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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Dirty Diggs
10-5 127.02
111.27
 
VS
proj
Dont Stop Be-Thielen
121.8 10-4
118.27

Dirty Diggs beat predictions, earn win against Dont Stop Be-Thielen, 127.02-121.80

Dirty Diggs brought their A game, securing a 127.02-121.80 victory over Dont Stop Be-Thielen. Dont Stop Be-Thielen took a 4.3-point lead on Saturday behind Cole Beasley (17.2 points) and Robert Tonyan (9.3), but Dirty Diggs held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Ryan Tannehill (40.02 points) and Stefon Diggs (22.2). Tom Brady (390 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Dalvin Cook (132 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 27 Rec Yds) were the top scorers for Dont Stop Be-Thielen in the loss. This marks the first time this season Dirty Diggs have taken down Dont Stop Be-Thielen, after falling 119.26-104.54 in their last matchup. Dirty Diggs will look to clinch the league title next week, while Dont Stop Be-Thielen attempt to rebound and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Dirty Diggs   Dont Stop Be-Thielen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 273 yards , running for 21 yards and scoring 5 touchdowns against the Lions, Tannehill scored 40.02 points this week. His scoring output was 84.1% more than his 21.74-point projection and was much higher than his 23.66-point season scoring average. Tannehill ranks #7 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
Ryan Tannehill

Top Player Comparison

Dirty Diggs
Points
% of total points 127.02
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
40.02
21.74
31.5%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
22.2
16.04
17.5%
3
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
12.5
9.37
9.8%
4
Younghoe Koo
K
11
8.22
8.7%
Dont Stop Be-Thielen
Points
% of total points 121.8
1
Tom Brady
QB
27.4
22.5
22.5%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
26.4
19.14
21.7%
3
Cole Beasley
WR
17.2
10.79
14.1%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
13.6
14.4
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Stefon Diggs had a 55-yard catch for Dirty Diggs, who trailed 26.50-22.20 after Saturday's games.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Dirty Diggs had a 118.22-108.20 lead. Ryan Tannehill had a 75-yard touchdown pass for Dirty Diggs, while Younghoe Koo had a 52-yard field goal. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for Dont Stop Be-Thielen with a 46-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Dirty Diggs   Dont Stop Be-Thielen

What If

Dirty Diggs would have beaten four other teams besides Dont Stop Be-Thielen this week.
Dont Stop Be-Thielen would have lost to five other teams besides Dirty Diggs this week.
If they played Dont Stop Be-Thielen every week, Dirty Diggs would be 6-8 this season.
Dirty Diggs would be 8-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dont Stop Be-Thielen.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dirty Diggs, Dont Stop Be-Thielen would be 8-4.
If Dirty Diggs had played every team in the league each week, they would be 70-59.
If they played every team every week, Dont Stop Be-Thielen would be 82-44.

Coach Talk

Dirty Diggs
Good work, Dirty Diggs. Putting together a team that recorded more than 127 points this past week.
Dont Stop Be-Thielen
Happy holidays, Dont Stop Be-Thielen! We hope the GM of Dirty Diggs will pen a thank-you card for the generous 121.8-point gift this past week.