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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
GrilledBreesSandwich
4-11 153.19
122.92
 
VS
proj
Hate It Here...
117.4 4-11
129.89

GrilledBreesSandwich defy projections, knock off Hate It Here... in 153.19-117.40 rout

GrilledBreesSandwich exceeded their projected point total, cruising to a 153.19-117.40 victory over Hate It Here..., who fell short of projections. GrilledBreesSandwich nabbed a 35.96-point lead on Thursday behind an outstanding effort from Justin Herbert, who passed for 314 yards , ran for 14 yards and scored 3 touchdowns, and never looked back. Tony Pollard (34.2 points) and Benny Snell Jr. (19.7) carried the flag for Hate It Here... in the loss. This marks the second time this season GrilledBreesSandwich have beaten Hate It Here..., after winning 121.02-109.68 in their last matchup. GrilledBreesSandwich improve to 4-11 for the season, while Hate It Here... fall to 4-11.

Matchup Timeline

  GrilledBreesSandwich   Hate It Here...

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

McKissic overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 25.7 points against his 12.21-point projection. During a 20-15 loss to the Seahawks, he racked up 107 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass. McKissic will face the Panthers next week.
J.D. McKissic

Top Player Comparison

GrilledBreesSandwich
Points
% of total points 153.19
1
Justin Herbert
QB
35.96
24.38
23.5%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
28.8
17.94
18.8%
3
J.D. McKissic
RB
25.7
12.21
16.8%
4
Mike Evans
WR
20
15.35
13.1%
Hate It Here...
Points
% of total points 117.4
1
Tony Pollard
RB
34.2
14.62
29.1%
2
Benny Snell Jr.
RB
19.7
10.1
16.8%
3
The Arizona Cardinals defense
DEF
15.5
13.94
13.2%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
15.4
18.3
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Justin Herbert had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard pass for GrilledBreesSandwich, contributing to a 35.96-0.00 lead for the team.
Saturday
Aaron Jones had a 46-yard run for GrilledBreesSandwich, helping the team to a 74.76-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Tony Pollard had a 40-yard touchdown run for Hate It Here..., who trailed 153.19-63.20 after the early slate.
Monday
Ben Roethlisberger had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Hate It Here....

Points By Position

  GrilledBreesSandwich   Hate It Here...

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against Hate It Here..., GrilledBreesSandwich averaged more points (137.11) than they usually score (121.42).
GrilledBreesSandwich are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Hate It Here... (1).
GrilledBreesSandwich should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Hate It Here... (6 vs 4).
Hate It Here... have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (5) than GrilledBreesSandwich (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, GrilledBreesSandwich have outscored Hate It Here... at QB and TE this season.
The starters for GrilledBreesSandwich had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Hate It Here... (2).
Hey Hate It Here..., maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

GrilledBreesSandwich
Hey, the key to football is creating mismatches, right? Fueled by a thrilling performance from Justin Herbert, we utterly dominated Hate It Here... at the quarterback position this past week (35.96 points to 9.7). Herbert went 22-for-32 for 314 yards and two TDs in a 30-27 win over the Raiders.
Hate It Here...
Happy holidays, Hate It Here...! We hope the GM of GrilledBreesSandwich will pen a thank-you card for the generous 117.4-point gift this past week.