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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Wolverines
7-8 188.17
143.26
 
VS
proj
yard crew
130.2 4-11
136.31

Wolverines knock off yard crew in 188.17-130.20 rout

Wolverines showed up and exceeded their projected point total, rolling to a 188.17-130.20 victory over yard crew, who fell short of projections. yard crew grabbed a 25.15-point lead on Thursday, but Wolverines held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Kyler Murray, who passed for 406 yards , ran for 29 yards and scored 4 touchdowns for 41.84 points, and Corey Davis, who caught 4 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown (20 points). Salvon Ahmed (22.95 points) and Romeo Okwara (12) carried the flag for yard crew in the loss. Wolverines (7-8) will look to earn another W against # 4 Broke My ♥, while yard crew (4-11) meet Mammoths in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Wolverines   yard crew

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Murray scored 41.84 points in a 33-26 win over the Eagles to nearly double his 21.72-point projection. He passed for 406 yards , ran for 29 yards and scored 4 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Wolverines this week. Murray will play the 49ers next week.
Kyler Murray

Top Player Comparison

Wolverines
Points
% of total points 188.17
1
Kyler Murray
QB
41.84
21.72
22.2%
2
Corey Davis
WR
20
9.91
10.6%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
19.45
14.28
10.3%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
19.25
9.9
10.2%
yard crew
Points
% of total points 130.2
1
Salvon Ahmed
RB
22.95
8.44
17.6%
2
Romeo Okwara
DE
12
5.02
9.2%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
11.65
13.59
8.9%
4
Joe Schobert
LB
11.5
8.19
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Stefon Diggs had a 55-yard catch for Wolverines to contribute to a 57.80-25.15 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Corey Davis had a 75-yard touchdown catch for Wolverines to contribute to a 139.85-95.70 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass for Wolverines, helping the team to a 185.19-118.95 lead.
Monday
Ben Roethlisberger had a 23-yard touchdown pass for yard crew.

Points By Position

  Wolverines   yard crew

Game Notes

More than half (10 of the 16) of the starters on Wolverines scored higher than their projected point totals.
yard crew had only seven of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Wolverines recorded more points than their projected total, while yard crew fell shy of their projection.
The victory snaps a streak of four straight defeats for Wolverines.
Not only did Wolverines win, but they also easily covered the 6.95-point projected margin of victory.
Wolverines moves to (2-4) in blowout games this year, while yard crew falls to (3-6).
A bright spot in the defeat, Salvon Ahmed recorded 22.95 points, the fifth-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Wolverines
Hey, creating mismatches is the key to football, right? Fueled by a solid outing by Kyler Murray, we thoroughly outscored yard crew at the quarterback position this past week (41.84 points to 7.7). Murray went 27-for-36 for 406 yards, three TDs, and an INT in a 33-26 win over the Eagles.
yard crew
Hey, our crew was just resting up for Week 16, right? The six starting offensive skill players on yard crew (three RBs, two WRs, one TE) collectively put up 350 yards and just two touchdowns this past week. The skill players on Wolverines stuffed the statsheet by logging 541 yards and four scores.