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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Jumpin' Bones
8-7 140.79
93.79
 
VS
proj
Futbolistas
48.62 7-8
77.32

Jumpin' Bones beat expectations, earn win over Futbolistas in 140.79-48.62 rout

Jumpin' Bones rose to the occasion, rolling to a 140.79-48.62 victory over Futbolistas, who fell short of projections. Jumpin' Bones never trailed in this one after taking a 15.65-point lead on Saturday behind Aaron Jones. Philip Rivers (21.07 points) and Travis Kelce (13.4) led the way for Futbolistas in the loss. This marks the second time this season Jumpin' Bones have taken down Futbolistas, after winning 92.27-91.64 in their last matchup. Jumpin' Bones improve to 8-7 for the season, while Futbolistas fall to 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Jumpin' Bones   Futbolistas

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 406 yards , running for 29 yards and scoring 4 touchdowns against the Eagles, Murray tallied 41.69 points this week. His scoring output was 72.3% more than his 24.2-point projection and was much higher than his 26.1-point season scoring average. Murray ranks #1 among all fantasy players this season and will face the 49ers next week.
Kyler Murray

Top Player Comparison

Jumpin' Bones
Points
% of total points 140.79
1
Kyler Murray
QB
41.69
24.2
29.6%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
17.75
10.09
12.6%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
15.65
10.05
11.1%
4
D'Andre Swift
RB
15.1
6.94
10.7%
Futbolistas
Points
% of total points 48.62
1
Philip Rivers
QB
21.07
23.2
43.3%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
13.4
8.96
27.6%
3
Harrison Butker
K
6
9.87
12.3%
4
T.Y. Hilton
WR
4.55
6
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Aaron Jones had a 46-yard run for Jumpin' Bones to contribute to a 15.65-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, after which Jumpin' Bones emerged with a 59.75-26.27 lead. For Jumpin' Bones, Younghoe Koo had a 52-yard field goal. Philip Rivers teamed up with T.Y. Hilton for a 41-yard pass for Futbolistas.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray found DeAndre Hopkins on multiple big plays for Jumpin' Bones: a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass. Murray also lit up the scoreboard with a 44-yard pass to contribute to a 131.49-45.67 lead for Jumpin' Bones.

Points By Position

  Jumpin' Bones   Futbolistas

Game Notes

Eight of the 10 starters on Jumpin' Bones exceeded their projected point totals.
Futbolistas had only one of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Futbolistas could have used points from James Conner and Ezekiel Elliott, as both put up goose eggs.
Jumpin' Bones put up more points than their season scoring average (95.95) while Futbolistas fell short of theirs (87.92).
Jumpin' Bones recorded more points than their projected total, while Futbolistas failed to reach their projection.
The showdown featured both the league's highest (140.79) and league's lowest (48.62) scores of the week.
The 140.79 points scored by Jumpin' Bones are the 3rd-most in the league this season.
The matchup's 92.17-point margin is the largest in the league this season.
Not only did Jumpin' Bones win, but they also easily covered the 16.47-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Jumpin' Bones moves to (6-3), while Futbolistas falls to (2-3).

Coach Talk

Jumpin' Bones
Spotting mismatches is a big component to winning in football. We really took that to heart this week by utterly dominating Futbolistas at the wide receiver position (35.65 points to 4.7).
Futbolistas
Whoa now, talk about old-school ground n' pound. The starting backfield for Futbolistas combined to receive zero targets in the passing game this past week.