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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
BallGrabbers
12-3 135.23
142.53
 
VS
proj
The Apes
124.97 10-5
141.32

BallGrabbers knock off The Apes for third straight win, 135.23-124.97

BallGrabbers extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over The Apes, earning a 135.23-124.97 victory. BallGrabbers took a 37.58-point lead on Thursday behind a standout showing from Lamar Jackson and never looked back. Yannick Ngakoue (5 Tackles, 2 Sacks) and Kai Forbath (3-3 FG, 50 long, 5-5 XP) were the leaders for The Apes in the loss. BallGrabbers (12-3) will look to keep it rolling against The Replacements, while The Apes (10-5) attempt to right the ship against da squirts.

Matchup Timeline

  BallGrabbers   The Apes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 11.55 points, Kelce scored 64.1% more than that amount by scoring 18.95 points as the Chiefs beat the Broncos 23-3. He caught 11 passes for 142 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on BallGrabbers this week. In Week 16, Kelce and the Chiefs will square off against the Bears.
Travis Kelce

Top Player Comparison

BallGrabbers
Points
% of total points 135.23
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
37.58
23.78
27.8%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
21.05
14.97
15.6%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
18.95
11.55
14%
4
Jerome Baker
LB
13.25
9.57
9.8%
The Apes
Points
% of total points 124.97
1
Yannick Ngakoue
DE
18.25
5.39
14.6%
2
Kai Forbath
K
17
8.33
13.6%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
13.58
17.08
10.9%
4
Raheem Mostert
RB
11.39
10.98
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Lamar Jackson had a 33-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for BallGrabbers, helping to stake the team to a 37.58-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 41-yard touchdown catch for BallGrabbers to contribute to a 123.13-30.15 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Kai Forbath had a 50-yard field goal for The Apes, while Kirk Cousins had a 46-yard pass for the team, who trailed 135.23-94.92 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  BallGrabbers   The Apes

StatSmack

BallGrabbers are looking unstoppable, with victories in three straight matchups.
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. The Apes has left more points on the bench this season (555.56) than BallGrabbers (302.91).
Once BallGrabbers put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Apes (6 vs 3).
BallGrabbers play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than The Apes (1).
BallGrabbers are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than The Apes (0 vs 1).
The Apes have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than BallGrabbers (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, BallGrabbers have outscored The Apes at QB, WR, TE, and K this season.
BallGrabbers has a higher average scoring margin (15) than The Apes this season (7).
The starters for BallGrabbers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for The Apes (2).
Hey The Apes, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Next Week Preview

The Apes
The schedule gets no simpler for fifth-place The Apes, as they next have to go up against red-hot da squirts in Week 16. Through 15 weeks of action, The Apes have posted the third-most points in the league. da squirts (147.28 PPG) are ranked first.
BallGrabbers
Streaking teams collide next week, as BallGrabbers (12-3) enter Week 16 riding a three-game winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (The Replacements, 7-8), have won two in a row. 15 weeks into the 2019 campaign, BallGrabbers are ranked fourth in points scored, while The Replacements have tallied the 16th-highest point total in NFL Football Pool 2019-2020 league. Over the past three weeks, BallGrabbers has put up 137.81 points per game, while The Replacements has averaged 132.06 per contest.