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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
john's Team 2
9-6 115.42
118.55
 
VS
proj
whipcreaman101
87.72 8-7
123.64

whipcreaman101 lose to john's Team 2 in 115.42-87.72 rout

whipcreaman101 fell short of their projected point total, as john's Team 2 cruised to a 115.42-87.72 victory. john's Team 2 grabbed an early 9.90-point lead on Thursday. whipcreaman101 bounced back to take the lead on Saturday, powered by Aaron Rodgers (18.32 points) and the Buffalo Bills defense (12). Not to be deterred, john's Team 2 made a run later that afternoon, as Ryan Tannehill (37.02 points) and Derrick Henry (24.2) put them back ahead for good. This marks the second time this season john's Team 2 have taken down whipcreaman101, after falling 135.44-128.82 in their last matchup. john's Team 2 will look to keep it going in the Championship next week, while whipcreaman101 seek to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  john's Team 2   whipcreaman101

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 17.8 points against his 9.24-point projection. In a 31-27 win over the Falcons, he caught 5 passes for 93 yards and a touchdown. Brown will face the Lions next week.
Antonio Brown

Top Player Comparison

john's Team 2
Points
% of total points 115.42
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
37.02
20.56
32.1%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
24.2
20.93
21%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
17.8
9.24
15.4%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
9.9
16.25
8.6%
whipcreaman101
Points
% of total points 87.72
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
18.32
22.37
20.9%
2
Mark Andrews
TE
15.1
11.52
17.2%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
13.6
14.4
15.5%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
12
6.87
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ryan Tannehill had a 75-yard touchdown pass for john's Team 2, while Antonio Brown had a 46-yard touchdown catch, helping john's Team 2 to a 112.42-74.12 lead.

Points By Position

  john's Team 2   whipcreaman101

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on john's Team 2 scored higher than their point projections.
whipcreaman101 had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
john's Team 2 won despite starting Eric Ebron, who scored zero points.
john's Team 2 put up more points than their season scoring average (104.82) while whipcreaman101 fell short of theirs (115.61).
Each team scored below its projected point total.
This loss snaps a three-game winning streak for whipcreaman101.
In blowout games this year, john's Team 2 moves to (5-4), while whipcreaman101 falls to (5-4).

Coach Talk

john's Team 2
The key to success in football is creating mismatches. Thanks to a stellar outing from Ryan Tannehill, we doubled up whipcreaman101 at the quarterback position this past week (37.02 points to 18.32). Tannehill went 21-for-27 for 273 yards and three TDs in a 46-25 win over the Lions.
whipcreaman101
Wow, talk about old-school ground n' pound: As a group, the starting RBs for whipcreaman101 collectively recorded four catches on only five targets this past week.