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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Sinister Sloths
8-7 211
208.11
 
VS
proj
Bama Blue
161 6-9
213.32

Bama Blue fall short of predictions, succumb to Sinister Sloths, 211-161

Bama Blue failed to rise to the occasion, as Sinister Sloths emerged victorious with a 211-161 victory. Sinister Sloths grabbed a 47-point lead on Thursday behind 47 points from Lamar Jackson (212 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs, 86 Rush Yds) and Kyle Phillips (1 Tackle) and never looked back. Carson Wentz (266 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Tyreek Hill (5 Rec, 67 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) were the leaders for Bama Blue in the loss. This marks the first time this season Sinister Sloths have knocked off Bama Blue, after falling 189-166 in their last matchup. Sinister Sloths improve to 8-7 for the season, while Bama Blue fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Sinister Sloths   Bama Blue

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ferrell overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 7 points against his 2.88-point projection. In a 20-16 loss to the Jaguars, he made 3 tackles. Ferrell ranks #1 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Clelin Ferrell

Top Player Comparison

Sinister Sloths
Points
% of total points 211
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
46
26.17
21.8%
2
Lavonte David
LB
24
20.05
11.4%
3
Jaire Alexander
CB
24
10.81
11.4%
4
Jerome Baker
LB
22
17.05
10.4%
Bama Blue
Points
% of total points 161
1
Carson Wentz
QB
26
22.22
16.1%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
20
11.41
12.4%
3
Eric Kendricks
LB
14
16
8.7%
4
Charvarius Ward
CB
12
10.96
7.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Lamar Jackson had a 33-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for Sinister Sloths, contributing to a 47-0 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Bama Blue, while Noah Fant had a 43-yard catch for the team, who trailed 148-81 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  Sinister Sloths   Bama Blue

Game Notes

Sinister Sloths emerged victorious even though only seven of their 17 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Bama Blue had only five of their 17 starters score higher than their projected points.
Sinister Sloths put up more points than their season scoring average (178.63) while Bama Blue fell short of theirs (177.63).
Sinister Sloths recorded more points than their projected total, while Bama Blue fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 50-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the loss, Carson Wentz put up 26 points, the fifth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Sinister Sloths
Two wide receivers, one running back, one tight end, zero touchdowns: The four starting offensive skill players on Sinister Sloths collectively gained a healthy 340 yards from scrimmage. No one from that group was able to find paydirt in Week 15.
Bama Blue
Despite starting Tyreek Hill this week... your opposition, Sinister Sloths, ultimately represented a hill that was too tough to climb. Keep your head up, Bama Blue!