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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
CanOWhoopAss
8-7 82
86.49
 
VS
proj
Thurston Dix Academy
69 8-7
90.44

Thurston Dix Academy fall short of predictions, succumb to CanOWhoopAss, 82-69

There's no sugarcoating it, Thurston Dix Academy underperformed, at least compared to projections, as CanOWhoopAss secured an 82-69 victory. Thurston Dix Academy grabbed a 6-point lead on Thursday, but CanOWhoopAss held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Patrick Mahomes (16 points) and Allen Robinson II (13). Sterling Shepard (14 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (11) did their part for Thurston Dix Academy in the loss. This marks the second time this season CanOWhoopAss have taken down Thurston Dix Academy, after winning 82-53 in their last matchup. CanOWhoopAss improve to 8-7 for the season, while Thurston Dix Academy fall to 8-7.

Matchup Timeline

  CanOWhoopAss   Thurston Dix Academy

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 65 yards from scrimmage against the Redskins, Scott scored 9 points this week. He nearly doubled his 4.73-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Scott will face the Cowboys next week.
Boston Scott

Top Player Comparison

CanOWhoopAss
Points
% of total points 82
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
16
16.22
19.5%
2
Allen Robinson II
WR
13
11.55
15.9%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
11
14.22
13.4%
4
Tarik Cohen
RB
10
7.09
12.2%
Thurston Dix Academy
Points
% of total points 69
1
Sterling Shepard
WR
14
8.67
20.3%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
11
16.03
15.9%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
10
13.1
14.5%
4
Matt Gay
K
9
8.09
13%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was CanOWhoopAss who emerged with the lead, 66-63. Patrick Mahomes had a 41-yard touchdown pass for CanOWhoopAss, while Chris Godwin had a 51-yard catch. Aaron Rodgers made the highlight reel for Thurston Dix Academy with a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass.

Points By Position

  CanOWhoopAss   Thurston Dix Academy

Game Notes

Just three of the nine starting players on CanOWhoopAss scored higher than their point projections.
Thurston Dix Academy had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
CanOWhoopAss ranked tied for 9th in the league in scoring this week, while Thurston Dix Academy ranked 10th.

Coach Talk

CanOWhoopAss
Three wide receivers, two running backs, one tight end, zero touchdowns: The six starting offensive position players on CanOWhoopAss combined to record a healthy 461 total yards. No one from that group was able to find paydirt in Week 15.
Thurston Dix Academy
Listen, Thurston Dix Academy, we've been in this industry long enough to realize that sometimes points can just magically show up out of nowhere. Then in some cases (like this week) they don't! Hmmm, okay... hoping for an extra 14 points might be a bit on the excessive side.