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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Laying the Smackdown
9-6 154.88
141.78
 
VS
proj
Bob's Big Blue
107.46 9-6
128.69

Bob's Big Blue fall short of expectations, lose to Laying the Smackdown in 154.88-107.46 rout

Bob's Big Blue were unable to rise to the occasion, as Laying the Smackdown cruised to a 154.88-107.46 victory. Laying the Smackdown got out to an early 6.00-point lead on Thursday. Bob's Big Blue came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Carson Wentz (28.2 points) and Aaron Jones (17.1). Unphased, Laying the Smackdown made a run later that night, as James Washington (11.53 points) put them back in the lead once and for all. Laying the Smackdown will look to keep winning in the Championship next week, while Bob's Big Blue seek to rebound and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Laying the Smackdown   Bob's Big Blue

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 83 yards against the Bills, Washington scored 11.53 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 6.06-point projection and was much higher than his 6.76-point season scoring average. Washington will face the Jets next week.
James Washington

Top Player Comparison

Laying the Smackdown
Points
% of total points 154.88
1
Drew Brees
QB
39.35
27.44
25.4%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
20.2
14.05
13%
3
Carlos Hyde
RB
16.4
9.64
10.6%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
15.07
14.2
9.7%
Bob's Big Blue
Points
% of total points 107.46
1
Carson Wentz
QB
28.2
23.26
26.2%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
17.1
14.65
15.9%
3
Mike Williams
WR
15.73
8.87
14.6%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
13.93
18.3
13%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Jones had a 21-yard touchdown run for Bob's Big Blue to contribute to an 84.90-64.10 lead for the team.
Monday
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for Laying the Smackdown on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Laying the Smackdown   Bob's Big Blue

What If

Laying the Smackdown would have beaten only four other teams besides Bob's Big Blue this week.
Bob's Big Blue would have lost to six other teams besides Laying the Smackdown this week.
If they played Bob's Big Blue every week, Laying the Smackdown would be 8-7 this season.
Laying the Smackdown would be 6-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Bob's Big Blue.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Laying the Smackdown, Bob's Big Blue would be 8-6.
If Laying the Smackdown had played every team in the league each week, they would be 120-89.
If they played every team every week, Bob's Big Blue would be 121-88.

Coach Talk

Laying the Smackdown
A big key to success in football is taking advantage of the mismatches. Thanks to some stellar yardage production from our running backs, our team created a noticeable disparity this week. Our three backfield starters recorded 121 more yards from scrimmage than the RBs on Bob's Big Blue (196 total yards to 75), and we wound up doubling up them at the position (44.73 points to 20.87).
Bob's Big Blue
Unless Bob's Big Blue wants to go full diva-mode, then "not seeing enough looks" doesn't fly as an excuse this time around. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR, one TE) were targeted a healthy 18 times in Week 15. Chemistry could be the primary problem, as that group tallied just 11 catches.