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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Word Bearers Legion
9-6 130.43
105.28
 
VS
proj
the ball breakers
113.18 10-4
108.75

Word Bearers Legion earn win against the ball breakers, 130.43-113.18

Word Bearers Legion beat expectations, earning a 130.43-113.18 victory over the ball breakers. Word Bearers Legion earned a 46.88-point lead on Thursday behind a standout effort from Lamar Jackson and never looked back. Saquon Barkley (26.3 points) and Dak Prescott (21.68) carried the flag for the ball breakers in the loss. This marks the first time this season Word Bearers Legion have knocked off the ball breakers, after falling 159.58-114.37 in their last matchup. Word Bearers Legion will look to clinch the league title next week, while the ball breakers attempt to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Word Bearers Legion   the ball breakers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 12 points, Gurley II scored 48.3% more than that amount by scoring 17.8 points as the Rams lost to the Cowboys 44-21. He racked up 38 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Word Bearers Legion this week. Next week, Gurley II will play the 49ers.
Todd Gurley II

Top Player Comparison

Word Bearers Legion
Points
% of total points 130.43
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
46.88
26.55
35.9%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
20.75
15.65
15.9%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
17.8
12
13.6%
4
Wil Lutz
K
10
8.98
7.7%
the ball breakers
Points
% of total points 113.18
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
26.3
15.26
23.2%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
21.68
22.32
19.2%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
18.8
13.85
16.6%
4
Golden Tate
WR
11.1
6.75
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Lamar Jackson had a 33-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for Word Bearers Legion, helping the team to a 46.88-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Golden Tate had a 51-yard touchdown catch for the ball breakers, who trailed 80.23-67.90 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 59-yard touchdown pass for the ball breakers, who trailed 116.03-94.38 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  Word Bearers Legion   the ball breakers

What If

Word Bearers Legion would have beaten five other teams besides the ball breakers this week.
the ball breakers would have lost to three other teams besides Word Bearers Legion this week.
Word Bearers Legion would be 8-6 if they played the ball breakers every week.
Word Bearers Legion would be 8-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as the ball breakers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Word Bearers Legion, the ball breakers would be 6-5.
If Word Bearers Legion had played every team in the league each week, they would be 82-47.
If they played every team every week, the ball breakers would be 79-47.

Coach Talk

Word Bearers Legion
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? Our team took that to heart this past week and doubled up the ball breakers at the quarterback position (46.88 points to 21.68).
the ball breakers
Look, the ball breakers, I've been in this industry long enough to realize that sometimes points just seem to randomly appear out of the blue. Then in some cases (ahem, Week 15) they don't! Okay, okay... hoping for an additional 18 points may be a bit on the excessive side.