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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Short Bus Ryderz
7-8 149.76
109.85
 
VS
proj
Novaforce
87.84 7-8
92.78

Short Bus Ryderz defeat Novaforce for third straight win in 149.76-87.84 rout

Short Bus Ryderz extended their win streak to three games with a convincing win over Novaforce, rolling to a 149.76-87.84 victory. Novaforce earned a 12.50-point lead on Thursday, but Short Bus Ryderz held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Josh Allen (39.66 points) and David Montgomery (29.2). Russell Wilson (13.04 points) and Nick Chubb (12.6) led the way for Novaforce in the loss. This marks the second time this season Short Bus Ryderz have knocked off Novaforce, after winning 162.38-91.64 in their last matchup. Short Bus Ryderz ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 7-8. Novaforce will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Short Bus Ryderz   Novaforce

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 5.39 points, Thomas more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 11.1 points as the Football Team lost to the Seahawks 20-15. He caught 13 passes for 101 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Short Bus Ryderz this week. Next week, Thomas will square off against the Panthers.
Logan Thomas

Top Player Comparison

Short Bus Ryderz
Points
% of total points 149.76
1
Josh Allen
QB
39.66
22.68
26.5%
2
David Montgomery
RB
29.2
12.21
19.5%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
15.7
12.52
10.5%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
15.4
15.46
10.3%
Novaforce
Points
% of total points 87.84
1
Russell Wilson
QB
13.04
23.95
14.8%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
12.6
13.63
14.3%
3
Hunter Henry
TE
12.5
6.28
14.2%
4
Mike Evans
WR
12
9.76
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Josh Allen connected with Stefon Diggs for a 55-yard pass for Short Bus Ryderz. Allen also lit up the scoreboard with a 24-yard touchdown run and a 22-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 55.36-21.50 lead for Short Bus Ryderz.

Points By Position

  Short Bus Ryderz   Novaforce

What If

Short Bus Ryderz would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Novaforce would have lost to seven other teams besides Short Bus Ryderz this week.
If they played Novaforce every week, Short Bus Ryderz would be 8-7 this season.
Short Bus Ryderz would have been victorious over Novaforce 119.82-107.34 had they played each other last week.
Short Bus Ryderz would be 7-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Novaforce.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Short Bus Ryderz, Novaforce would be 9-4.
If Short Bus Ryderz had played every team in the league each week, they would be 74-61.
If they played every team every week, Novaforce would be 72-62-1.

Coach Talk

Short Bus Ryderz
Spotting mismatches is a huge key to success in football. Thanks to a stellar outing by Josh Allen, we tripled Novaforce at the quarterback position this past week (39.66 points to 13.04). Allen went 28-for-40 for 359 yards and two TDs in a 48-19 win over the Broncos.
Novaforce
Talk about under-utilized. The starting RBs for Novaforce collectively recorded only three receptions on five targets this past week. Get those offensive coordinators to draw up a screen play or two in Week 16!