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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Abel Knox
10-4 128.26
107.49
 
VS
proj
G'DAWG
86.5 9-6
109.15

Abel Knox top projections, defeat G'DAWG in 128.26-86.50 rout

Abel Knox rose to the occasion and beat expectations, rolling to a 128.26-86.50 victory over G'DAWG, who fell short of projections. G'DAWG got out to a 5.50-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Abel Knox after that. They were led by Christian McCaffrey (29.5 points) and Ryan Tannehill (28.16). Patrick Mahomes (28.7 points) and Sterling Shepard (13.1) did everything they could for G'DAWG in defeat. This marks the first time this season Abel Knox have knocked off G'DAWG, after falling 128.08-67.16 in their last matchup. Abel Knox will look to clinch the championship next week, while G'DAWG seek to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Abel Knox   G'DAWG

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Higbee (12 Rec, 111 Rec Yds) scored 13.1 points against the Cowboys in Week 15. He scored 70.1% more than his 7.7-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Higbee will face the 49ers next week.
Tyler Higbee

Top Player Comparison

Abel Knox
Points
% of total points 128.26
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
29.5
20.44
23%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
28.16
21.86
22%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
17.1
12.64
13.3%
4
Tyler Higbee
TE
13.1
7.7
10.2%
G'DAWG
Points
% of total points 86.5
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
28.7
26.28
33.2%
2
Sterling Shepard
WR
13.1
7.48
15.1%
3
John Brown
WR
9.9
7.27
11.4%
4
Josh Lambo
K
9
7.23
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Abel Knox owned a 103.16-47.30 lead. Ryan Tannehill had a 60-yard pass for Abel Knox, while Aaron Jones had a 21-yard touchdown run. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for G'DAWG with a 41-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
John Brown had a 40-yard catch for G'DAWG, who trailed 128.26-86.50 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Abel Knox   G'DAWG

Game Notes

Seven of the nine starters on Abel Knox scored higher than their projected point totals.
G'DAWG had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Abel Knox put up more points than their season scoring average (114.98) while G'DAWG fell short of theirs (103.08).
Abel Knox recorded more points than their projected total, while G'DAWG fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 41.76-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The win concludes a two-match losing streak for Abel Knox.
In blowout games this year, Abel Knox moves to (7-3), while G'DAWG falls to (6-4).
For G'DAWG, Patrick Mahomes (28.7 points) posted the fifth-best score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Abel Knox
The key to success in football is creating mismatches. With some stellar yardage production from our ball-carriers, our team certainly made that happen this week. Our backfield logged 100 more total yards than the RBs on G'DAWG (280 yards from scrimmage to 180), and we wound up almost tripling them at the position, 52 points to 18.
G'DAWG
Lots of action between the 20's: The six starting offensive position players on G'DAWG (three WRs, three RBs) collectively gained a whopping 413 total yards. None of those starters, unfortunately, could find his way to the end zone in Week 15.