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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
MYRMIDONS
8-7 158.8
152.63
 
VS
proj
Practice Squad
142.07 7-8
161.19

Practice Squad fall to MYRMIDONS, 158.80-142.07

There's no sugarcoating it, Practice Squad dropped the ball, at least compared to projections, as MYRMIDONS secured a 158.80-142.07 victory. MYRMIDONS never trailed in this one after taking a 21.57-point lead on Saturday behind Aaron Jones (25.37 points) and Justin Simmons (6). The Indianapolis Colts defense (22 points) and Logan Thomas (20.73) were the leaders for Practice Squad in the loss. This marks the first time this season MYRMIDONS have gotten the best of Practice Squad, after falling 174.65-139.34 in their last matchup. MYRMIDONS improve to 8-7 for the season, while Practice Squad fall to 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  MYRMIDONS   Practice Squad

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Bryant overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 7.73 points against his 1.83-point projection. In a 40-14 win over the Jaguars, he caught one pass for 11 yards and a touchdown. Bryant will face the Giants next week.
Dez Bryant

Top Player Comparison

MYRMIDONS
Points
% of total points 158.8
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
30.86
31.15
19.4%
2
Tom Brady
QB
29.4
25.87
18.5%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
25.37
16.92
16%
4
David Johnson
RB
20.77
12.65
13.1%
Practice Squad
Points
% of total points 142.07
1
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
22
19.46
15.5%
2
Logan Thomas
TE
20.73
8.21
14.6%
3
Jared Goff
QB
20.26
24.11
14.3%
4
Matthew Stafford
QB
17.28
21.74
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Aaron Jones had a 46-yard run for MYRMIDONS, contributing to a 31.37-9.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which MYRMIDONS owned a 124.01-98.68 lead. For MYRMIDONS, Tom Brady had a 46-yard touchdown pass. Matthew Stafford had a 44-yard pass for Practice Squad, while Younghoe Koo had a 52-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Jared Goff had a 44-yard pass for Practice Squad, who trailed 158.80-133.07 after the late action.

Points By Position

  MYRMIDONS   Practice Squad

StatSmack

You can't win if you don't play. MYRMIDONS has left fewer points on the bench this season (410.13) than Practice Squad (471.5).
In dire times, at least MYRMIDONS keep it close. They've been blown out less times than Practice Squad (2 vs 5).
MYRMIDONS are clutch masters, with more close wins than Practice Squad (1 vs 0).
MYRMIDONS should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Practice Squad (7 vs 5).
By position, MYRMIDONS have outscored Practice Squad at QB, RB, DEF, and IDP this season.
MYRMIDONS has a higher average scoring margin (6) than Practice Squad this season (4).
Hey Practice Squad, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

MYRMIDONS
Football is all about exploiting the mismatches. Case in point: we made that a point of emphasis by thoroughly dominating Practice Squad at running back this past week (46.14 points to 5.53).
Practice Squad
Posting only two targets this past week, it appears that the starting running backs for Practice Squad should remind their quarterbacks to get them more involved (and dial up a screen play or two).