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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Studenec Strugglers
6-9 123.16
115.4
 
VS
proj
HoP Patriots
90.52 4-11
99.12

Back-and-forth battle ends with Studenec Strugglers knocking off HoP Patriots in 123.16-90.52 rout

Well, that was thrilling! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Studenec Strugglers earned a dominant win over HoP Patriots, rolling to a 123.16-90.52 victory. Studenec Strugglers were led by Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 254 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 37 yards for 25.86 points, and J.D. McKissic, who racked up 107 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass (21.2 points), while Deshaun Watson (373 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 25 Rush Yds) and A.J. Brown (5 Rec, 44 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for HoP Patriots in the loss. This marks the second time this season Studenec Strugglers have beaten HoP Patriots, after winning 103.54-90.34 in their last matchup. Studenec Strugglers improve to 6-9 for the season, while HoP Patriots fall to 4-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Studenec Strugglers   HoP Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

McKissic overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 21.2 points against his 10.04-point projection. During a 20-15 loss to the Seahawks, he racked up 107 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass. McKissic will face the Panthers next week.
J.D. McKissic

Top Player Comparison

Studenec Strugglers
Points
% of total points 123.16
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
25.86
25.79
21%
2
J.D. McKissic
RB
21.2
10.04
17.2%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
20.2
16.04
16.4%
4
Noah Fant
TE
16.8
7.56
13.6%
HoP Patriots
Points
% of total points 90.52
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
23.42
20.46
25.9%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
12.9
14.98
14.3%
3
Tyler Bass
K
12
8.22
13.3%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
12
6.87
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Stefon Diggs had a 55-yard catch for Studenec Strugglers, helping the team to a 37.00-33.90 lead.
Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 38-yard touchdown pass for HoP Patriots, while T.Y. Hilton had a 41-yard catch, helping HoP Patriots to a 90.52-58.20 lead.
Monday
Diontae Johnson had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Studenec Strugglers on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Studenec Strugglers   HoP Patriots

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on Studenec Strugglers exceeded their projected point totals.
HoP Patriots had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
HoP Patriots could have used points from Eric Ebron and James Conner, as both put up goose eggs.
Studenec Strugglers put up more points than their season scoring average (100.71) while HoP Patriots fell short of theirs (102.5).
Studenec Strugglers put up more points than their projected total, while HoP Patriots failed to reach their projection.
The win concludes a streak of four consecutive defeats for Studenec Strugglers.
Not only did Studenec Strugglers earn the win, but they also easily covered the 16.28-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Studenec Strugglers moves to (2-5), while HoP Patriots falls to (3-6).

Coach Talk

Studenec Strugglers
Hey, the key to football is taking advantage of the mismatches. Case in point: we made that a point of emphasis by tripling HoP Patriots at running back this past week (30 points to 9.9).
HoP Patriots
Talk about under-utilized. As a group, the starting backfield for HoP Patriots collectively recorded only four targets this past week.