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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
The Dogs of War
6-9 121.7
141.32
 
VS
proj
Arrogant Americans
95.1 4-11
115.69

The Dogs of War manage to knock off Arrogant Americans 121.70-95.10

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, falling short of their projected point totals, but The Dogs of War did enough to beat Arrogant Americans, earning a 121.70-95.10 victory. Arrogant Americans took an 11.00-point lead on Thursday, but The Dogs of War held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Saquon Barkley, who racked up 143 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 30.3 points, and Tom Brady, who passed for 128 yards and 2 touchdowns (18.2 points). Todd Gurley II (20.8 points) and Darren Waller (20.2) led the charge for Arrogant Americans in the loss. This marks the second time this season The Dogs of War have knocked off Arrogant Americans, after winning 166.75-117.3 in their last matchup. The Dogs of War improve to 6-9 for the season, while Arrogant Americans fall to 4-11.

Matchup Timeline

  The Dogs of War   Arrogant Americans

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hyde (104 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) scored 16.4 points against the Titans in Week 15. His scoring output was 67.7% more than his 9.78-point projection and was much higher than his 9.41-point season scoring average. Hyde ranks #93 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Carlos Hyde

Top Player Comparison

The Dogs of War
Points
% of total points 121.7
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
30.3
19.16
24.9%
2
Tom Brady
QB
18.2
25.69
15%
3
Carlos Hyde
RB
16.4
9.78
13.5%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
12
13.43
9.9%
Arrogant Americans
Points
% of total points 95.1
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
20.8
14.8
21.9%
2
Darren Waller
TE
20.2
11.88
21.2%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
16.1
12.98
16.9%
4
Jacoby Brissett
QB
8.95
23.15
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 23-yard touchdown pass for The Dogs of War to contribute to a 100.90-22.60 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Stefon Diggs had a 46-yard catch for The Dogs of War, helping the team to a 121.70-79.70 lead.

Points By Position

  The Dogs of War   Arrogant Americans

What If

The Dogs of War would have beaten only two other teams besides Arrogant Americans this week.
Arrogant Americans would have lost to eight other teams besides The Dogs of War this week.
If they played Arrogant Americans every week, The Dogs of War would be 6-9 this season.
The Dogs of War would be 4-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Arrogant Americans.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Dogs of War, Arrogant Americans would be 6-7.
If The Dogs of War had played every team in the league each week, they would be 71-116.
If they played every team every week, Arrogant Americans would be 81-106.

Coach Talk

The Dogs of War
Nice job, The Dogs of War. Kudos on assembling a lineup that won by 26.6 points this past matchup.
Arrogant Americans
Well, Arrogant Americans, this week's problem is fairly easy to diagnose. Choosing to start Malcolm Brown in a tough fantasy matchup... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time?