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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
We Were Skoldiers
10-4 123.24
103.7
 
VS
proj
Purple Cobras
114.66 10-5
92.74

We Were Skoldiers come back to knock off Purple Cobras for third straight win, 123.24-114.66

We Were Skoldiers extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind win over Purple Cobras, coming back for a 123.24-114.66 victory. We Were Skoldiers trailed 114.66-102.64 heading into Sunday night, but the unit charged back behind Nick Chubb (12.6 points) and the Cleveland Browns defense (8). Justin Herbert (27.96 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (21) carried the flag for Purple Cobras in the loss. This marks the first time this season We Were Skoldiers have beaten Purple Cobras, after falling 80.42-72.14 in their last matchup. We Were Skoldiers will look to clinch the league title next week, while Purple Cobras attempt to rebound and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  We Were Skoldiers   Purple Cobras

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Moore scored 13.2 points in a 24-16 loss to the Packers to beat his 9.27-point projection. He caught 6 passes for 131 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on We Were Skoldiers this week. Next week, Moore will battle the Football Team.
DJ Moore

Top Player Comparison

We Were Skoldiers
Points
% of total points 123.24
1
Calvin Ridley
WR
22.3
11.96
18.1%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
21.8
14.56
17.7%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
20.34
18.1
16.5%
4
DJ Moore
WR
13.2
9.27
10.7%
Purple Cobras
Points
% of total points 114.66
1
Justin Herbert
QB
27.96
20.26
24.4%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
21
12.75
18.3%
3
Salvon Ahmed
RB
20.7
7.85
18.1%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
12
6.86
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Justin Herbert had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard pass for Purple Cobras, helping Purple Cobras to a 36.96-0.00 lead.
Saturday
Aaron Jones had a 46-yard run for We Were Skoldiers, while DJ Moore had a 40-yard catch for the team, who trailed 55.06-47.80 after Saturday's games.
Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 20-yard touchdown pass for We Were Skoldiers, who trailed 93.66-90.44 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
DeAndre Hopkins had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 45-yard catch for Purple Cobras to contribute to a 114.66-102.64 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  We Were Skoldiers   Purple Cobras

StatSmack

We Were Skoldiers are looking unstoppable, with victories in three straight matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Purple Cobras need some help then, averaging just 96.03 versus We Were Skoldiers's 101.48.
You can't win if you don't play. We Were Skoldiers has left fewer points on the bench this season (466.66) than Purple Cobras (500.94).
Purple Cobras are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than We Were Skoldiers (4 vs 1).
We Were Skoldiers see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Purple Cobras (0).
We Were Skoldiers are clutch masters, with more close wins than Purple Cobras (2 vs 1).
We Were Skoldiers should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Purple Cobras (9 vs 6).
By position, We Were Skoldiers have outscored Purple Cobras at RB, K, and DEF this season.
We Were Skoldiers don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 9 points, third-highest in the league.
Hey Purple Cobras, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

We Were Skoldiers
Nice job, We Were Skoldiers. Bravo on deploying a lineup that earned more than 123 points this past week.
Purple Cobras
Wow, talk about under-utilized. As a group, the starting RBs for Purple Cobras collectively logged only three receptions on five targets this past week.