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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
WannnaHearNukNukJoke
11-3 170.8
143.28
 
VS
proj
Golden Taint
125.72 8-7
124.03

WannnaHearNukNukJoke defy expectations, earn win over Golden Taint in 170.80-125.72 rout

WannnaHearNukNukJoke rose to the occasion and beat expectations, rolling to a 170.80-125.72 victory over Golden Taint. Golden Taint jumped out to a 33.08-point lead on Thursday behind an impressive performance from Lamar Jackson (212 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs, 86 Rush Yds). But it was all WannnaHearNukNukJoke after that. They were led by Christian McCaffrey (33.5 points) and Miles Sanders (32.2). This marks the second time this season WannnaHearNukNukJoke have beaten Golden Taint, after winning 170.76-145.86 in their last matchup. WannnaHearNukNukJoke will look to clinch the league title next week, while Golden Taint attempt to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  WannnaHearNukNukJoke   Golden Taint

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sanders racked up 172 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns as the Eagles beat the Redskins 37-27. In doing so, he put up 32.2 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on WannnaHearNukNukJoke this week. In Week 16, Sanders and the Eagles will square off against the Cowboys.
Miles Sanders

Top Player Comparison

WannnaHearNukNukJoke
Points
% of total points 170.8
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
33.5
23.21
19.6%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
32.2
12.16
18.9%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
20
9.07
11.7%
4
Gardner Minshew II
QB
18.74
17.3
11%
Golden Taint
Points
% of total points 125.72
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
37.08
24.42
29.5%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
19.34
21.22
15.4%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
17.1
10.71
13.6%
4
DJ Moore
WR
16.3
13.2
13%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Lamar Jackson had a 33-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for Golden Taint, helping give Golden Taint a 37.08-4.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, WannnaHearNukNukJoke became the proud owner of a 104.60-89.82 lead. For WannnaHearNukNukJoke, Miles Sanders had a 56-yard run. Russell Wilson made the highlight reel for Golden Taint with a 58-yard pass and a 44-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was WannnaHearNukNukJoke who grabbed the lead, 153.44-119.32. For WannnaHearNukNukJoke, Gardner Minshew II had a 55-yard pass. Stefon Diggs made the highlight reel for Golden Taint with a 46-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Josh Allen had a 40-yard pass for WannnaHearNukNukJoke, helping the team to a 170.80-119.32 lead.

Points By Position

  WannnaHearNukNukJoke   Golden Taint

What If

WannnaHearNukNukJoke would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Golden Taint would have lost to seven other teams besides WannnaHearNukNukJoke this week.
If they played Golden Taint every week, WannnaHearNukNukJoke would be 12-2 this season.
WannnaHearNukNukJoke would be 8-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Golden Taint.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as WannnaHearNukNukJoke, Golden Taint would be 6-6.
If WannnaHearNukNukJoke had played every team in the league each week, they would be 125-29.
If they played every team every week, Golden Taint would be 84-77.

Coach Talk

WannnaHearNukNukJoke
Deploying a starting crew that tallied almost 171 points this past week... we did what we needed to do and took care of business.
Golden Taint
Lots of cake, no icing: The six starting offensive skill players on Golden Taint (three WRs, two RBs, one TE) collectively gained a whopping 508 yards from scrimmage. None of those starters could find his way to the end zone in Week 15.