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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Beans and Rice
11-3 165.63
130.28
 
VS
proj
BellyButton Bling
102.27 7-8
135.53

Beans and Rice defy expectations, defeat BellyButton Bling in 165.63-102.27 rout

Beans and Rice outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 165.63-102.27 victory over BellyButton Bling, who fell short of projections. Beans and Rice pulled out to a 4.00-point lead on Thursday behind Justin Tucker and never let it go. Dak Prescott (18.27 points) and Aaron Jones (17.1) did their part for BellyButton Bling in the loss. This marks the second time this season Beans and Rice have taken down BellyButton Bling, after winning 137.87-128.3 in their last matchup. Beans and Rice will look to clinch the league title next week, while BellyButton Bling attempt to rebound and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Beans and Rice   BellyButton Bling

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Patriots defense (13 Pts Allowed, 315 Yds Allowed, 5 Turnovers) scored 20 points against the Bengals in Week 15. They more-than-doubled their 9.08-point projection and overachieved for the 10th time this season. The Patriots defense ranks #25 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

Beans and Rice
Points
% of total points 165.63
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
29.3
15.26
17.7%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
21
9.67
12.7%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
20
9.08
12.1%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
19.43
21.12
11.7%
BellyButton Bling
Points
% of total points 102.27
1
Dak Prescott
QB
18.27
19.45
17.9%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
17.1
12.52
16.7%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
12.1
10.36
11.8%
4
Fred Warner
LB
9.5
10.64
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was Beans and Rice who emerged with the lead, 123.43-52.60. Russell Wilson found Tyler Lockett for a 44-yard pass for Beans and Rice. Wilson also lit up the scoreboard with a 58-yard pass. Aaron Jones made the highlight reel for BellyButton Bling with a 21-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 59-yard touchdown pass for BellyButton Bling, who trailed 165.63-102.27 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  Beans and Rice   BellyButton Bling

Game Notes

Beans and Rice won despite the fact that only five of their 12 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
BellyButton Bling had only three of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Beans and Rice had four players score more points than the leading scorer for BellyButton Bling.
Beans and Rice put up more points than their season scoring average (145.19) while BellyButton Bling fell short of theirs (129.56).
Beans and Rice put up more points than their projected total, while BellyButton Bling fell shy of their projection.
Beans and Rice moves to (8-2) in blowout games this year, while BellyButton Bling falls to (5-4).

Coach Talk

Beans and Rice
Hey, football is all about taking advantage of the mismatches. Thanks to stellar performances by Tyler Lockett and DJ Moore, our squad really took that to heart this past week. We nearly quadrupled BellyButton Bling at wide receiver (37.3 points to 9.6). Lockett had 120 receiving yards while Moore chipped in with 113 yards.
BellyButton Bling
Well, we certainly can't complain about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? As a group, our pass-catching corps (two WR and one TE) were targeted a respectable 29 times in Week 15. With only 13 total catches, that group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.