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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Purple Skunk
7-8 165.28
143.27
 
VS
proj
Matty Ice Ice Baby
164.78 7-8
141.85

Purple Skunk come back to defeat Matty Ice Ice Baby in 165.28-164.78 battle

Both teams rose to the occasion, but it was Purple Skunk who emerged victorious, rallying to earn a 165.28-164.78 victory over Matty Ice Ice Baby. Purple Skunk trailed 153.98-151.38 heading into Sunday night, but the unit rallied behind Devin Singletary, who ran for 87 yards for 7.9 points, and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, who allowed 17 points, surrendered 261 yards, and forced 2 turnovers (6 points). Lamar Jackson (212 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs, 86 Rush Yds) and Christian McCaffrey (87 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 88 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Matty Ice Ice Baby in the loss. This marks the third time this season Purple Skunk have knocked off Matty Ice Ice Baby, after winning 194.76-135.6 in their last matchup. Purple Skunk improve to 7-8 for the season, while Matty Ice Ice Baby fall to 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Purple Skunk   Matty Ice Ice Baby

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 31.9 points, Jones more-than-doubled his 14.49-point projection as the Falcons beat the 49ers 29-22. He caught 13 passes for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Purple Skunk this week. In Week 16, Jones and the Falcons will square off against the Jaguars.
Julio Jones

Top Player Comparison

Purple Skunk
Points
% of total points 165.28
1
Julio Jones
WR
31.9
14.49
19.3%
2
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB
20.46
16.62
12.4%
3
George Kittle
TE
19.9
13.44
12%
4
Sam Darnold
QB
15.82
13.73
9.6%
Matty Ice Ice Baby
Points
% of total points 164.78
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
37.08
23.81
22.5%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
33.5
23.21
20.3%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
32.2
12.16
19.5%
4
Matt Ryan
QB
19.1
17.67
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Thursday, but it was Purple Skunk who claimed the lead, 39.62-37.08. Sam Darnold hit Robby Anderson for a 41-yard pass for Purple Skunk. Darnold also lit up the scoreboard with a 41-yard pass. Lamar Jackson made the highlight reel for Matty Ice Ice Baby with a 33-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which Matty Ice Ice Baby owned a 133.18-66.08 lead. For Purple Skunk, Ryan Fitzpatrick had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass. Miles Sanders made the highlight reel for Matty Ice Ice Baby with a 56-yard run.

Points By Position

  Purple Skunk   Matty Ice Ice Baby

What If

Purple Skunk would have beaten nine other teams besides Matty Ice Ice Baby this week.
Matty Ice Ice Baby would have lost to just one other team besides Purple Skunk this week.
If they played Matty Ice Ice Baby every week, Purple Skunk would be 6-9 this season.
Purple Skunk would be 5-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Matty Ice Ice Baby.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Purple Skunk, Matty Ice Ice Baby would be 6-6.
If Purple Skunk had played every team in the league each week, they would be 84-77.
If they played every team every week, Matty Ice Ice Baby would be 104-57.

Coach Talk

Purple Skunk
Hey, the key to football is recognizing the mismatches, right? We really took that to heart this week by doubling up Matty Ice Ice Baby at the wide receiver position (66.2 points to 29.9).
Matty Ice Ice Baby
Unless Matty Ice Ice Baby wants to go full diva-mode, then "not seeing many chances" doesn't fly as an excuse this time around. As a group, our pass-catching corps (four WR, one TE) were targeted a hearty 38 times in Week 15. Those players should try to get some extra practice reps in with their QBs, considering they recorded only 19 catches.