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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Thunder Bolts
5-10 175.1
178.01
 
VS
proj
Climhazzard
168.62 6-8
183.19

Back-and-forth battle ends with Thunder Bolts coming back to beat Climhazzard in 175.10-168.62 battle

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Thunder Bolts earned a come-from-behind win over Climhazzard, coming back to earn a 175.10-168.62 victory. Trailing 168.62-130.50 heading into Monday night, Thunder Bolts came storming back behind Giovani Bernard (24.35 points) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (14.95). Sam Darnold (24.58 points) and Robert Woods (20) did their part for Climhazzard in defeat. This marks the second time this season Thunder Bolts have taken down Climhazzard, after winning 226.18-177.21 in their last matchup. Thunder Bolts improve to 5-10 for the season, while Climhazzard fall to 6-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Thunder Bolts   Climhazzard

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 97 yards from scrimmage and scoring 2 touchdowns against the Steelers, Bernard put up 24.35 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 7.33-point projection and was much higher than his 9.91-point season scoring average. Bernard will face the Texans next week.
Giovani Bernard

Top Player Comparison

Thunder Bolts
Points
% of total points 175.1
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
43.22
38.78
24.7%
2
Giovani Bernard
RB
24.35
7.33
13.9%
3
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
23.98
29.71
13.7%
4
Jerome Baker
LB
17
10.72
9.7%
Climhazzard
Points
% of total points 168.62
1
Sam Darnold
QB
24.58
22.46
14.6%
2
Robert Woods
WR
20
14.13
11.9%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
18.35
19.11
10.9%
4
Colt McCoy
QB
18.14
24.24
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 44-yard pass for Thunder Bolts, contributing to a 106.95-60.40 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Robert Woods had a 40-yard run for Climhazzard, contributing to a 137.63-122.50 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Thunder Bolts   Climhazzard

Game Notes

Only five of the 15 starters on Thunder Bolts scored more than their point projections.
Climhazzard had only six of their 15 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Thunder Bolts had three starters score zero points, while Climhazzard had one.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Thunder Bolts ranked 9th in the league in points scored this week, while Climhazzard ranked 10th.
The matchup's 6.48-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
This victory snaps a four-game losing streak for Thunder Bolts.
Thunder Bolts moves to (3-1) in close games this season, while Climhazzard falls to (0-2).

Coach Talk

Thunder Bolts
We do appreciate the confidence this past week, Thunder Bolts. Rolling out not one, not two, but THREE players with zero points (Eric Ebron, Damien Harris, and Rodney McLeod), while still getting the W... that's borderline arrogant.
Climhazzard
Luckily, this week's problem was pretty easy to identify, Climhazzard. Starting Deebo Samuel in what wound up being a tight fantasy matchup... let's just put this behind us and move on?