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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
OléOlé Bombarders
6-9 103.6
89.97
 
VS
proj
Rici3 SANCHEZ MVP
95.42 4-11
87.07

Back-and-forth battle ends with OléOlé Bombarders coming back to knock off Rici3 SANCHEZ MVP, 103.60-95.42

What a whirlwind! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, OléOlé Bombarders earned a come-from-behind win over Rici3 SANCHEZ MVP, staging a comeback to earn a 103.60-95.42 victory. OléOlé Bombarders trailed 95.42-93.60 heading into Sunday night, but the team made a run behind the Cleveland Browns defense, who allowed only 6 points and gave up 288 yards for 10 points. Deshaun Watson (373 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 25 Rush Yds) and Josh Jacobs (76 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 38 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Rici3 SANCHEZ MVP in the loss. This marks the second time this season OléOlé Bombarders have knocked off Rici3 SANCHEZ MVP, after winning 107.06-95.76 in their last matchup. OléOlé Bombarders improve to 6-9 for the season, while Rici3 SANCHEZ MVP fall to 4-11.

Matchup Timeline

  OléOlé Bombarders   Rici3 SANCHEZ MVP

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lamb caught 5 passes for 85 yards as the Cowboys beat the 49ers 41-33. In doing so, he put up 17 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on OléOlé Bombarders this week. Lamb will face the Eagles next week.
CeeDee Lamb

Top Player Comparison

OléOlé Bombarders
Points
% of total points 103.6
1
Tom Brady
QB
23.4
20.97
22.6%
2
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
22.2
11.49
21.4%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
17
8.44
16.4%
4
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
10
8.4
9.7%
Rici3 SANCHEZ MVP
Points
% of total points 95.42
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
23.42
20.46
24.5%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
18.9
14.33
19.8%
3
Robert Woods
WR
18.6
14.37
19.5%
4
Noah Fant
TE
16.8
7.57
17.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, OléOlé Bombarders emerged with an 88.80-76.82 lead. Tom Brady had a 46-yard touchdown pass for OléOlé Bombarders, while CeeDee Lamb had a 45-yard catch. Meanwhile, Deshaun Watson had a 38-yard touchdown pass for Rici3 SANCHEZ MVP, while Rodrigo Blankenship had a 53-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Robert Woods had a 40-yard run for Rici3 SANCHEZ MVP to contribute to a 95.42-93.60 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  OléOlé Bombarders   Rici3 SANCHEZ MVP

Game Notes

Six of the nine starters on OléOlé Bombarders exceeded their projected point totals.
Rici3 SANCHEZ MVP lost despite five of their nine starters scoring more than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as OléOlé Bombarders had one starter score zero points, while Rici3 SANCHEZ MVP had two.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 8.18-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The win snaps a five-match winless streak for OléOlé Bombarders.
Not only did OléOlé Bombarders get the win, but they also covered the 2.9-point predicted margin of victory.
OléOlé Bombarders moves to (2-0) in comeback games this season, while Rici3 SANCHEZ MVP falls to (0-4).

Coach Talk

OléOlé Bombarders
Hey, football is all about taking advantage of the mismatches, right? We really took that to heart this week by doubling up Rici3 SANCHEZ MVP at the wide receiver position (44 points to 21).
Rici3 SANCHEZ MVP
Fortunately, Rici3 SANCHEZ MVP, this week's problem was pretty easy to spot. Starting the Las Vegas Raiders defense and Michael Thomas in a tough fantasy matchup... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time?