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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
NEVER LOOK BACK
11-4 196.33
197.43
 
VS
proj
The Madcows
150.33 9-6
165.69

NEVER LOOK BACK overcome multiple busts, defeat The Madcows, 196.33-150.33

Despite two starters putting up negative or 0 points, NEVER LOOK BACK were able to persevere and earn the win, earning a 196.33-150.33 victory over The Madcows. The Madcows grabbed a 6.10-point lead on Thursday, but NEVER LOOK BACK held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Dalvin Cook, who racked up 159 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 25.65 points, and the Baltimore Ravens defense, who allowed 14 points, surrendered 267 yards, and forced a fumble (20.35 points). Baker Mayfield (24.28 points) and Teddy Bridgewater (17.27) carried the flag for The Madcows in the loss. This marks the first time this season NEVER LOOK BACK have knocked off The Madcows, after falling 184.31-180.02 in their last matchup. NEVER LOOK BACK will look to not lose that winning feeling in the semifinal round next week, while The Madcows seek to bounce back and finish the season with a win.

Matchup Timeline

  NEVER LOOK BACK   The Madcows

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Armstead scored 10.25 points against the Cowboys in Week 15 to more-than-double his 4.27-point projection. He made 8 tackles and recorded 2 sacks to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on NEVER LOOK BACK this week. In Week 16, Armstead and the 49ers will play the Cardinals.
Arik Armstead

Top Player Comparison

NEVER LOOK BACK
Points
% of total points 196.33
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
25.65
19.5
13.1%
2
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
20.35
16.53
10.4%
3
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
20.25
15.17
10.3%
4
Matthew Stafford
QB
18.13
18.29
9.2%
The Madcows
Points
% of total points 150.33
1
Baker Mayfield
QB
24.28
18.31
16.2%
2
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
17.27
17.86
11.5%
3
Diontae Johnson
WR
12.9
11.09
8.6%
4
Tyler Bass
K
12
7.9
8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Teddy Bridgewater had a 40-yard pass for The Madcows to contribute to a 55.12-9.25 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Matthew Stafford had a 44-yard pass for NEVER LOOK BACK, while Kendrick Bourne had a 49-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 185.48-79.25 lead for NEVER LOOK BACK.
Sunday Late
Latavius Murray had a 24-yard touchdown catch for The Madcows, who trailed 192.23-99.55 after the late afternoon action.
Monday
Diontae Johnson had a 23-yard touchdown catch for The Madcows.

Points By Position

  NEVER LOOK BACK   The Madcows

Game Notes

Only nine of the 24 starting players on NEVER LOOK BACK exceeded their scoring projections.
Despite 13 of their 24 starters exceeding their points projection, The Madcows lost.
NEVER LOOK BACK won despite starting Tyler Boyd, who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup's 46-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The win concludes a two-game winless slide for NEVER LOOK BACK, while the loss caps a two-game winning streak for The Madcows.
Not only did NEVER LOOK BACK earn the win, but they also covered the 31.74-point projected margin of victory.

Coach Talk

NEVER LOOK BACK
A big key to success in football is creating mismatches. Fueled by some monster yardage production from our running backs, our team really made that happen this week. Our three starting backs put up 244 more total yards than the RBs of The Madcows (345 yards from scrimmage to 101), as we ultimately doubled up them at the position (52.5 points to 24.1).
The Madcows
With four receptions on just five targets this past week, the starting running backs for The Madcows clearly should smooth things over with their quarterbacks... and remind them to dump it off more frequently.