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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Gridiron Demons
8-7 128.62
133.32
 
VS
proj
downs drowners
113.16 8-7
131.93

downs drowners succumb to Gridiron Demons, 128.62-113.16

There's no easy way to put it, downs drowners dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as Gridiron Demons came out on top with a 128.62-113.16 victory. downs drowners earned a 7.5-point lead on Saturday behind Noah Fant (16.8 points), but Gridiron Demons held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Lamar Jackson (30.22 points) and Leonard Fournette (20). Noah Fant (16.8 points) and Matthew Stafford (15.28) led the charge for downs drowners in the loss. This marks the first time this season Gridiron Demons have taken down downs drowners, after falling 190.08-117.1 in their last matchup. Gridiron Demons improve to 8-7 for the season, while downs drowners fall to 8-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Gridiron Demons   downs drowners

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 96 yards from scrimmage and catching a touchdown pass against the Jets, Woods put up 18.6 points this week. His scoring output was 29.4% more than his 14.37-point projection and was higher than his 12.51-point season scoring average. Woods ranks #40 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Robert Woods

Top Player Comparison

Gridiron Demons
Points
% of total points 128.62
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
30.22
24.1
23.5%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
20
10.53
15.5%
3
Robert Woods
WR
18.6
14.37
14.5%
4
Jared Goff
QB
16.26
19.83
12.6%
downs drowners
Points
% of total points 113.16
1
Noah Fant
TE
16.8
7.57
14.8%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
15.28
17.88
13.5%
3
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
14.48
17.22
12.8%
4
Mike Evans
WR
14
12.23
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but it was downs drowners who grabbed the lead, 97.66-84.46. For Gridiron Demons, Lamar Jackson had a 44-yard pass. Matthew Stafford made the highlight reel for downs drowners with a 44-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Robert Woods had a 40-yard run for Gridiron Demons, while Jared Goff had a 44-yard pass to contribute to a 122.32-113.16 lead for Gridiron Demons.

Points By Position

  Gridiron Demons   downs drowners

StatSmack

You won't win many weeks if you don't play. downs drowners has left more points on the bench this season (671.5) than Gridiron Demons (462.18).
Gridiron Demons laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than downs drowners (0).
Gridiron Demons are clutch masters, with more close wins than downs drowners (1 vs 0).
By position, Gridiron Demons have outscored downs drowners at QB, RB, and DEF this season.
The starters for Gridiron Demons had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for downs drowners (1).
Hey downs drowners, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Gridiron Demons
Bravo on assembling a lineup that won by 15.46 points this past week. We consider that to be a job done right.
downs drowners
Logging just two receptions on six targets this past week, it seems like the starting running backs for downs drowners should look into why their QBs are giving them the silent treatment.