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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
GREEN LEGION
10-5 479.78
441.26
 
VS
proj
Pai Mei
308.36 7-8
396.26

Pai Mei fall short of expectations, succumb to GREEN LEGION in 479.78-308.36 rout

There's no easy way to say it, Pai Mei dropped the ball, at least based on projections, as GREEN LEGION cruised to a 479.78-308.36 victory. It didn't take long to figure out who would lead the way in this one, as GREEN LEGION nabbed a 119.64-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar performances from Christian McCaffrey and Danny Amendola. McCaffrey racked up 175 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 91.1 points, while Amendola caught 8 passes for 102 yards (46.4 points). Drew Brees (307 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and DeVante Parker (4 Rec, 72 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) did everything they could for Pai Mei in the loss. This marks the third time this season GREEN LEGION have taken down Pai Mei, after winning 579.04-450.86 in their last matchup. GREEN LEGION improve to 10-5 for the season, while Pai Mei fall to 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  GREEN LEGION   Pai Mei

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Michel overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 44.63 points against his 23.36-point projection. During a 34-13 win over the Bengals, he racked up 103 yards from scrimmage . Michel will face the Bills next week.
Sony Michel

Top Player Comparison

GREEN LEGION
Points
% of total points 479.78
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
91.1
68.8
19%
2
Baker Mayfield
QB
52.71
53.61
11%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
50.9
49.34
10.6%
4
Derek Carr
QB
50.68
45.17
10.6%
Pai Mei
Points
% of total points 308.36
1
Drew Brees
QB
57.28
53.43
18.6%
2
DeVante Parker
WR
42.4
34.4
13.8%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
41.93
44.9
13.6%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
37.57
36.41
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, GREEN LEGION boasted a 265.89-146.25 lead. For GREEN LEGION, Danny Amendola had a 46-yard catch. DeVante Parker had a 29-yard touchdown catch and a 20-yard touchdown catch for Pai Mei, while Tom Brady had a 23-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Derek Carr had a 40-yard touchdown pass for GREEN LEGION to contribute to a 465.78-245.58 lead for the team.
Monday
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for Pai Mei.

Points By Position

  GREEN LEGION   Pai Mei

StatSmack

GREEN LEGION are unstoppable against Pai Mei this season, with a record of 3-0.
This isn't a one-time thing. In three games vs Pai Mei this season, GREEN LEGION have averaged more points (520.2) than they usually score this season (448.64).
We heard scoring helps you win. GREEN LEGION are doing a better job of that, averaging 448.64 versus Pai Mei's 395.86.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" GREEN LEGION (10-5) have a better record than Pai Mei (7-8).
Even the machines think GREEN LEGION have better players. Their projected average points is higher (471.07) than Pai Mei (401.15).
By position, GREEN LEGION have outscored Pai Mei at QB, RB, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
GREEN LEGION don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 29 points, third-highest in the league.
Hey Pai Mei, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

GREEN LEGION
Kudos on deploying a lineup that tallied 479.78 points this past week. We did what we needed to do and took care of business.
Pai Mei
It's entirely possible that Pai Mei may be a better GM in real football than in fantasy. Accumulating only 14 targets combined in Week 15, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently contributed to their teams' offenses by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.