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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Sesquipedantic Squad
7-7 80.08
88.4
 
VS
proj
Touchdown Abbey
68.68 5-10
80.63

Offensively challenged Sesquipedantic Squad knock off Touchdown Abbey, 80.08-68.68

Despite ranking only 10th in the league in points scored for the week, Sesquipedantic Squad came out on top with an 80.08-68.68 victory over Touchdown Abbey. Sesquipedantic Squad leapt out to a 16.4-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar efforts from Carlos Hyde (16.4 points) and Darius Slayton (9.1) and never looked back. Drew Brees (307 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Cooper Kupp (6 Rec, 41 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for Touchdown Abbey in the loss. This marks the first time this season Sesquipedantic Squad have knocked off Touchdown Abbey, after falling 116.08-87.5 in their last matchup. Sesquipedantic Squad improve to 7-7 for the season, while Touchdown Abbey fall to 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Sesquipedantic Squad   Touchdown Abbey

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Bailey made all 4 of his FG attempts as the Vikings beat the Chargers 39-10. In doing so, he put up 16 points to nearly double his 8.03-point projection, the second-highest percent increase of any K in the league this season. In Week 16, Bailey and the Vikings will square off against the Packers.
Dan Bailey

Top Player Comparison

Sesquipedantic Squad
Points
% of total points 80.08
1
Carlos Hyde
RB
16.4
8.85
20.5%
2
Dan Bailey
K
16
8.03
20%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
12.68
17.92
15.8%
4
Tyler Higbee
TE
11.1
7.7
13.9%
Touchdown Abbey
Points
% of total points 68.68
1
Drew Brees
QB
28.28
21.51
41.2%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
10.1
8.8
14.7%
3
Jason Witten
TE
9.6
4.78
14%
4
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
7
7.28
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Kirk Cousins hit Stefon Diggs for a 46-yard pass for Sesquipedantic Squad, helping Sesquipedantic Squad to an 80.08-38.90 lead.
Monday
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for Touchdown Abbey.

Points By Position

  Sesquipedantic Squad   Touchdown Abbey

What If

Sesquipedantic Squad would have beaten only one other team besides Touchdown Abbey this week.
Touchdown Abbey would have lost to nine other teams besides Sesquipedantic Squad this week.
If they played Touchdown Abbey every week, Sesquipedantic Squad would be 6-8 this season.
Sesquipedantic Squad would be 5-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Touchdown Abbey.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Sesquipedantic Squad, Touchdown Abbey would be 5-7.
If Sesquipedantic Squad had played every team in the league each week, they would be 66-88.
If they played every team every week, Touchdown Abbey would be 63-98.

Coach Talk

Sesquipedantic Squad
Hey, we'll definitely take the win, Sesquipedantic Squad! Having said that, if we want to ramp our performance up to the next level, then here's one area where we can improve; our starting QB was clearly outplayed by the opposition. Drew Brees went 29-of-30 for 307 yards and four touchdowns for Touchdown Abbey, and all Kirk Cousins could put up was a 19-for-25 day, with 207 yards and one passing TD (plus an ugly interception).
Touchdown Abbey
Wow, talk about under-utilized. The starting backfield for Touchdown Abbey collectively recorded just four targets this past week.