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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Brick by brick
6-9 163.53
158.67
 
VS
proj
Eat the ball
150.87 5-10
159.39

Despite top scorer Hopkins, Eat the ball fall to Brick by brick, 163.53-150.87

Eat the ball had the top scorer in the matchup with WR DeAndre Hopkins accumulating 25.6 points, the 11th-highest total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to topple Brick by brick, who earned a 163.53-150.87 win. Eat the ball earned a 1.36-point lead on Thursday, but Brick by brick held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Drew Brees, who passed for 234 yards and 3 touchdowns for 19.46 points, and Robert Woods, who racked up 96 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass (18.7 points). DeAndre Hopkins (9 Rec, 169 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Stefon Diggs (11 Rec, 147 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Eat the ball in the loss. This marks the second time this season Brick by brick have knocked off Eat the ball, after winning 140.58-121.37 in their last matchup. Brick by brick improve to 6-9 for the season, while Eat the ball fall to 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Brick by brick   Eat the ball

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Bourne overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 16.6 points against his 9.04-point projection. During a 41-33 loss to the Cowboys, he caught 4 passes for 86 yards and a touchdown. Bourne will face the Cardinals next week.
Kendrick Bourne

Top Player Comparison

Brick by brick
Points
% of total points 163.53
1
Drew Brees
QB
19.46
26.71
11.9%
2
Robert Woods
WR
18.7
14.54
11.4%
3
Kendrick Bourne
WR
16.6
9.04
10.2%
4
Frank Gore
RB
15.3
7.1
9.4%
Eat the ball
Points
% of total points 150.87
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
25.6
16.53
17%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
20.2
16.1
13.4%
3
Benny Snell Jr.
RB
20
10.02
13.3%
4
Cam Newton
QB
15.41
22.77
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Stefon Diggs had a 55-yard catch for Eat the ball, helping the team to a 27.56-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Kendrick Bourne had a 49-yard touchdown catch for Brick by brick, while Rodrigo Blankenship had a 53-yard field goal, helping Brick by brick to an 83.80-79.27 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was Brick by brick who owned the lead, 163.53-113.37. Drew Brees had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 51-yard pass for Brick by brick, while Robert Woods had a 40-yard run. DeAndre Hopkins made the highlight reel for Eat the ball with a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 45-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Brick by brick   Eat the ball

What If

Brick by brick would have beaten only four other teams besides Eat the ball this week.
Eat the ball would have lost to six other teams besides Brick by brick this week.
Brick by brick would be 8-7 if they played Eat the ball every week.
Brick by brick would be 4-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Eat the ball.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Brick by brick, Eat the ball would be 4-9.
If Brick by brick had played every team in the league each week, they would be 73-140.
If they played every team every week, Eat the ball would be 93-120.

Coach Talk

Brick by brick
We do appreciate the confidence this past week, Brick by brick. It takes gumption to play a starter with zero points (Mark Ingram II), while still earning a W.
Eat the ball
Fortunately, Eat the ball, this week's problem isn't exactly rocket science. Choosing to start Nicholas Morrow in a tough fantasy matchup... let's use this as a learning experience and agree that it's not going to happen again.