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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Give Em The Pickle
8-7 211.42
139.07
 
VS
proj
Team 3
134.45 7-8
154.85

Give Em The Pickle knock off Team 3 in 211.42-134.45 rout

Give Em The Pickle brought their A game, rolling to a 211.42-134.45 victory over Team 3, who fell short of projections. The matchup was decided before it really even started, as Give Em The Pickle took a 61.77-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 81.92 points from Jameis Winston (458 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Travis Kelce (11 Rec, 142 Rec Yds). Patrick Mahomes (340 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 11 Rush Yds) and Tyler Higbee (12 Rec, 111 Rec Yds) did their part for Team 3 in the loss. This marks the second time this season Give Em The Pickle have beaten Team 3, after falling 132.53-118.29 in their last matchup. Give Em The Pickle improve to 8-7 for the season, while Team 3 fall to 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Give Em The Pickle   Team 3

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Vikings defense allowed only 10 points, surrendered 345 yards, and forced 7 turnovers in a 39-10 win over the Chargers. In doing so, they put up 27 points and more-than-quadrupled their scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any DEF in the league this season. In Week 16, the Vikings will square off against the Packers.
The Minnesota Vikings defense

Top Player Comparison

Give Em The Pickle
Points
% of total points 211.42
1
Jameis Winston
QB
54.72
30.97
25.9%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
33
19.07
15.6%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
27.2
15.79
12.9%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
27
6.65
12.8%
Team 3
Points
% of total points 134.45
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
36.45
33.53
27.1%
2
Tyler Higbee
TE
25.1
12.27
18.7%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
19.9
21.4
14.8%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
17.1
15.56
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Give Em The Pickle who grabbed the lead, 144.22-82.45. Jameis Winston had a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 33-yard touchdown pass for Give Em The Pickle, while Chris Godwin had a 51-yard catch. Meanwhile, Patrick Mahomes had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Team 3, while Aaron Jones had a 21-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Give Em The Pickle   Team 3

Game Notes

Seven of the 10 starting players on Give Em The Pickle scored higher than their projected point totals.
Team 3 had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Give Em The Pickle put up more points than their season scoring average (146.33) while Team 3 fell short of theirs (147.95).
Give Em The Pickle recorded more points than their projected total, while Team 3 fell shy of their projection.
The 211.42 points scored by Give Em The Pickle are the 2nd-most in the league this season.
The matchup's 76.97-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This win concludes a streak of three consecutive defeats for Give Em The Pickle.
In blowout games this year, Give Em The Pickle moves to (5-4), while Team 3 falls to (3-4).
On the losing side, Patrick Mahomes (36.45 points) recorded the third-highest score for a QB this week.

Coach Talk

Give Em The Pickle
Nice work, Give Em The Pickle. Kudos on fielding a team that blew the competition out by nearly 77 points this past matchup.
Team 3
Listen, Team 3, we've been in this business long enough to realize that sometimes points can just miraculously show up out of nowhere. Then sometimes (like this week) they don't! Hmmm, okay... asking for an additional 77 points may be a bit on the excessive side.