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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
OPALNUTZ
9-6 210.16
194.14
 
VS
proj
Chill Pill
178.8 6-9
193.28

Despite top scorer the Vikings defense, Chill Pill fall to OPALNUTZ, 210.16-178.80

Chill Pill had the premier scorer in the matchup with DEF the Minnesota Vikings defense posting 27 points, the 18th-highest total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to topple OPALNUTZ, who earned a 210.16-178.80 win. OPALNUTZ never trailed in this one after nabbing an 8.68-point lead on Thursday behind Jamison Crowder (29 points) and Marlon Humphrey (6). The Minnesota Vikings defense (27 points) and Sam Darnold (23.82) did their part for Chill Pill in the loss. This marks the second time this season OPALNUTZ have taken down Chill Pill, after winning 214.3-183.2 in their last matchup. OPALNUTZ improve to 9-6 for the season, while Chill Pill fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  OPALNUTZ   Chill Pill

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 10.19 points, Crowder more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 29 points as the Jets lost to the Ravens 42-21. He caught 6 passes for 90 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on OPALNUTZ this week. Crowder will go up against the Steelers in Week 16.
Jamison Crowder

Top Player Comparison

OPALNUTZ
Points
% of total points 210.16
1
Jamison Crowder
WR
29
10.19
13.8%
2
Dwayne Haskins Jr.
QB
28.54
21.69
13.6%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
20.8
14.8
9.9%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
20
9.08
9.5%
Chill Pill
Points
% of total points 178.8
1
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
27
6.65
15.1%
2
Sam Darnold
QB
23.82
23.05
13.3%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
23.18
30.05
13%
4
Adrian Peterson
RB
18.1
9.23
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams on Thursday, but it was OPALNUTZ who owned the lead, 35.00-26.32. For OPALNUTZ, Jamison Crowder had a 41-yard catch. Sam Darnold made the highlight reel for Chill Pill with multiple 41-yard passes.
Sunday Early
Dwayne Haskins Jr. had a 75-yard touchdown pass for OPALNUTZ, while Tom Brady had a 23-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 122.56-88.22 lead for OPALNUTZ.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 59-yard touchdown pass for Chill Pill, who trailed 201.16-167.20 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  OPALNUTZ   Chill Pill

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two matchup wins against Chill Pill, OPALNUTZ averaged more points (212.23) than they usually score (191.64).
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" OPALNUTZ (9-6) have a better record than Chill Pill (6-9).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. OPALNUTZ has left fewer points on the bench this season (553.78) than Chill Pill (961.5).
OPALNUTZ don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Chill Pill (1 vs 0).
OPALNUTZ have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Chill Pill (3 vs 1).
OPALNUTZ should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Chill Pill (10 vs 7).
Chill Pill have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than OPALNUTZ (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, OPALNUTZ have outscored Chill Pill at RB, WR, DEF, and IDP this season.
Hey Chill Pill, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

OPALNUTZ
Putting together a lineup that won by more than 31 points this past week... we did what we had to do and took care of business.
Chill Pill
Unless Chill Pill wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not seeing enough looks" is not an excuse this time around. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR, one TE) were targeted a respectable 27 times in Week 15. With just 14 total receptions, this group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.