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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Red Rockets
8-7 159.8
131.1
 
VS
proj
Big Bad Buffy
111.97 6-8
155.81

Red Rockets top predictions, defeat Big Bad Buffy in 159.80-111.97 rout

Red Rockets outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 159.80-111.97 victory over Big Bad Buffy, who fell short of projections. Big Bad Buffy nabbed a 27.02-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding showings from Hunter Henry, who caught 5 passes for 65 yards and a touchdown for 15 points, and Austin Ekeler, who racked up 79 yards from scrimmage (9.9 points). But Red Rockets 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 41.14 points, and David Montgomery, who racked up 162 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns (29.7 points). This marks the second time this season Red Rockets have beaten Big Bad Buffy, after winning 156.94-127.89 in their last matchup. Red Rockets improve to 8-7 for the season, while Big Bad Buffy fall to 6-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Red Rockets   Big Bad Buffy

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Murray overachieved for the ninth time this season, scoring 41.14 points against his 25.63-point projection. In a 33-26 win over the Eagles, he passed for 406 yards , ran for 29 yards and scored 4 touchdowns. Murray ranks #1 among all fantasy players this season and will face the 49ers next week.
Kyler Murray

Top Player Comparison

Red Rockets
Points
% of total points 159.8
1
Kyler Murray
QB
41.14
25.63
25.7%
2
David Montgomery
RB
29.7
13.99
18.6%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
22.1
10.38
13.8%
4
Andy Dalton
QB
21.16
19.43
13.2%
Big Bad Buffy
Points
% of total points 111.97
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
21.2
16.04
18.9%
2
David Johnson
RB
19.8
12.11
17.7%
3
Mike Evans
WR
15
12.23
13.4%
4
Hunter Henry
TE
15
8.09
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Stefon Diggs had a 55-yard catch for Big Bad Buffy to contribute to a 48.22-22.10 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Andy Dalton had a 45-yard pass for Red Rockets, while T.Y. Hilton had a 41-yard catch to contribute to a 100.46-90.42 lead for Red Rockets.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but after the results were tallied, Red Rockets owned a 153.20-100.02 lead. For Red Rockets, Kyler Murray had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass. Emmanuel Sanders made the highlight reel for Big Bad Buffy with a 51-yard catch.
Monday
Ben Roethlisberger had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Big Bad Buffy.

Points By Position

  Red Rockets   Big Bad Buffy

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against Big Bad Buffy, Red Rockets averaged more points (158.37) than they usually score (138.78).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Red Rockets has left fewer points on the bench this season (346.83) than Big Bad Buffy (398.18).
Once Red Rockets put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Big Bad Buffy (3 vs 2).
Red Rockets see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Big Bad Buffy (0).
Red Rockets have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Big Bad Buffy (1 vs 0).
Red Rockets should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Big Bad Buffy (7 vs 4).
By position, Red Rockets have outscored Big Bad Buffy at QB and RB this season.
The starters for Red Rockets had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for Big Bad Buffy (3).
Hey Big Bad Buffy, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Red Rockets
This sport is all about creating mismatches. Our squad took that to heart this past week and thoroughly dominated Big Bad Buffy at the quarterback position (62.3 points to 10.82).
Big Bad Buffy
Tis the season, Big Bad Buffy! We hope the GM of Red Rockets will pen a thank-you card for the generous 111.97-point gift this past week.