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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
The Empire
10-5 100.68
120.9
 
VS
proj
Beantown Champs
94.6 7-8
111.15

The Empire find way to knock off Beantown Champs 100.68-94.60

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, falling short of their projected point totals, but The Empire did enough to knock off Beantown Champs. Predicted to win 120.90-111.15, The Empire earned a 100.68-94.60 victory over Beantown Champs. Beantown Champs nabbed a 17.2-point lead on Saturday behind Jakobi Meyers (8.3 points) and Brandon Bolden (5.9), but The Empire held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Christian Kirk (9 Rec, 94 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Ezekiel Elliott (52 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 20 Rec Yds). Josh Allen (26.8 points) and Marquez Valdes-Scantling (18.3) carried the flag for Beantown Champs in the loss. This marks the second time this season The Empire have taken down Beantown Champs, after winning 108.7-93.04 in their last matchup. The Empire will look to keep it going in the Championship next week, while Beantown Champs seek to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  The Empire   Beantown Champs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 19.9 points, Kirk scored 76.4% more than his 11.28-point projection as the Cardinals lost to the Lions 30-12. He caught 9 passes for 94 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Empire this week. Next week, Kirk will battle the Colts.
Christian Kirk

Top Player Comparison

The Empire
Points
% of total points 100.68
1
Christian Kirk
WR
19.9
11.28
19.8%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.7
14.45
14.6%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
14.58
27.93
14.5%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
10
9.39
9.9%
Beantown Champs
Points
% of total points 94.6
1
Josh Allen
QB
26.8
27.07
28.3%
2
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR
18.3
8.54
19.3%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
10.1
20.1
10.7%
4
Kyle Pitts
TE
9.7
8.1
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the dust settled, The Empire became the proud owner of a 75.48-51.00 lead. Kyler Murray teamed up with Christian Kirk for a 26-yard touchdown pass for The Empire. Josh Allen made the highlight reel for Beantown Champs with a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Kyle Pitts had a 49-yard catch for Beantown Champs, who trailed 83.68-60.70 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  The Empire   Beantown Champs

Game Notes

The Empire emerged victorious despite the fact that only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Beantown Champs had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The Empire managed to get the win, but did not cover the 9.75-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Josh Allen (26.8 points) posted the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

The Empire
Good work, The Empire. Kudos on assembling a lineup that exceeded the century mark in Week 15.
Beantown Champs
"Not seeing many chances" isn't a reasonable excuse this week for Beantown Champs. As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) were targeted a hearty 34 times in Week 15. With only 19 total catches, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.