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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Purple Pounders
11-4 123.48
126.32
 
VS
proj
Lightning Strike
98.72 8-7
117.67

Purple Pounders defeat Lightning Strike for sixth straight win in 123.48-98.72 rout

Purple Pounders extended their win streak to six games with a dominant win over Lightning Strike, rolling to a 123.48-98.72 victory. Purple Pounders leapt out to a 37.08-point lead on Thursday behind Lamar Jackson, who passed for 212 yards and 5 touchdowns and ran for 86 yards. Lightning Strike came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Travis Kelce (19.7 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (14.9). Unphased, Purple Pounders pulled it together later that afternoon, as Ezekiel Elliott (29.5 points) and Darren Waller (16.2) put them back in the lead for good. This marks the second time this season Purple Pounders have taken down Lightning Strike, after winning 157.82-94.46 in their last matchup. Purple Pounders will look to clinch the league title next week, while Lightning Strike attempt to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Purple Pounders   Lightning Strike

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Elliott (117 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 43 Rec Yds) scored 29.5 points in a 44-21 win over the Rams in Week 15. His scoring output was 68.3% more than his 17.53-point projection and was much higher than his 16.46-point season scoring average. Elliott ranks #15 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Ezekiel Elliott

Top Player Comparison

Purple Pounders
Points
% of total points 123.48
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
37.08
24.42
30%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
29.5
17.53
23.9%
3
Darren Waller
TE
16.2
9.66
13.1%
4
Raheem Mostert
RB
10.4
11.51
8.4%
Lightning Strike
Points
% of total points 98.72
1
Travis Kelce
TE
19.7
12.97
20%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
19.3
13.39
19.6%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
14.9
17.43
15.1%
4
Tom Brady
QB
12.92
19.44
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Lamar Jackson had a 33-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for Purple Pounders to contribute to a 37.08-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Lightning Strike to contribute to a 61.12-37.08 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Purple Pounders   Lightning Strike

What If

Purple Pounders would have beaten six other teams besides Lightning Strike this week.
Lightning Strike would have lost to just two other teams besides Purple Pounders this week.
If Purple Pounders played Lightning Strike every week this season, they'd be 12-3.
Purple Pounders would be 11-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Lightning Strike.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Purple Pounders, Lightning Strike would be 6-7.
If Purple Pounders had played every team in the league each week, they would be 109-24.
If they played every team every week, Lightning Strike would be 76-57.

Coach Talk

Purple Pounders
Creating mismatches is a big key to success in football. Our team found one this past week and nearly tripled Lightning Strike at the quarterback position (37.08 points to 12.92).
Lightning Strike
Let's use this past week as a chance to learn and regroup for next year, Lightning Strike. Get familiar with what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are saying and configure the best lineup possible next year.