevin Coleman
RB
20.5
8.99
19.1%
3
Philip Rivers
QB
15.52
19.61
14.5%
4
Adam Vinatieri
K
13
9.54
12.1%
Murrays Manglers
Points
% of total points 42.9
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
13.1
20.01
30.5%
2
Evan Engram
TE
7.5
5.81
17.5%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
5.6
17.78
13.1%
4
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
5
9.31
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tevin Coleman had a 43-yard touchdown run and a 65-yard run for Raider Nation XVIII, contributing to a 92.36-23.70 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Raider Nation XVIII   Murrays Manglers

Game Notes

Raider Nation XVIII won despite the fact that only four of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Murrays Manglers had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Murrays Manglers can partially blame the loss on Alex Collins, who didn't score any points.
Derrick Henry, Tevin Coleman, and Philip Rivers all scored more points than Ben Roethlisberger, the leading scorer for Murrays Manglers.
Raider Nation XVIII put up more points than their season scoring average (93.37) while Murrays Manglers fell short of theirs (80.31).
Raider Nation XVIII recorded more points than their projected total, while Murrays Manglers fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 64.46-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The defeat concludes a four-match winning streak for Murrays Manglers.
Not only did Raider Nation XVIII earn the W, but they also easily covered the 9.08-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Raider Nation XVIII moves to (5-2), while Murrays Manglers falls to (4-5).
A bright spot in the defeat, Ben Roethlisberger (13.1 points) registered the fifth-best score for a signal-caller this week.

Coach Talk

Raider Nation XVIII
Football is all about creating mismatches. With stout performances by Derrick Henry and Tevin Coleman, our squad took that to heart this past week. We thoroughly outscored Murrays Manglers at running back (49.74 points to 5.6). Henry had 176 total yards and two TDs, while Coleman logged 145 yards.
Murrays Manglers
Unless Murrays Manglers wants to go full diva-mode, then "not seeing enough opportunities" is not a viable excuse this week. Our four pass-catchers (two WR and two TE) were targeted a grand total of 31 times in Week 15. With only 18 total receptions, this group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.