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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Fighting Chichiwawas
6-9 95.9
89.85
 
VS
proj
sbmurks
46.32 7-7
70.68

sbmurks fall short of predictions, lose to Fighting Chichiwawas in 95.90-46.32 rout

There's no way around it, sbmurks underperformed, at least according to projections, as Fighting Chichiwawas rolled to a 95.90-46.32 victory. sbmurks nabbed a 4.28-point lead on Saturday behind Deshaun Watson (16.48 points) and Lamar Miller (0.8), but Fighting Chichiwawas held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Joe Mixon (129 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Mike Evans (4 Rec, 121 Rec Yds). Deshaun Watson (294 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 26 Rush Yds) and T.Y. Hilton (5 Rec, 85 Rec Yds) led the charge for sbmurks in the loss. Fighting Chichiwawas improve to 6-9 for the season, while sbmurks fall to 7-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Fighting Chichiwawas   sbmurks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mixon scored 28 points in a 30-16 win over the Raiders to nearly double his 14.09-point projection. He ran for 129 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Fighting Chichiwawas this week. In Week 16, Mixon and the Bengals will face the Browns.
Joe Mixon

Top Player Comparison

Fighting Chichiwawas
Points
% of total points 95.9
1
Joe Mixon
RB
28
14.09
29.2%
2
Mike Evans
WR
15.1
9.79
15.7%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
14.12
16.39
14.7%
4
Adam Vinatieri
K
13
9.24
13.6%
sbmurks
Points
% of total points 46.32
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
16.48
15.72
35.6%
2
T.Y. Hilton
WR
8.5
8.63
18.4%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
7.84
9.66
16.9%
4
Chris Boswell
K
5
9.81
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Early
Joe Mixon had a 47-yard run for Fighting Chichiwawas to contribute to a 86.22-33.62 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Fighting Chichiwawas   sbmurks

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Fighting Chichiwawas scored more points in this one (95.9) than their season average (85.31).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. sbmurks has left more points on the bench this season (431.58) than Fighting Chichiwawas (379.26).
Once Fighting Chichiwawas put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than sbmurks (4 vs 3).
Fighting Chichiwawas are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than sbmurks (1 vs 3).
By position, Fighting Chichiwawas have outscored sbmurks at RB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Hey sbmurks, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Fighting Chichiwawas
Good work, Fighting Chichiwawas. Fielding a lineup that tallied almost 96 points this past week... let's maintain this momentum as we head into our next matchup in Week 16.
sbmurks
Talk about old-school ground n' pound: The starting RBs for sbmurks failed to receive a single target via the passing game this past week. Tell those quarterbacks to check down a little more often in Week 16!