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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
12 GAGE
7-7 118.48
106.46
 
VS
proj
Payless for Menshoes
53.26 4-11
83.8

12 GAGE hand Payless for Menshoes fifth consecutive loss in 118.48-53.26 rout

12 GAGE cruised to a 118.48-53.26 victory to hand Payless for Menshoes their fifth straight loss. Payless for Menshoes jumped out to a 30.06-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar efforts from Ryan Tannehill (22.16 points) and the New York Giants defense (11). But it was all 12 GAGE after that. They were led by Drew Brees (33.28 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (33). This marks the second time this season 12 GAGE have knocked off Payless for Menshoes, after winning 126.6-67.54 in their last matchup. 12 GAGE improve to 7-7 for the season, while Payless for Menshoes fall to 4-11.

Matchup Timeline

  12 GAGE   Payless for Menshoes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Rams in Week 15, Elliott racked up 160 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 33 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on 12 GAGE this week. Next week, Elliott will square off against the Eagles.
Ezekiel Elliott

Top Player Comparison

12 GAGE
Points
% of total points 118.48
1
Drew Brees
QB
33.28
19.61
28.1%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
33
15.97
27.9%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
12.1
10.36
10.2%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
10.9
12.53
9.2%
Payless for Menshoes
Points
% of total points 53.26
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
22.16
17.71
41.6%
2
The New York Giants defense
DEF
11
10.08
20.7%
3
Joey Slye
K
9
8.8
16.9%
4
Devonta Freeman
RB
5.5
9.7
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ryan Tannehill had a 60-yard pass for Payless for Menshoes, while Joey Slye had a 52-yard field goal, contributing to a 42.16-12.10 lead for Payless for Menshoes.
Monday
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for 12 GAGE on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  12 GAGE   Payless for Menshoes

Game Notes

12 GAGE won despite the fact that only three of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Payless for Menshoes had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
12 GAGE put up more points than their season scoring average (104.05) while Payless for Menshoes fell short of theirs (85.65).
12 GAGE scored more points than their projected total, while Payless for Menshoes failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 65.22-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did 12 GAGE earn the W, but they also easily covered the 22.66-point projected margin of victory.
All seven of the wins for 12 GAGE have been blowout wins.
A bright spot in the defeat, Ryan Tannehill scored 22.16 points, the fifth-best score for a signal-caller this week.

Coach Talk

12 GAGE
Hey, creating mismatches is the key to football, right? With some stellar yardage production from our running backs, our team created a noticeable disparity this week. Our backfield logged 266 more yards from scrimmage than the RBs on Payless for Menshoes (328 total yards to 62), and we wound up utterly dominating them at the position (53.8 points to 6.2).
Payless for Menshoes
Well, we certainly can't complain about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? Our trio of pass-catchers (two WR and one TE) collectively received a hearty 19 targets in Week 15. With only 11 total catches, that group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.