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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
The Blue Wave 🌊
9-6 172.32
108.64
 
VS
proj
Firestorm
132.68 10-4
110.16

The Blue Wave 🌊 knock off Firestorm in 172.32-132.68 rout

Both teams showed up and beat expectations, but The Blue Wave 🌊 knocked off Firestorm. Predicted to lose 110.16-108.64, The Blue Wave 🌊 cruised to a 172.32-132.68 win over Firestorm. Firestorm jumped out to a 37.08-point lead on Thursday behind an impressive effort from Lamar Jackson (212 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs, 86 Rush Yds). But it was all The Blue Wave 🌊 after that. They were led by Jameis Winston (458 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Kenyan Drake (137 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs). This marks the second time this season The Blue Wave 🌊 have beaten Firestorm, after winning 178.58-119.2 in their last matchup. The Blue Wave 🌊 will look to not lose that winning feeling in the Championship next week, while Firestorm attempt to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  The Blue Wave 🌊   Firestorm

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Browns in Week 15, Drake ran for 137 yards and 4 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 40.6 points and more-than-quadrupled his scoring projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any player in the league this season. Drake will play the Seahawks next week.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

The Blue Wave 🌊
Points
% of total points 172.32
1
Jameis Winston
QB
52.72
24.16
30.6%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
40.6
9.52
23.6%
3
Julio Jones
WR
27.4
11.49
15.9%
4
George Kittle
TE
15.4
10.43
8.9%
Firestorm
Points
% of total points 132.68
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
47.08
26.99
35.5%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
20
9.67
15.1%
3
DeVante Parker
WR
19.2
9.33
14.5%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
17.6
9.52
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Lamar Jackson had a 33-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for Firestorm, helping to stake Firestorm to a 47.08-10.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, after which Firestorm emerged with a 111.88-65.92 lead. For The Blue Wave 🌊, Jameis Winston had a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 33-yard touchdown pass. DeVante Parker had a 29-yard touchdown catch and a 20-yard touchdown catch for Firestorm, while Tyler Lockett had a 44-yard catch.

Points By Position

  The Blue Wave 🌊   Firestorm

Game Notes

Six of the nine starters on The Blue Wave 🌊 scored higher than their projected point totals.
Firestorm lost despite six of their nine starters scoring more than their points projection.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The 172.32 points scored by The Blue Wave 🌊 are the 5th-most in the league this season.
The defeat concludes a streak of five consecutive wins for Firestorm.
In blowout games this year, The Blue Wave 🌊 moves to (6-4), while Firestorm falls to (8-3).
A bright spot in the defeat, Lamar Jackson (47.08 points) officially recorded the highest score of any player on Firestorm this year.

Coach Talk

The Blue Wave 🌊
Deploying a starting crew that recorded more than 172 points this past week... we took care of business and did what we needed to do.
Firestorm
Fortunately, Firestorm, this week's problem isn't exactly a brain teaser. Going with the Los Angeles Rams defense in a fantasy matchup where your opponent put up over 172 points... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time.