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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
The Bald Prick!!!
8-7 164
142.06
 
VS
proj
Franz Ferdinand
131.44 7-8
138.94

The Bald Prick!!! defeat Franz Ferdinand in 164.00-131.44 rout

The Bald Prick!!! showed up and beat their projected point total, rolling to a 164.00-131.44 victory over Franz Ferdinand, who fell short of projections. Franz Ferdinand jumped out to a 60-point lead on Saturday behind standout efforts from Aaron Jones, who racked up 158 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 24.8 points, and Melvin Gordon III, who racked up 81 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns (24.1 points). But The Bald Prick!!! held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Calvin Ridley (10 Rec, 163 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tony Pollard (69 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 63 Rec Yds). This marks the first time this season The Bald Prick!!! have taken down Franz Ferdinand, after falling 108.74-94.36 in their last matchup. The Bald Prick!!! improve to 8-7 for the season, while Franz Ferdinand fall to 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  The Bald Prick!!!   Franz Ferdinand

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 14.27 points, Pollard more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 31.2 points as the Cowboys beat the 49ers 41-33. He racked up 132 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Bald Prick!!! this week. Next week, Pollard will square off against the Eagles.
Tony Pollard

Top Player Comparison

The Bald Prick!!!
Points
% of total points 164
1
Calvin Ridley
WR
32.3
18.69
19.7%
2
Tony Pollard
RB
31.2
14.27
19%
3
David Montgomery
RB
29.2
15.76
17.8%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
19.5
10.56
11.9%
Franz Ferdinand
Points
% of total points 131.44
1
Aaron Jones
RB
24.8
17.8
18.9%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
24.1
11.57
18.3%
3
Cole Beasley
WR
19.2
13.48
14.6%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
13.6
14.52
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Aaron Jones had a 46-yard run for Franz Ferdinand to contribute to a 68.10-8.10 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Tony Pollard had a 40-yard touchdown run for The Bald Prick!!!, while CeeDee Lamb had a 45-yard catch to contribute to a 146.30-122.54 lead for The Bald Prick!!!.
Monday
Ben Roethlisberger had a 23-yard touchdown pass for The Bald Prick!!! during Monday Night Football, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  The Bald Prick!!!   Franz Ferdinand

StatSmack

Even the machines think The Bald Prick!!! have better players. They have a higher projected points average (150.97) than Franz Ferdinand (139.63).
The Bald Prick!!! don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Franz Ferdinand (5 vs 3).
The Bald Prick!!! are clutch masters, with more close wins than Franz Ferdinand (2 vs 0).
By position, The Bald Prick!!! have outscored Franz Ferdinand at RB and K this season.
The Bald Prick!!! has a higher average scoring margin (6) than Franz Ferdinand this season (-6).
The starters for The Bald Prick!!! had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Franz Ferdinand (1).
Hey Franz Ferdinand, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

The Bald Prick!!!
Nice job, The Bald Prick!!!. Props on deploying a lineup that blew the opposition out by a whopping 32.56 points in Week 15.
Franz Ferdinand
Fortunately, Franz Ferdinand, this week's problem was fairly easy to diagnose. Choosing to start Eric Ebron in a tough fantasy matchup... let's aim to play with a full deck of cards next time.