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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Leggo!
11-4 61.5
80.05
 
VS
proj
Alaskan polar bears
59.75 8-7
73.29

Leggo! knock off Alaskan polar bears for fifth straight win in 61.50-59.75 battle

Leggo! extended their win streak to five games with a tight win over Alaskan polar bears, narrowly earning a 61.50-59.75 victory. Alaskan polar bears made a run at it on Sunday night, but it wasn't to be. Leggo! led 61.50-57.25 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 2.5 points from Kareem Hunt on Sunday night for Alaskan polar bears. Jared Goff (14 points) and Tyreek Hill (11) were the top scorers for Leggo! in the victory. This marks the second time this season Leggo! have knocked off Alaskan polar bears, after winning 58.75-45.5 in their last matchup. Leggo! improve to 11-4 for the season, while Alaskan polar bears fall to 8-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Leggo!   Alaskan polar bears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 5 points, Wagner scored 21.7% more than his 4.11-point projection as the Seahawks beat the Football Team 20-15. He made 13 tackles to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Leggo! this week. In Week 16, Wagner and the Seahawks will square off against the Rams.
Bobby Wagner

Top Player Comparison

Leggo!
Points
% of total points 61.5
1
Jared Goff
QB
14
15.47
22.8%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
11
11.33
17.9%
3
James Robinson
RB
8.5
8.68
13.8%
4
Harrison Butker
K
6
9.87
9.8%
Alaskan polar bears
Points
% of total points 59.75
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
24
21.45
40.2%
2
Hayden Hurst
TE
9
4.16
15.1%
3
Ryan Succop
K
7
7.98
11.7%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
5
7.15
8.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Jared Goff had a 44-yard pass for Leggo! to contribute to a 61.50-57.25 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Leggo!   Alaskan polar bears

Game Notes

Leggo! won despite the fact that only two of their 10 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Alaskan polar bears had only two of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
With 62 points, Leggo! scored the fewest points of any winning team this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Leggo!. They won, but did not cover the 6.76-point projected margin of victory.
Leggo! moves to (2-1) in close games this season, while Alaskan polar bears falls to (2-2).
On the losing side, Patrick Mahomes scored 24 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Leggo!
Identifying mismatches is a huge component to winning in football. Case in point: we made that a point of emphasis by thoroughly overpowering Alaskan polar bears at running back this past week (13.5 points to 5).
Alaskan polar bears
Happy holidays, Alaskan polar bears! We hope the GM of Leggo! will send a thank-you card for the generous 59.75-point gift this past week.