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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Long Island Steelers
11-4 135.62
110.52
 
VS
proj
OléOlé Bombarders
97.74 9-5
104.19

Long Island Steelers top projections, earn win over OléOlé Bombarders in 135.62-97.74 rout

Long Island Steelers exceeded expectations, cruising to a 135.62-97.74 victory over OléOlé Bombarders, who fell short of projections. Long Island Steelers nabbed a 4.00-point lead on Thursday behind Justin Tucker and never let it go. Chris Carson (25.7 points) and Russell Wilson (19.34) led the way for OléOlé Bombarders in the loss. This marks the first time this season Long Island Steelers have gotten the best of OléOlé Bombarders, after falling 118.18-69.32 in their last matchup. Long Island Steelers will look to keep the streak alive in the Championship next week, while OléOlé Bombarders seek to rebound and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Long Island Steelers   OléOlé Bombarders

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 172 yards from scrimmage and scoring 2 touchdowns against the Redskins, Sanders registered 29.2 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.57-point projection and was much higher than his 9.47-point season scoring average. Sanders ranks #68 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Miles Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Long Island Steelers
Points
% of total points 135.62
1
Miles Sanders
RB
29.2
10.57
21.5%
2
Julio Jones
WR
25.4
11.49
18.7%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
20.8
16.11
15.3%
4
Deshaun Watson
QB
18.92
22.24
14%
OléOlé Bombarders
Points
% of total points 97.74
1
Chris Carson
RB
25.7
14.94
26.3%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
19.34
21.23
19.8%
3
DJ Moore
WR
12.3
10.05
12.6%
4
Golden Tate
WR
11.1
6.75
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout moments early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Long Island Steelers had a 76.32-68.44 lead. Miles Sanders had a 56-yard run for Long Island Steelers, while Chris Godwin had a 51-yard catch. Meanwhile, Russell Wilson had a 58-yard pass and a 44-yard pass for OléOlé Bombarders, while Golden Tate had a 51-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Nick Chubb had a 33-yard touchdown run for Long Island Steelers, helping the team to a 135.62-91.74 lead.

Points By Position

  Long Island Steelers   OléOlé Bombarders

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Long Island Steelers are doing a better job of that, averaging 104.68 versus OléOlé Bombarders's 97.74.
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. OléOlé Bombarders has left more points on the bench this season (546.9) than Long Island Steelers (472.46).
Once Long Island Steelers put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than OléOlé Bombarders (7 vs 2).
Long Island Steelers should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than OléOlé Bombarders (8 vs 7).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of OléOlé Bombarders - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Long Island Steelers (1) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, Long Island Steelers have outscored OléOlé Bombarders at QB, WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Long Island Steelers don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 16 points, second-highest in the league.
Hey OléOlé Bombarders, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Long Island Steelers
Nice work, Long Island Steelers. Assembling a team that won by nearly 38 points in Week 15.
OléOlé Bombarders
Wow, talk about under-utilized: The starting RBs for OléOlé Bombarders collectively logged four receptions on just five targets this past week.