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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Mike's Team
14-1 207.58
233.08
 
VS
proj
ryan's Optimal Team
111.09 8-7
126.39

Mike's Team beat ryan's Optimal Team for 13th straight win in 207.58-111.09 rout

Mike's Team extended their win streak to 13 games with a easy win over ryan's Optimal Team, cruising to a 207.58-111.09 victory. Mike's Team never trailed in this one after nabbing a 17.92-point lead on Thursday behind Philip Rivers (19.02 points) and Michael Badgley (3.25). The Atlanta Falcons defense (14 Pts Allowed, 253 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) and Mitchell Trubisky (235 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 16 Rush Yds) did their part for ryan's Optimal Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season Mike's Team have gotten the best of ryan's Optimal Team, after winning 171.05-61.37 in their last matchup. Mike's Team will look to keep the streak alive in the semifinals next week, while ryan's Optimal Team attempt to rebound and lock up a top-6 finish.

Matchup Timeline

  Mike's Team   ryan's Optimal Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cook overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 30.8 points against his 12.48-point projection. In a 41-17 win over the Dolphins, he racked up 163 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. Cook will face the Lions next week.
Dalvin Cook

Top Player Comparison

Mike's Team
Points
% of total points 207.58
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
30.8
12.48
14.8%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
28.5
15.46
13.7%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
25.9
23.23
12.5%
4
Philip Rivers
QB
19.02
22.46
9.2%
ryan's Optimal Team
Points
% of total points 111.09
1
The Atlanta Falcons defense
DEF
27.71
15.61
24.9%
2
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
20.25
20.36
18.2%
3
Jake Elliott
K
15
8.51
13.5%
4
Robert Woods
WR
11.3
12.54
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Dalvin Cook had a 21-yard touchdown run for Mike's Team, while Joe Mixon had a 47-yard run to contribute to a 166.28-84.29 lead for Mike's Team.
Sunday Night
Jake Elliott had a 51-yard field goal for ryan's Optimal Team, who trailed 195.43-111.09 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Mike's Team   ryan's Optimal Team

What If

Mike's Team would have beaten only four other teams besides ryan's Optimal Team this week.
ryan's Optimal Team would have lost to five other teams besides Mike's Team this week.
Mike's Team would be 15-0 if they played ryan's Optimal Team every week.
Mike's Team would have beaten ryan's Optimal Team 225.13-103.06 had they played each other last week.
Mike's Team would be 13-0 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as ryan's Optimal Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Mike's Team, ryan's Optimal Team would be 4-9.
If Mike's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 194-23.
If they played every team every week, ryan's Optimal Team would be 70-147.

Coach Talk

Mike's Team
Listen Mike's Team, we're glass-half-full kind of coaches. While others may harp on the fact that our scoring's slipped lately, we'll choose to spin this in a positive direction. Averaging 212.38 points through Week 14, our crew has definitely proven that it's even stronger than the 207.58 we needed to win this past week!
ryan's Optimal Team
With just three catches this past week, the starting RBs for ryan's Optimal Team should remind their QBs to start checking down more often (and dial up a screen play or two).