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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Philly Nation ‘84
6-8 88.41
95.36
 
VS
proj
Fifty with the Heat
44.66 2-12
55.12

Offensively challenged Philly Nation ‘84 beat Fifty with the Heat, 88.41-44.66

Philly Nation ‘84 secured an 88.41-44.66 victory over Fifty with the Heat in spite of posting only the ninth-highest point total in the league for the week. Philly Nation ‘84 grabbed an early 11.05-point lead on Thursday. Fifty with the Heat came back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by Mike Evans (12.5 points) and the Chicago Bears defense (7.5). Not to be deterred, Philly Nation ‘84 made a run later that afternoon, as Patrick Mahomes (27.36 points) and Dallas Goedert (4.9) put them back ahead once and for all. This marks the second time this season Philly Nation ‘84 have beaten Fifty with the Heat, after winning 105.34-66.38 in their last matchup. Philly Nation ‘84 improve to 6-8 for the season, while Fifty with the Heat fall to 2-12.

Matchup Timeline

  Philly Nation ‘84   Fifty with the Heat

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Steelers in Week 15, Bernard racked up 97 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 26.95 points to more-than-triple his 8.33-point projection, the second-highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. Next week, Bernard will play the Texans.
Giovani Bernard

Top Player Comparison

Philly Nation ‘84
Points
% of total points 88.41
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
27.36
29.93
30.9%
2
Giovani Bernard
RB
26.95
8.33
30.5%
3
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
12.5
12.29
14.1%
4
Daniel Carlson
K
9
8.49
10.2%
Fifty with the Heat
Points
% of total points 44.66
1
Mike Evans
WR
12.5
11.57
28%
2
Joey Slye
K
10
8.43
22.4%
3
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
7.5
8.94
16.8%
4
Evan Engram
TE
5.6
6.65
12.5%

Points By Position

  Philly Nation ‘84   Fifty with the Heat

StatSmack

Fifty with the Heat are under .500 against Philly Nation ‘84 this season, with a record of 1-2.
They're not even trying that hard. Philly Nation ‘84 have a winning record vs Fifty with the Heat this season despite averaging fewer points against them (100.7) than their season average (122.2).
Fifty with the Heat are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've lost nine in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Philly Nation ‘84 are doing a better job of that, averaging 122.2 versus Fifty with the Heat's 83.23.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Philly Nation ‘84 (6-8) have a better record than Fifty with the Heat (2-12).
Even the computers think Philly Nation ‘84 have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (121.47) than Fifty with the Heat (93.14).
Once Philly Nation ‘84 put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Fifty with the Heat (3 vs 1).
Philly Nation ‘84 are clutch masters, with more close wins than Fifty with the Heat (1 vs 0).
Philly Nation ‘84 should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Fifty with the Heat (8 vs 3).
Philly Nation ‘84 have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Fifty with the Heat (55 vs 43).
By position, Philly Nation ‘84 have outscored Fifty with the Heat at QB, RB, WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Philly Nation ‘84 has a higher average scoring margin (1) than Fifty with the Heat this season (-32).
Hey Fifty with the Heat, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Philly Nation ‘84
Spotting mismatches is a big component to winning in football. We really emphasized that by thoroughly overpowering Fifty with the Heat at running back this past week (26.95 points to 3.91).
Fifty with the Heat
With only three catches this past week, the starting running backs for Fifty with the Heat should smooth things over with their QBs... and remind them to check down more frequently.