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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
🏈People's Champ🏆
10-5 132.75
154.78
 
VS
proj
Los Fearless
106.95 7-8
124.17

🏈People's Champ🏆 top Los Fearless for fifth straight win in 132.75-106.95 rout

🏈People's Champ🏆 extended their win streak to five games with a easy win over Los Fearless, cruising to a 132.75-106.95 victory. This one was decided before it really even started, as 🏈People's Champ🏆 jumped out to a 28.4-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive showings from the Tennessee Titans defense and Ezekiel Elliott. the Titans defense didn't allow any points, surrendered 260 yards, and forced 2 turnovers for 33 points, while Elliott racked up 128 yards from scrimmage (17.8 points). David Johnson (19.1 points) and the Chicago Bears defense (17) carried the flag for Los Fearless in the loss. This marks the first time this season 🏈People's Champ🏆 have gotten the best of Los Fearless, after falling 141.65-139.05 in their last matchup. 🏈People's Champ🏆 improve to 10-5 for the season, while Los Fearless fall to 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  🏈People's Champ🏆   Los Fearless

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Titans defense (0 Pts Allowed, 260 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 33 points against the Giants in Week 15. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 12.18-point projection and was much higher than their 13.5-point season scoring average. The Titans defense will face the Redskins next week.
The Tennessee Titans defense

Top Player Comparison

🏈People's Champ🏆
Points
% of total points 132.75
1
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
33
12.18
24.9%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
26.5
25.59
20%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
17.8
22.8
13.4%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
17.45
21.82
13.1%
Los Fearless
Points
% of total points 106.95
1
David Johnson
RB
19.1
14.85
17.9%
2
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
17
12.86
15.9%
3
Jake Elliott
K
14
8.5
13.1%
4
Tyler Boyd
WR
13.8
13.7
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was 🏈People's Champ🏆 who owned the lead, 99.95-71.55. For 🏈People's Champ🏆, Kirk Cousins had a 40-yard touchdown pass. David Johnson made the highlight reel for Los Fearless with a 40-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Jake Elliott had a 51-yard field goal for Los Fearless, who trailed 102.85-97.55 after Sunday night.
Monday
Christian McCaffrey had a 50-yard touchdown pass for 🏈People's Champ🏆 during Monday Night Football, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  🏈People's Champ🏆   Los Fearless

StatSmack

🏈People's Champ🏆 are on a roll, winning five in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. 🏈People's Champ🏆 are doing a better job of that, averaging 154.82 versus Los Fearless's 141.97.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" 🏈People's Champ🏆 (10-5) have a better record than Los Fearless (7-8).
Even the machines think 🏈People's Champ🏆 have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (147.4) than Los Fearless (134.56).
🏈People's Champ🏆 don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Los Fearless (4 vs 3).
🏈People's Champ🏆 are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Los Fearless (1).
🏈People's Champ🏆 are clutch masters, with more close wins than Los Fearless (3 vs 2).
By position, 🏈People's Champ🏆 have outscored Los Fearless at QB and RB this season.
🏈People's Champ🏆 has a higher average scoring margin (10) than Los Fearless this season (0).
Hey Los Fearless, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

🏈People's Champ🏆
Listen 🏈People's Champ🏆, the good news is that we took this matchup by almost 26 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even stronger than this, as our scoring average through Week 14 stood at 135.7. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Los Fearless
"Not getting many chances" won't fly as an excuse this week for Los Fearless. As a group, our five pass-catchers (four WR, one TE) combined to receive a healthy 33 targets in Week 15. With just 17 total receptions, this group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.