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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Crabnana Cakes
10-5 112.72
123.16
 
VS
proj
LDP Express
108.98 10-4
117.36

Crabnana Cakes beat LDP Express for third straight win in 112.72-108.98 battle

Crabnana Cakes extended their win streak to three games with a narrow win over LDP Express, eking out a 112.72-108.98 victory. LDP Express made a run at it on Monday night, but they came up short. Crabnana Cakes led 91.32-80.70 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 28.28 points from Drew Brees on Monday night for LDP Express. Crabnana Cakes were led by Deshaun Watson (16.92 points) and DJ Moore (16.3). This marks the first time this season Crabnana Cakes have beaten LDP Express, after falling 142.44-133.44 in their last matchup. Crabnana Cakes will look to keep it rolling in the Championship next week, while LDP Express seek to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Crabnana Cakes   LDP Express

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Waller caught 8 passes for 122 yards as the Raiders lost to the Jaguars 20-16. In doing so, he put up 16.2 points to scored 67.7% higher than his 9.66-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Crabnana Cakes this week. Waller will play the Chargers in Week 16.
Darren Waller

Top Player Comparison

Crabnana Cakes
Points
% of total points 112.72
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
16.92
21.51
15%
2
DJ Moore
WR
16.3
13.21
14.5%
3
Darren Waller
TE
16.2
9.66
14.4%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
14.9
17.43
13.2%
LDP Express
Points
% of total points 108.98
1
Miles Sanders
RB
32.2
12.16
29.5%
2
Drew Brees
QB
28.28
21.02
25.9%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
13.1
10.89
12%
4
Courtland Sutton
WR
9.9
12.1
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Crabnana Cakes who emerged with the lead, 69.12-46.10. For Crabnana Cakes, Chris Godwin had a 51-yard catch. Miles Sanders made the highlight reel for LDP Express with a 56-yard run.
Monday
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for LDP Express.

Points By Position

  Crabnana Cakes   LDP Express

What If

Crabnana Cakes would have beaten five other teams besides LDP Express this week.
LDP Express would have lost to five other teams besides Crabnana Cakes this week.
If Crabnana Cakes played LDP Express every week this season, they'd be 8-6.
Crabnana Cakes would be 8-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as LDP Express.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Crabnana Cakes, LDP Express would be 7-5.
If Crabnana Cakes had played every team in the league each week, they would be 107-54.
If they played every team every week, LDP Express would be 94-60.

Coach Talk

Crabnana Cakes
All of the cake, none of the icing: The six starting offensive position players on Crabnana Cakes (three WRs, two RBs, one TE) combined to record a healthy 628 total yards. Not one of those players managed to find the end zone in Week 15.
LDP Express
You can rest easy knowing that your generosity this week did not go unnoticed, LDP Express. It takes a real kindred spirit to help someone like Crabnana Cakes succeed. Who knows, maybe you'll see them again after they've clinched a playoff spot, and they bench a few good players that week to return the favor!