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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Freight Train
8-6 138.87
130.28
 
VS
proj
Blackfoot
89.99 7-8
118.69

Blackfoot come up short of projections, succumb to Freight Train in 138.87-89.99 rout

There's no easy way to put it, Blackfoot didn't do their job, at least based on projections, as Freight Train cruised to a 138.87-89.99 victory. Freight Train never trailed in this one after taking a 9.00-point lead on Thursday behind Daniel Carlson. Tyler Higbee (4 Rec, 67 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Mecole Hardman (3 Rec, 22 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Blackfoot in the loss. This marks the second time this season Freight Train have beaten Blackfoot, after winning 129.94-107.38 in their last matchup. Freight Train improve to 8-6 for the season, while Blackfoot fall to 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Freight Train   Blackfoot

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 359 yards , running for 33 yards and scoring 4 touchdowns against the Broncos, Allen tallied 37.66 points this week. His scoring output was 66% more than his 22.68-point projection and was much higher than his 24.42-point season scoring average. Allen ranks #3 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Patriots next week.
Josh Allen

Top Player Comparison

Freight Train
Points
% of total points 138.87
1
Josh Allen
QB
37.66
22.68
27.1%
2
Salvon Ahmed
RB
20.95
8.44
15.1%
3
Robert Woods
WR
17.1
12.78
12.3%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
9.3
12.39
6.7%
Blackfoot
Points
% of total points 89.99
1
Tyler Higbee
TE
13.7
5.47
15.2%
2
Mecole Hardman
WR
8.39
6.75
9.3%
3
Gus Edwards
RB
8.3
6.68
9.2%
4
Mason Crosby
K
8
7.9
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays Saturday, after which Freight Train emerged with a 46.66-11.65 lead. For Freight Train, Josh Allen had a 24-yard touchdown run and a 22-yard touchdown pass. Mason Crosby made the highlight reel for Blackfoot with a 51-yard field goal.
Sunday Early
Matt Prater had a 53-yard field goal for Blackfoot, who trailed 96.16-51.25 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after all the points were tallied, Freight Train boasted a 130.02-76.64 lead. For Freight Train, Robert Woods had a 40-yard run. Tyler Higbee made the highlight reel for Blackfoot with a 44-yard catch.
Monday
Ben Roethlisberger had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Blackfoot.

Points By Position

  Freight Train   Blackfoot

Game Notes

Only five of the 16 starters on Freight Train scored more than their point projections.
Blackfoot had only five of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
Josh Allen, Salvon Ahmed, and Robert Woods all scored more points than Tyler Higbee, the leading scorer for Blackfoot.
Freight Train put up more points than their season scoring average (128.98) while Blackfoot fell short of theirs (106.7).
Freight Train scored more points than their projected total, while Blackfoot fell short of their projection.
This win snaps a two-game losing slide for Freight Train, while the loss caps a two-game winning streak for Blackfoot.
Not only did Freight Train win, but they also easily covered the 11.59-point predicted margin of victory.
Freight Train moves to (5-2) in blowout games this season, while Blackfoot falls to (3-6).

Coach Talk

Freight Train
Hey, football is all about exploiting the mismatches. Fueled by a thrilling showing by Josh Allen, we thoroughly outscored Blackfoot at the quarterback position this past week (37.66 points to 7.7). Allen went 28-for-40 for 359 yards and two TDs in a 48-19 win over the Broncos.
Blackfoot
Unless Blackfoot wants to go full diva-mode, then "not seeing enough looks" is definitely not an excuse this week. Our pass-catching corps (three WR and two TE) were targeted a grand total of 25 times in Week 15. With just 12 total catches, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.