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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Ben's Besties
10-5 108.36
94.43
 
VS
proj
Nana Nancy
103.14 7-8
88.12

Ben's Besties knock off Nana Nancy, 108.36-103.14

Both teams showed up, but Ben's Besties got the best of Nana Nancy, emerging victorious with a 108.36-103.14 victory. Ben's Besties jumped out to a 25.60-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 23.4 points from Josh Jacobs (76 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 38 Rec Yds) and Michael Badgley (1-3 FG, 22 long, 3-3 XP) and never looked back. Kyler Murray (34.14 points) and Travis Kelce (14.8) were the leaders for Nana Nancy in the loss. This marks the second time this season Ben's Besties have gotten the best of Nana Nancy, after winning 100.2-82.82 in their last matchup. Ben's Besties improve to 10-5 for the season, while Nana Nancy fall to 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Ben's Besties   Nana Nancy

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 22.68 points, Allen scored 66% more than that amount by scoring 37.66 points as the Bills beat the Broncos 48-19. He passed for 359 yards , ran for 33 yards and scored 4 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Ben's Besties this week. In Week 16, Allen and the Bills will play the Patriots.
Josh Allen

Top Player Comparison

Ben's Besties
Points
% of total points 108.36
1
Josh Allen
QB
37.66
22.68
34.8%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
17.4
13.16
16.1%
3
Robert Woods
WR
15.6
11.2
14.4%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
15.5
12.97
14.3%
Nana Nancy
Points
% of total points 103.14
1
Kyler Murray
QB
34.14
22.78
33.1%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
14.8
11.47
14.3%
3
J.K. Dobbins
RB
14.1
11.3
13.7%
4
Le'Veon Bell
RB
13.6
4.23
13.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Josh Allen had a 24-yard touchdown run and a 22-yard touchdown pass for Ben's Besties, helping the team to a 63.26-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Matt Prater had a 53-yard field goal for Nana Nancy, who trailed 87.96-40.60 after the early action.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Ben's Besties boasted a 103.56-103.14 lead. For Ben's Besties, Robert Woods had a 40-yard run. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for Nana Nancy with a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Ben's Besties   Nana Nancy

StatSmack

We're sensing a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against Nana Nancy, Ben's Besties averaged more points (104.28) than they usually score (89.36).
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Ben's Besties (10-5) have a better record than Nana Nancy (7-8).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Ben's Besties has left fewer points on the bench this season (498.82) than Nana Nancy (564.36).
Ben's Besties laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Nana Nancy (0).
Ben's Besties have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Nana Nancy (3 vs 2).
Ben's Besties should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Nana Nancy (8 vs 7).
By position, Ben's Besties have outscored Nana Nancy at RB this season.
Hey Nana Nancy, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Ben's Besties
A big key to success in football is creating mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up Nana Nancy at the wide receiver position (22.6 points to 10.5).
Nana Nancy
Talk about under-utilized. As a group, the starting RBs for Nana Nancy collectively recorded just two targets this past week.