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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Vandals
10-5 180.3
151.59
 
VS
proj
Nightmares
165.35 11-3
153.73

Back-and-forth battle ends with Vandals coming back to defeat Nightmares, 180.30-165.35

What a whirlwind! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring four lead changes, Vandals earned a come-from-behind win over Nightmares, rallying for a 180.30-165.35 victory. Vandals trailed 160.55-131.10 heading into Monday night, but the squad roared back behind Michael Thomas, who caught 12 passes for 128 yards and a touchdown for 30.8 points, and Wil Lutz, who made both of his FG attempts (10 points). Miles Sanders (122 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 50 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Travis Kelce (11 Rec, 142 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Nightmares in the loss. This marks the first time this season Vandals have gotten the best of Nightmares, after falling 175.7-132.95 in their last matchup. Vandals will look to keep it going in the Championship next week, while Nightmares attempt to rebound and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Vandals   Nightmares

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 38.4 points, Jones more-than-doubled his 17.48-point projection as the Falcons beat the 49ers 29-22. He caught 13 passes for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Vandals this week. In Week 16, Jones and the Falcons will go up against the Jaguars.
Julio Jones

Top Player Comparison

Vandals
Points
% of total points 180.3
1
Julio Jones
WR
38.4
17.48
21.3%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
30.8
22.98
17.1%
3
Sterling Shepard
WR
20.1
12.19
11.1%
4
Tom Brady
QB
18.2
25.69
10.1%
Nightmares
Points
% of total points 165.35
1
Miles Sanders
RB
35.2
13.75
21.3%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
25.2
15.79
15.2%
3
Darren Waller
TE
20.2
11.88
12.2%
4
Josh Allen
QB
19.75
22.78
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Nightmares boasted an 87.50-77.10 lead. For Vandals, Tom Brady had a 23-yard touchdown pass. Miles Sanders had a 56-yard run for Nightmares, while Chris Godwin had a 51-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Josh Allen teamed up with John Brown for a 40-yard pass for Nightmares, contributing to a 160.55-131.10 lead for Nightmares.

Points By Position

  Vandals   Nightmares

Game Notes

More than half (7 of the 11) of the starters on Vandals scored higher than their projected point totals.
Nightmares had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
This loss snaps a five-game winning streak for Nightmares.
In comeback games this year, Vandals moves to (4-0), while Nightmares falls to (3-1).
For Nightmares, Miles Sanders registered 35.2 points, the third-best score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Vandals
Nice work, Vandals. Deploying a team that won by nearly 15 points in Week 15.
Nightmares
Well, Nightmares, Week 15's problem was fairly easy to diagnose. Choosing to start the Los Angeles Rams defense in a fantasy matchup where your opposition tallied over 180 points... let's use this as an opportunity to get better and agree that it won't happen again?