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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
GroundNPound
10-4 155.82
127.75
 
VS
proj
Chubby chasers
82.24 9-6
111.5

GroundNPound defeat Chubby chasers in 155.82-82.24 rout

GroundNPound showed up, cruising to a 155.82-82.24 victory over Chubby chasers, who fell short of projections. GroundNPound earned a 42.90-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding performances from Josh Jacobs (76 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 38 Rec Yds) and Hunter Henry (15) and never looked back. Nick Chubb (50 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 16 Rec Yds) and Russell Wilson (121 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 52 Rush Yds) led the way for Chubby chasers in the loss. This marks the second time this season GroundNPound have beaten Chubby chasers, after winning 101.9-100.8 in their last matchup. GroundNPound will look to clinch the league title next week, while Chubby chasers seek to rebound and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  GroundNPound   Chubby chasers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 22.2 points, Jones Jr. nearly doubled his 11.5-point projection as the Lions lost to the Titans 46-25. He caught 10 passes for 112 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on GroundNPound this week. Next week, Jones Jr. will battle the Buccaneers.
Marvin Jones Jr.

Top Player Comparison

GroundNPound
Points
% of total points 155.82
1
Aaron Jones
RB
23.3
16.06
15%
2
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
22.2
11.5
14.2%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
18.9
14.23
12.1%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
18.32
22.01
11.8%
Chubby chasers
Points
% of total points 82.24
1
Nick Chubb
RB
13.6
14.29
16.5%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
13.04
23.67
15.9%
3
Hayden Hurst
TE
10.1
6.39
12.3%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
10
9.1
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Aaron Jones had a 46-yard run for GroundNPound, contributing to an 84.52-8.10 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  GroundNPound   Chubby chasers

What If

GroundNPound would have beaten nine other teams besides Chubby chasers this week.
Chubby chasers would have lost to eight other teams besides GroundNPound this week.
If GroundNPound played Chubby chasers every week this season, they'd be 9-5.
GroundNPound would be 8-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Chubby chasers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as GroundNPound, Chubby chasers would be 7-5.
If GroundNPound had played every team in the league each week, they would be 93-61.
If they played every team every week, Chubby chasers would be 83-78.

Coach Talk

GroundNPound
Identifying mismatches is a big key to success in football. We not only doubled up Chubby chasers at RB (59.1 points to 28.5), we also utterly dominated them at WR (48.4 to 13.6).
Chubby chasers
With only two receptions this past week, the starting running backs for Chubby chasers should remind their QBs to start checking down more often (and dial up a screen play or two).