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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Chicken Dinner
7-7 89.05
100.86
 
VS
proj
Puremichigan
69.2 3-12
98.9

Offensively challenged Chicken Dinner beat Puremichigan, 89.05-69.20

Chicken Dinner earned an 89.05-69.20 victory over Puremichigan in spite of ranking only 10th in the league in points scored for the week. Puremichigan nabbed a 1.60-point lead on Thursday, but Chicken Dinner held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Matt Ryan, who passed for 356 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 16 yards for 37.4 points, and Leonard Fournette, who racked up 65 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns (18.5 points). Travis Kelce (8 Rec, 68 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Philadelphia Eagles defense (33 Pts Allowed, 526 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) did everything they could for Puremichigan in the loss. This marks the first time this season Chicken Dinner have taken down Puremichigan, after falling 137.55-118.3 in their last matchup. Chicken Dinner improve to 7-7 for the season, while Puremichigan fall to 3-12.

Matchup Timeline

  Chicken Dinner   Puremichigan

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 37.4 points, Ryan scored 59.2% more than his 23.49-point projection as the Falcons lost to the Buccaneers 31-27. He passed for 356 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 16 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Chicken Dinner this week. In Week 16, Ryan and the Falcons will battle the Chiefs.
Matt Ryan

Top Player Comparison

Chicken Dinner
Points
% of total points 89.05
1
Matt Ryan
QB
37.4
23.49
42%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
18.5
9.28
20.8%
3
Jamison Crowder
WR
6.6
7.18
7.4%
4
Harrison Butker
K
6
10.04
6.7%
Puremichigan
Points
% of total points 69.2
1
Travis Kelce
TE
14.8
11.47
21.4%
2
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
11.7
8.35
16.9%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
10.4
26.65
15%
4
Miles Sanders
RB
9
12.67
13%

Matchup Highlights

Monday
Ben Roethlisberger had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Puremichigan.

Points By Position

  Chicken Dinner   Puremichigan

StatSmack

Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Puremichigan. They've dropped their last five matchups.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Chicken Dinner (7-7) have a better record than Puremichigan (3-12).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Puremichigan has left more points on the bench this season (796) than Chicken Dinner (514.75).
Once Chicken Dinner put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Puremichigan (4 vs 1).
Chicken Dinner laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Puremichigan (0).
Chicken Dinner are clutch masters, with more close wins than Puremichigan (1 vs 0).
Chicken Dinner should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Puremichigan (7 vs 5).
By position, Chicken Dinner have outscored Puremichigan at WR and DEF this season.
Hey Puremichigan, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Chicken Dinner
Identifying mismatches is a huge key to success in football. Thanks to a solid performance by Matt Ryan, we absolutely dominated Puremichigan at the quarterback position this past week (37.4 points to 10.4). Ryan went 34-for-49 for 356 yards and three TDs in a 31-27 loss to the Buccaneers.
Puremichigan
Well, we certainly can't complain about a lack of opportunities this time, can we? Our pass-catching corps (two WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 27 times in Week 15. With only 16 total receptions, this group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.