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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
BearDown
9-6 158.54
103.49
 
VS
proj
Bad(dest) Hombres
139.44 8-7
123.34

BearDown defeat Bad(dest) Hombres, 158.54-139.44

Both teams stepped up, but it was BearDown who got the win, securing a 158.54-139.44 victory over Bad(dest) Hombres. Bad(dest) Hombres grabbed a 44.00-point lead on Thursday behind impressive efforts from Darren Waller (35 points) and Daniel Carlson (9). But BearDown held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Kyler Murray, who passed for 406 yards , ran for 29 yards and scored 4 touchdowns for 42.14 points, and Marvin Jones Jr., who caught 10 passes for 112 yards and a touchdown (32.2 points). This marks the first time this season BearDown have knocked off Bad(dest) Hombres, after falling 121.48-111.34 in their last matchup. BearDown improve to 9-6 for the season, while Bad(dest) Hombres fall to 8-7.

Matchup Timeline

  BearDown   Bad(dest) Hombres

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 10 passes for 112 yards and a touchdown against the Titans, Jones Jr. registered 32.2 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 14.06-point projection and was much higher than his 13.58-point season scoring average. Jones Jr. ranks #69 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Marvin Jones Jr.

Top Player Comparison

BearDown
Points
% of total points 158.54
1
Kyler Murray
QB
42.14
19.33
26.6%
2
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
32.2
14.06
20.3%
3
Mike Evans
WR
22
14.7
13.9%
4
Robert Woods
WR
21.6
17.53
13.6%
Bad(dest) Hombres
Points
% of total points 139.44
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
41.82
16.74
30%
2
Darren Waller
TE
35
16.15
25.1%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
18.4
22.04
13.2%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
9.1
17.01
6.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Darren Waller had a 35-yard touchdown catch for Bad(dest) Hombres, helping give Bad(dest) Hombres a 44.00-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Younghoe Koo had a 52-yard field goal for BearDown, contributing to an 85.40-53.10 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was BearDown who claimed the lead, 158.54-128.74. Kyler Murray had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass for BearDown, while Robert Woods had a 40-yard run. Jalen Hurts made the highlight reel for Bad(dest) Hombres with a 32-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass.

Points By Position

  BearDown   Bad(dest) Hombres

StatSmack

You won't win many matchups if you don't play. BearDown has left fewer points on the bench this season (575.28) than Bad(dest) Hombres (696.02).
Bad(dest) Hombres are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than BearDown (3 vs 2).
BearDown see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Bad(dest) Hombres (0).
BearDown should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Bad(dest) Hombres (10 vs 9).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Bad(dest) Hombres - they’ve made more transactions (1) than BearDown (0) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, BearDown have outscored Bad(dest) Hombres at QB, WR, and K this season.
The starters for BearDown had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for Bad(dest) Hombres (3).
Hey Bad(dest) Hombres, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

BearDown
A big key to success in football is finding (and exploiting) the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by nearly tripling Bad(dest) Hombres at the wide receiver position (75.8 points to 25.8).
Bad(dest) Hombres
Unless Bad(dest) Hombres wants to go full diva-mode, then "not seeing enough looks" cannot be an excuse this week. As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) collectively got a grand total of 31 targets in Week 15. With only 19 total receptions, that group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.