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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Eastside Gummybears
6-8 162.74
122.02
 
VS
proj
Japanliving
152.74 5-10
110.31

Eastside Gummybears earn win against Japanliving, 162.74-152.74

Both teams outperformed their projected point totals, but it was Eastside Gummybears who emerged victorious, coming out on top with a 162.74-152.74 victory over Japanliving. Japanliving grabbed a 23.10-point lead on Thursday, but Eastside Gummybears held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by the Minnesota Vikings defense, who allowed only 10 points, surrendered 345 yards, and forced 7 turnovers for 36 points, and Julio Jones, who caught 13 passes for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns (31.9 points). Kenyan Drake (39.1 points) and Russell Wilson (25.34) were the top performers for Japanliving in the loss. This marks the first time this season Eastside Gummybears have taken down Japanliving, after falling 146.68-142.4 in their last matchup. Eastside Gummybears improve to 6-8 for the season, while Japanliving fall to 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Eastside Gummybears   Japanliving

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Vikings defense (10 Pts Allowed, 345 Yds Allowed, 7 Turnovers) scored 36 points against the Chargers in Week 15. Their scoring output more-than-tripled their 10.42-point projection and was much higher than their 13.3-point season scoring average. The Vikings defense ranks #5 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Packers next week.
The Minnesota Vikings defense

Top Player Comparison

Eastside Gummybears
Points
% of total points 162.74
1
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
36
10.42
22.1%
2
Julio Jones
WR
31.9
15.81
19.6%
3
Carson Wentz
QB
24.54
22.58
15.1%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
22.3
17.69
13.7%
Japanliving
Points
% of total points 152.74
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
39.1
11.28
25.6%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
25.34
24.75
16.6%
3
Mark Ingram II
RB
23.1
12.09
15.1%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
17.1
14.39
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Russell Wilson had a 58-yard pass and a 44-yard pass for Japanliving, while Aaron Jones had a 21-yard touchdown run, contributing to a 74.54-44.54 lead for Japanliving.
Sunday Late
Nick Chubb had a 33-yard touchdown run for Eastside Gummybears to contribute to a 162.74-152.74 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Eastside Gummybears   Japanliving

What If

Eastside Gummybears would have beaten nine other teams besides Japanliving this week.
Japanliving would have lost to just one other team besides Eastside Gummybears this week.
If Eastside Gummybears played Japanliving every week this season, they'd be 7-7.
Eastside Gummybears would be 3-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Japanliving.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Eastside Gummybears, Japanliving would be 4-8.
If Eastside Gummybears had played every team in the league each week, they would be 81-73.
If they played every team every week, Japanliving would be 83-78.

Coach Talk

Eastside Gummybears
Hey, we'll definitely take the win, Eastside Gummybears! 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 running backs were utterly outmatched this past week. Buoyed by David Montgomery (49 total yards, no TDs) and Raheem Mostert (59 yards, one TD), our three RBs combined for just 38.1 points in Week 15, while the starting backfield for Japanliving doubled us up with a score of 79.3.
Japanliving
Producing a pair of catches on only three targets this past week, it appears that the starting RBs for Japanliving should investigate why their quarterbacks are giving them the silent treatment.