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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Skull and Bolts
9-6 177.65
132.47
 
VS
proj
L P's Nifty Team
118.4 10-4
141.4

Skull and Bolts knock off L P's Nifty Team in 177.65-118.40 rout

Skull and Bolts showed up and exceeded their projected point total, cruising to a 177.65-118.40 victory over L P's Nifty Team, who fell short of projections. Skull and Bolts never trailed in this one after nabbing a 30.00-point lead on Thursday behind Darren Waller. Patrick Mahomes (254 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 37 Rush Yds) and Derrick Henry (147 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) led the way for L P's Nifty Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season Skull and Bolts have gotten the best of L P's Nifty Team, after falling 147.2-145.05 in their last matchup. Skull and Bolts will look to clinch the league title next week, while L P's Nifty Team attempt to rebound and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Skull and Bolts   L P's Nifty Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Broncos in Week 15, Allen passed for 359 yards , ran for 33 yards and scored 4 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 41.25 points and scored 64.1% higher than his scoring projection, the fourth-highest percentage of any QB in the league this season. In Week 16, Allen and the Bills will face the Patriots.
Josh Allen

Top Player Comparison

Skull and Bolts
Points
% of total points 177.65
1
Josh Allen
QB
41.25
25.13
23.2%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
32.3
18.69
18.2%
3
Darren Waller
TE
30
16.15
16.9%
4
David Montgomery
RB
29.2
15.76
16.4%
L P's Nifty Team
Points
% of total points 118.4
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
28.4
29.13
24%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
25.2
21.88
21.3%
3
Mike Evans
WR
17
14.7
14.4%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
15.4
17.78
13%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Darren Waller had a 35-yard touchdown catch for Skull and Bolts, helping to give the team a 30.00-0.00 lead.
Saturday
Josh Allen had a 24-yard touchdown run and a 22-yard touchdown pass for Skull and Bolts, contributing to an 83.25-0.00 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Skull and Bolts   L P's Nifty Team

What If

Skull and Bolts would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
L P's Nifty Team would have lost to three other teams besides Skull and Bolts this week.
If Skull and Bolts played L P's Nifty Team every week this season, they'd be 5-9.
Skull and Bolts would be 7-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as L P's Nifty Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Skull and Bolts, L P's Nifty Team would be 7-5.
If Skull and Bolts had played every team in the league each week, they would be 75-54.
If they played every team every week, L P's Nifty Team would be 80-46.

Coach Talk

Skull and Bolts
Nice work, Skull and Bolts. Putting together a starting crew that earned 177.65 points this past matchup.
L P's Nifty Team
Ugh, talk about old-school ground n' pound: The starting RBs for L P's Nifty Team collectively recorded just a couple of catches on six targets this past week.