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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Sillein Saints
9-5 107.64
120
 
VS
proj
Dark Buccaneers
107.56 8-7
106.01

Sillein Saints come back to top Dark Buccaneers in 107.64-107.56 battle

Full of promise, Sillein Saints dropped the ball, at least compared to projections. Still, they staged an impressive comeback to earn a 107.64-107.56 victory over Dark Buccaneers, who actually exceeded projections. Despite trailing 107.56-91.74 heading into Monday night, Sillein Saints made a run behind Diontae Johnson, who caught 8 passes for 59 yards and a touchdown for 15.9 points. Josh Allen (359 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 33 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Justin Jefferson (8 Rec, 104 Rec Yds) did their part for Dark Buccaneers in the loss. This marks the second time this season Sillein Saints have taken down Dark Buccaneers, after winning 123.58-104.92 in their last matchup. Sillein Saints will look to keep it rolling in the Championship next week, while Dark Buccaneers attempt to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Sillein Saints   Dark Buccaneers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Bengals in Week 15, Johnson caught 8 passes for 59 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 15.9 points and scored 34.0% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Sillein Saints this week. Next week, Johnson will go up against the Colts.
Diontae Johnson

Top Player Comparison

Sillein Saints
Points
% of total points 107.64
1
Calvin Ridley
WR
27.3
15.33
25.4%
2
Corey Davis
WR
19
11.03
17.7%
3
Diontae Johnson
WR
15.9
11.86
14.8%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
13.04
23.96
12.1%
Dark Buccaneers
Points
% of total points 107.56
1
Josh Allen
QB
37.66
22.68
35%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
14.4
13.66
13.4%
3
Marquise Brown
WR
12.8
9.93
11.9%
4
T.Y. Hilton
WR
9.1
10.37
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Josh Allen had a 24-yard touchdown run and a 22-yard touchdown pass for Dark Buccaneers, contributing to a 44.76-9.90 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was Dark Buccaneers who took the lead, 100.86-80.24. Corey Davis had a 75-yard touchdown catch for Sillein Saints, while Younghoe Koo had a 52-yard field goal. Meanwhile, Marquise Brown had a 44-yard catch for Dark Buccaneers, while T.Y. Hilton had a 41-yard catch.
Monday
Diontae Johnson had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Sillein Saints on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Sillein Saints   Dark Buccaneers

StatSmack

Even the machines think Sillein Saints have better players. They have a higher projected points average (116.46) than Dark Buccaneers (109.46).
You can't win if you don't play. Dark Buccaneers has left more points on the bench this season (798.56) than Sillein Saints (656.34).
In dire times, at least Sillein Saints keep it close. They've been blown out less times than Dark Buccaneers (3 vs 4).
Sillein Saints have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Dark Buccaneers (1 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Dark Buccaneers - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Sillein Saints (2) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Sillein Saints have outscored Dark Buccaneers at RB, WR, and K this season.
Sillein Saints has a higher average scoring margin (1) than Dark Buccaneers this season (-1).
Hey Dark Buccaneers, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Sillein Saints
Sure, we ultimately earned the win, but we can't deny it, Sillein Saints. Our quarterback was severely overmatched by the opposition. Josh Allen went 28-of-40 for 359 yards and two touchdowns for Dark Buccaneers, and all Russell Wilson could manage through the air was 121 yards and one passing TD (plus an ugly interception).
Dark Buccaneers
Missing a field goal normally isn't cause for concern. But come on now, talk about impeccable timing: Jason Sanders went 0-for-1 on FGs instead of 1-for-1, and Dark Buccaneers dropped the matchup by 0.08 points. We'll let you do the math on that one.