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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Dallas Texans
9-6 126.88
138.69
 
VS
proj
Sierra Nevada Giants
123.98 11-4
153.9

Dallas Texans top Sierra Nevada Giants for fifth straight win in 126.88-123.98 battle

Dallas Texans extended their win streak to five games with a tight win over Sierra Nevada Giants, eking out a 126.88-123.98 victory. Sierra Nevada Giants had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Dallas Texans led 126.88-115.58 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 8.4 points from Zach Pascal on Monday night for Sierra Nevada Giants. Dallas Texans were led by Lamar Jackson, who passed for 212 yards and 5 touchdowns and ran for 86 yards for 56.08 points, and A.J. Brown, who caught 8 passes for 114 yards and a touchdown (25.4 points). This marks the first time this season Dallas Texans have knocked off Sierra Nevada Giants, after falling 187-151.15 in their last matchup. Dallas Texans will look to keep the streak alive in the Championship next week, while Sierra Nevada Giants seek to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Dallas Texans   Sierra Nevada Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown scored 25.4 points against the Texans in Week 15 to more-than-double his 12.31-point projection. He caught 8 passes for 114 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Dallas Texans this week. Next week, Brown will face the Saints.
A.J. Brown

Top Player Comparison

Dallas Texans
Points
% of total points 126.88
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
56.08
49.48
44.2%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
25.4
12.31
20%
3
James White
RB
16.7
15.94
13.2%
4
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
11
11.45
8.7%
Sierra Nevada Giants
Points
% of total points 123.98
1
Dak Prescott
QB
36.18
44.22
29.2%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
32.3
28.02
26.1%
3
Nick Folk
K
12
7.99
9.7%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
11.8
30.24
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Lamar Jackson had a 33-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for Dallas Texans, helping to stake the team to a 56.08-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 60-yard catch for Dallas Texans, while James White had a 23-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 101.58-30.10 lead for Dallas Texans.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 59-yard touchdown pass for Sierra Nevada Giants, while Nick Chubb had a 33-yard touchdown run for the team, who trailed 115.88-115.58 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  Dallas Texans   Sierra Nevada Giants

StatSmack

Dallas Texans are on fire, with victories in five straight weeks.
Dallas Texans see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (3) than Sierra Nevada Giants (0).
Dallas Texans are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Sierra Nevada Giants (0 vs 1).
Dallas Texans should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Sierra Nevada Giants (10 vs 8).
Sierra Nevada Giants have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than Dallas Texans (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Dallas Texans have outscored Sierra Nevada Giants at QB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
The starters for Dallas Texans had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Sierra Nevada Giants (2).
Hey Sierra Nevada Giants, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Dallas Texans
Earning the win is most important, Dallas Texans, but we've also identified one spot where we can get stronger as a team. Our running backs were clearly outmatched this past week. J.D. McKissic (nine total yards, no TDs) and James White (62 yards, one TD) combined for only 20.1 points in Week 15. Dalvin Cook and Nick Chubb doubled us up with a score of 44.1.
Sierra Nevada Giants
So, Sierra Nevada Giants, did your receiving crew talk bad about their offensive coordinators or something? Accumulating just 12 total targets this past week, our three starting pass-catchers (three WR, zero TE) obviously got on their respective QBs' bad sides.