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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Cherokee Nation
11-4 145.38
142.53
 
VS
proj
Pull My Finger
132.04 9-6
123.54

Cherokee Nation top Pull My Finger, 145.38-132.04

Cherokee Nation scored a hard-fought win over Pull My Finger, emerging victorious with a 145.38-132.04 victory. Cherokee Nation grabbed an early 28.48-point lead on Thursday. Pull My Finger came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Christian McCaffrey (37.5 points) and Deshaun Watson (17.92). Unphased, Cherokee Nation rallied later that afternoon, as George Kittle (26.9 points) and Keenan Allen (18.9) put them back in the lead once and for all. This marks the second time this season Cherokee Nation have beaten Pull My Finger, after winning 161.62-127.64 in their last matchup. Cherokee Nation will look to keep the streak alive in the Championship next week, while Pull My Finger seek to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Cherokee Nation   Pull My Finger

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Falcons in Week 15, Kittle caught 13 passes for 134 yards . In doing so, he put up 26.9 points and scored 62.4% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Cherokee Nation this week. Next week, Kittle will face the Rams.
George Kittle

Top Player Comparison

Cherokee Nation
Points
% of total points 145.38
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
41.08
24.35
28.3%
2
Chris Carson
RB
27.7
18.16
19.1%
3
George Kittle
TE
26.9
16.56
18.5%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
18.9
21.51
13%
Pull My Finger
Points
% of total points 132.04
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
37.5
26.18
28.4%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
17.92
22.08
13.6%
3
Mike Williams
WR
17.1
10.93
13%
4
James White
RB
15.2
13.86
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Thursday, but after the dust settled, Cherokee Nation became the proud owner of a 41.08-12.60 lead. For Cherokee Nation, Lamar Jackson had a 33-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass. Robby Anderson made the highlight reel for Pull My Finger with a 41-yard catch.
Sunday Early
James White had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Pull My Finger to contribute to a 105.30-90.88 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Cherokee Nation   Pull My Finger

StatSmack

We're sensing a trend. In their two matchup wins against Pull My Finger, Cherokee Nation averaged more points (153.5) than they usually score (135.03).
We heard scoring helps you win. Cherokee Nation are doing a better job of that, averaging 135.03 versus Pull My Finger's 122.46.
Even the computers think Cherokee Nation have better players. They have a higher projected points average (134.86) than Pull My Finger (118.1).
Once Cherokee Nation put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Pull My Finger (7 vs 5).
Cherokee Nation are clutch masters, with more close wins than Pull My Finger (1 vs 0).
Pull My Finger have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than Cherokee Nation (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Cherokee Nation have outscored Pull My Finger at QB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
Cherokee Nation don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 17 points, highest in the league.
Hey Pull My Finger, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Cherokee Nation
Hey, exploiting mismatches is the key to football, right? Our team found one this past week and doubled up Pull My Finger at the quarterback position (41.08 points to 17.92).
Pull My Finger
Unless Pull My Finger wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not seeing enough opportunities" isn't really an excuse this week. As a group, our trio of pass-catchers (two WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 23 times in Week 15. Those players should participate in some additional timing drills with their QBs, considering they pulled down just 12 catches.