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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Nevaeh Bulldogs
9-6 122.18
120.23
 
VS
proj
Zombieland
104.95 7-8
123.23

Zombieland come up short of projections, succumb to Nevaeh Bulldogs, 122.18-104.95

There's no way around it, Zombieland dropped the ball, at least compared to projections, as Nevaeh Bulldogs came out on top with a 122.18-104.95 victory. Zombieland leapt out to a 54.45-point lead on Thursday behind stellar efforts from Lamar Jackson (47.08 points) and the Baltimore Ravens defense (7.37). But Nevaeh Bulldogs held the lead the rest of the way, powered by the Buffalo Bills defense, who allowed only 10 points, surrendered 229 yards, and forced 5 turnovers for 26.8 points, and Michael Thomas, who caught 12 passes for 128 yards and a touchdown (18.8 points). This marks the second time this season Nevaeh Bulldogs have beaten Zombieland, after winning 164.94-106.44 in their last matchup. Nevaeh Bulldogs will look to keep the streak alive in the Championship next week, while Zombieland attempt to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Nevaeh Bulldogs   Zombieland

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Bills defense scored 26.8 points in a 17-10 win over the Steelers to beat their 15.47-point projection. They allowed only 10 points, surrendered 229 yards, and forced 5 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Nevaeh Bulldogs this week. In Week 16, the Bills will battle the Patriots.
The Buffalo Bills defense

Top Player Comparison

Nevaeh Bulldogs
Points
% of total points 122.18
1
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
26.8
15.47
21.9%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
18.8
13.85
15.4%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
14.68
21.55
12%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
13.5
9.45
11%
Zombieland
Points
% of total points 104.95
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
47.08
27.6
44.9%
2
James White
RB
12.2
8.44
11.6%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
12.1
10.36
11.5%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
11.9
13.45
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Lamar Jackson had a 33-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for Zombieland, helping to stake Zombieland to a 54.45-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
James White had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Zombieland to contribute to a 95.65-18.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Kirk Cousins had a 46-yard pass for Nevaeh Bulldogs, who trailed 103.05-76.58 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  Nevaeh Bulldogs   Zombieland

Game Notes

Just four of the 10 starting players on Nevaeh Bulldogs scored higher than their point projections.
Zombieland had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Nevaeh Bulldogs put up more points than their projected total, while Zombieland failed to reach their projection.
Despite the loss, Lamar Jackson scored 47.08 points, the 5th-best individual point total in the league this season.

Coach Talk

Nevaeh Bulldogs
Sure, we ultimately got the win, but we can't deny it, Nevaeh Bulldogs. Our QB was clearly outmatched this past week. Our one signal-callers combined for just 14.68 points in Week 15, and the QBs for Zombieland tripled us up with a score of 47.08.
Zombieland
"Not seeing many chances" shouldn't really be an excuse this week for Zombieland. Our trio of pass-catchers (two WR and one TE) were targeted a whopping 22 times in Week 15. With only 13 total catches, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.