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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
QED
11-4 230.56
174.82
 
VS
proj
The Purple Dragons
175.14 7-8
179.52

QED knock off The Purple Dragons in 230.56-175.14 rout

QED stepped up, cruising to a 230.56-175.14 victory over The Purple Dragons, who fell short of projections. The Purple Dragons earned a 36.90-point lead on Thursday behind impressive efforts from Mark Ingram II, who ran for 76 yards and a touchdown for 24.4 points, and Marquise Brown, who caught 4 passes for 45 yards and a touchdown (12.5 points). But it was all QED after that. They were led by Jameis Winston (39.82 points) and Christian McCaffrey (35.05). QED will look to keep the streak alive in next week's semifinal round, while The Purple Dragons seek to rebound and finish the season with a win in the 5th Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  QED   The Purple Dragons

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Stills scored 17 points against the Titans in Week 15 to more-than-double his 6.22-point projection. He caught 3 passes for 35 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on QED this week. In Week 16, Stills and the Texans will go up against the Buccaneers.
Kenny Stills

Top Player Comparison

QED
Points
% of total points 230.56
1
Jameis Winston
QB
39.82
25.17
17.3%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
35.05
24.97
15.2%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
31.9
19.49
13.8%
4
Terry McLaurin
WR
21.5
9.57
9.3%
The Purple Dragons
Points
% of total points 175.14
1
Mark Ingram II
RB
24.4
13.1
13.9%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
24.01
22.7
13.7%
3
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
18
8.96
10.3%
4
DJ Moore
WR
17.4
13.26
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Marquise Brown had a 24-yard touchdown catch for The Purple Dragons to contribute to a 36.90-0.00 lead for The Purple Dragons.
Sunday Early
Jameis Winston had a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 33-yard touchdown pass for QED, while Terry McLaurin had a 75-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 157.37-114.10 lead for QED.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 51-yard pass for The Purple Dragons, who trailed 230.56-171.14 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  QED   The Purple Dragons

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. QED scored more points in this matchup (230.56) than their season average (170.79).
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" QED (11-4) have a better record than The Purple Dragons (7-8).
Even the computers think QED have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (173.94) than The Purple Dragons (161.79).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. QED has left fewer points on the bench this season (703.94) than The Purple Dragons (1,350.95).
QED don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Purple Dragons (7 vs 5).
QED are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than The Purple Dragons (1).
The Purple Dragons have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (1) than QED (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, QED have outscored The Purple Dragons at QB, RB, and K this season.
QED don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 37 points, highest in the league.
The starters for QED had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for The Purple Dragons (2).
Hey The Purple Dragons, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

QED
Hey, we admire the confidence, QED. Deploying a starter with zero points (Nelson Agholor), while still earning the win... that's playing with fire.
The Purple Dragons
The problem in Week 15 is pretty easy to identify, The Purple Dragons. Starting Jason Myers in a tough fantasy matchup... let's all move on from this and assume it's not going to happen again?