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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Derek's Definitive Team
10-5 84.12
109.83
 
VS
proj
Shallee's Champion Team
74.9 6-9
101.07

Derek's Definitive Team defeat Shallee's Champion Team for third straight win, 84.12-74.90

Derek's Definitive Team extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Shallee's Champion Team, securing an 84.12-74.90 victory. Derek's Definitive Team grabbed an early 4.70-point lead on Thursday. Shallee's Champion Team bounced back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Josh Allen (21.8 points). Not to be deterred, Derek's Definitive Team got it going later that afternoon, as Aaron Rodgers (23.82 points) and the Denver Broncos defense (4) put them back on top for good. This marks the second time this season Derek's Definitive Team have gotten the best of Shallee's Champion Team, after winning 109.1-100.52 in their last matchup. Derek's Definitive Team (10-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Shallee's Champion Team will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Derek's Definitive Team   Shallee's Champion Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 22.32 points, Rodgers just beat that amount by scoring 23.82 points as the Packers beat the Ravens 31-30. He passed for 268 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 11 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Derek's Definitive Team this week. In Week 16, Rodgers and the Packers will go up against the Browns.
Aaron Rodgers

Top Player Comparison

Derek's Definitive Team
Points
% of total points 84.12
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
23.82
22.32
28.3%
2
Antonio Gibson
RB
15.5
14.73
18.4%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
10.1
20.09
12%
4
Harrison Butker
K
8
9.38
9.5%
Shallee's Champion Team
Points
% of total points 74.9
1
Josh Allen
QB
21.8
23.48
29.1%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
15.6
12.23
20.8%
3
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
9
8.37
12%
4
David Montgomery
RB
8.8
14.27
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Josh Allen had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Shallee's Champion Team to contribute to a 21.80-12.00 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Derek's Definitive Team   Shallee's Champion Team

What If

Derek's Definitive Team would have beaten four other teams besides Shallee's Champion Team this week.
Shallee's Champion Team would have lost to four other teams besides Derek's Definitive Team this week.
Derek's Definitive Team would be 11-4 if they played Shallee's Champion Team every week.
Derek's Definitive Team would have topped Shallee's Champion Team 146.44-92.62 had they played each other last week.
Derek's Definitive Team would be 8-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Shallee's Champion Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Derek's Definitive Team, Shallee's Champion Team would be 3-10.
If Derek's Definitive Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 77-58.
If they played every team every week, Shallee's Champion Team would be 42-93.

Coach Talk

Derek's Definitive Team
You know Derek's Definitive Team, we're glass-half-full kind of coaches. While some may harp on the fact that our scoring output has decreased a bit lately, we'll choose to spin this in a positive direction. Averaging 114.1 points through Week 14, our crew has obviously proven that it's even stronger than the 84.12 we needed to win this past week!
Shallee's Champion Team
Three WRs, two RBs, one TE, zero TDs: The six starting offensive position players on Shallee's Champion Team collectively gained a whopping 361 total yards. Not one of those players could find his way to the end zone in Week 15.