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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
kevin's Crazy Team
8-7 145.08
106.39
 
VS
proj
Cha-Boy
88.24 10-5
110.11

kevin's Crazy Team brush off predictions, knock off Cha-Boy in 145.08-88.24 rout

kevin's Crazy Team stepped up and outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 145.08-88.24 victory over Cha-Boy, who fell short of projections. kevin's Crazy Team nabbed an early 27.96-point lead on Thursday. Cha-Boy came back to take the lead on Saturday, powered by Teddy Bridgewater (16.92 points) and Robert Tonyan (7.8). Not to be deterred, kevin's Crazy Team pulled it together later that afternoon, as Tony Pollard (25.2 points) and Deshaun Watson (23.42) put them back ahead for good. This marks the first time this season kevin's Crazy Team have gotten the best of Cha-Boy, after falling 138.72-98.2 in their last matchup. kevin's Crazy Team will look to not lose that winning feeling in the Championship next week, while Cha-Boy attempt to rebound and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  kevin's Crazy Team   Cha-Boy

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 11.3 points, Pollard more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 25.2 points as the Cowboys beat the 49ers 41-33. He racked up 132 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on kevin's Crazy Team this week. Next week, Pollard will battle the Eagles.
Tony Pollard

Top Player Comparison

kevin's Crazy Team
Points
% of total points 145.08
1
Justin Herbert
QB
27.96
20.26
19.3%
2
Tony Pollard
RB
25.2
11.3
17.4%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
23.42
20.46
16.1%
4
J.D. McKissic
RB
16.7
7.87
11.5%
Cha-Boy
Points
% of total points 88.24
1
Philip Rivers
QB
17.02
19.1
19.3%
2
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
16.92
17.79
19.2%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
15.5
12.97
17.6%
4
Justin Tucker
K
9
10.62
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Justin Herbert had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard pass for kevin's Crazy Team, contributing to a 27.96-0.00 lead for the team.
Saturday
Teddy Bridgewater had a 40-yard pass for Cha-Boy, contributing to a 28.92-27.96 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was kevin's Crazy Team who took the lead, 133.68-88.24. Tony Pollard had a 40-yard touchdown run for kevin's Crazy Team, while Deshaun Watson had a 38-yard touchdown pass. Philip Rivers made the highlight reel for Cha-Boy with a 41-yard pass.

Points By Position

  kevin's Crazy Team   Cha-Boy

Game Notes

kevin's Crazy Team had seven of their nine starters exceed their projected points.
Cha-Boy had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Justin Herbert, Tony Pollard, and Deshaun Watson all scored more points than Philip Rivers, the leading scorer for Cha-Boy.
kevin's Crazy Team put up more points than their season scoring average (99.5) while Cha-Boy fell short of theirs (112.28).
kevin's Crazy Team recorded more points than their projected total, while Cha-Boy failed to reach their projection.
In blowout games this season, kevin's Crazy Team moves to (4-3), while Cha-Boy falls to (4-1).

Coach Talk

kevin's Crazy Team
The key to success in football is creating mismatches. Thanks to great performances by Tony Pollard and J.D. McKissic, our squad took that to heart this past week. We doubled Cha-Boy up at running back (41.9 points to 20.9). Pollard had 132 total yards and two TDs, while McKissic logged 107 yards.
Cha-Boy
Tis the season, Cha-Boy! We hope the GM of kevin's Crazy Team will send a thank-you card for the generous 88.24-point gift this past week.