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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
WHO DAT?
6-9 110
91.97
 
VS
proj
Cocktails and Dreams
88 4-11
101.3

WHO DAT? brush off predictions, defeat Cocktails and Dreams in 110.0-88.0 rout

WHO DAT? rose to the occasion, cruising to a 110.0-88.0 victory over Cocktails and Dreams, who fell short of projections. Cocktails and Dreams leapt out to a 24.5-point lead on Thursday behind 27.5 points from Darren Waller, who caught 9 passes for 150 yards and a touchdown. But it was all WHO DAT? after that. They were led by Lamar Jackson, who passed for 243 yards , ran for 35 yards and scored 4 touchdowns for 34 points, and J.D. McKissic, who racked up 107 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass (20.5 points). This marks the second time this season WHO DAT? have knocked off Cocktails and Dreams, after winning 93.5-93 in their last matchup. WHO DAT? improve to 6-9 for the season, while Cocktails and Dreams fall to 4-11.

Matchup Timeline

  WHO DAT?   Cocktails and Dreams

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

McKissic overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 20.5 points against his 9.71-point projection. In 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

WHO DAT?
Points
% of total points 110
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
34
25.61
30.9%
2
J.D. McKissic
RB
20.5
9.71
18.6%
3
Mike Evans
WR
15
11.53
13.6%
4
Chase Edmonds
RB
12.5
6.91
11.4%
Cocktails and Dreams
Points
% of total points 88
1
Darren Waller
TE
27.5
12.24
31.3%
2
David Johnson
RB
18.5
11.19
21%
3
Cam Newton
QB
11
18.99
12.5%
4
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
9
10.43
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Darren Waller had a 35-yard touchdown catch for Cocktails and Dreams, helping give Cocktails and Dreams a 27.5-3.0 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, after which WHO DAT? became the proud owner of a 74.5-73.0 lead. For WHO DAT?, Lamar Jackson had a 44-yard pass. Matt Prater made the highlight reel for Cocktails and Dreams with a 53-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Emmanuel Sanders had a 51-yard catch for Cocktails and Dreams, who trailed 110.0-88.0 after the late afternoon action.

Points By Position

  WHO DAT?   Cocktails and Dreams

Game Notes

WHO DAT? had five of their nine starters score higher than their projected point totals.
Cocktails and Dreams had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
WHO DAT? put up more points than their season scoring average (93.57) while Cocktails and Dreams fell short of theirs (91.77).
WHO DAT? scored more points than their projected total, while Cocktails and Dreams fell shy of their projection.
WHO DAT? moves to (2-3) in blowout games this season, while Cocktails and Dreams falls to (2-3).
Despite the loss, Darren Waller registered 27.5 points, the fourth-best scoring output for any TE this year.

Coach Talk

WHO DAT?
Hey, football is all about taking advantage of the mismatches, right? Our team found one this past week and literally tripled Cocktails and Dreams at the quarterback position (34 points to 11).
Cocktails and Dreams
Happy holidays, Cocktails and Dreams! We hope the GM of WHO DAT? will write a thank-you card for the generous 88-point gift this past week.