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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Ben Rapistberger
11-3 163.62
150.58
 
VS
proj
OJ Simpson
119.64 8-7
139.7

OJ Simpson fall to Ben Rapistberger in 163.62-119.64 rout

OJ Simpson failed to rise to the occasion, falling short of their projected point total, as Ben Rapistberger rolled to a 163.62-119.64 victory. Ben Rapistberger jumped out to a 52-point lead on Saturday behind impressive showings from Stefon Diggs (11 Rec, 147 Rec Yds) and Aaron Jones (145 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 13 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Jonathan Taylor (83 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 12 Rec Yds) and Justin Jefferson (8 Rec, 104 Rec Yds) carried the flag for OJ Simpson in the loss. This marks the second time this season Ben Rapistberger have gotten the best of OJ Simpson, after falling 141.88-127.54 in their last matchup. Ben Rapistberger will look to keep winning in the Championship next week, while OJ Simpson seek to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Ben Rapistberger   OJ Simpson

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Diggs (11 Rec, 147 Rec Yds) scored 25.7 points against the Broncos in Week 15. His scoring output was 31.4% more than his 19.56-point projection and was higher than his 17.39-point season scoring average. Diggs ranks #29 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Patriots next week.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

Ben Rapistberger
Points
% of total points 163.62
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
35.22
26.84
21.5%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
25.7
19.56
15.7%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
24.8
17.8
15.2%
4
Noah Fant
TE
20.8
9.4
12.7%
OJ Simpson
Points
% of total points 119.64
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
19.5
15.72
16.3%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
18.4
16.61
15.4%
3
Russell Gage
WR
17.8
10.9
14.9%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
14.04
28.44
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Stefon Diggs had a 55-yard catch for Ben Rapistberger, while Aaron Jones had a 46-yard run, contributing to a 71.30-19.30 lead for Ben Rapistberger.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which Ben Rapistberger emerged with a 141.22-111.04 lead. Lamar Jackson had a 44-yard pass for Ben Rapistberger, while Rodrigo Blankenship had a 53-yard field goal. Younghoe Koo made the highlight reel for OJ Simpson with a 52-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Ben Rapistberger   OJ Simpson

What If

Ben Rapistberger would have beaten six other teams besides OJ Simpson this week.
OJ Simpson would have lost to five other teams besides Ben Rapistberger this week.
If they played OJ Simpson every week, Ben Rapistberger would be 8-6 this season.
Ben Rapistberger would be 6-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as OJ Simpson.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Ben Rapistberger, OJ Simpson would be 8-3.
If Ben Rapistberger had played every team in the league each week, they would be 86-40.
If they played every team every week, OJ Simpson would be 81-48.

Coach Talk

Ben Rapistberger
Creating mismatches is a big key to success in football. Our team took that to heart this past week and thoroughly dominated OJ Simpson at the quarterback position (35.22 points to 14.04).
OJ Simpson
Happy holidays, OJ Simpson! We hope the GM of Ben Rapistberger will write a thank-you card for the generous 119.64-point gift this past week.