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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Gridiron Maniacs
7-8 98.84
88.69
 
VS
proj
Heather's Groovy Team
91.14 7-8
109.22

Gridiron Maniacs top predictions, defeat Heather's Groovy Team, 98.84-91.14

Gridiron Maniacs brought their A game and beat their projected point total, emerging victorious with a 98.84-91.14 victory over Heather's Groovy Team, who fell short of projections. Gridiron Maniacs leapt out to a 24.04-point lead on Thursday behind an outstanding showing from Justin Herbert, who passed for 236 yards , ran for 16 yards and scored 3 touchdowns. Heather's Groovy Team bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Brandin Cooks (25.7 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (14.7). Not to be deterred, Gridiron Maniacs got it going later that night, as Marquez Callaway (14.2 points) and Chris Godwin (7.9) put them back in the lead for good. This marks the first time this season Gridiron Maniacs have taken down Heather's Groovy Team, after falling 121.18-121.1 in their last matchup. Gridiron Maniacs ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 7-8. Heather's Groovy Team will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Gridiron Maniacs   Heather's Groovy Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 96 yards and a touchdown against the Broncos, Boyd scored 18.1 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.99-point projection and was much higher than his 8.18-point season scoring average. Boyd will face the Ravens next week.
Tyler Boyd

Top Player Comparison

Gridiron Maniacs
Points
% of total points 98.84
1
Justin Herbert
QB
24.04
23.7
24.3%
2
Tyler Boyd
WR
18.1
7.99
18.3%
3
Antonio Gibson
RB
15.5
14.73
15.7%
4
Marquez Callaway
WR
14.2
7.15
14.4%
Heather's Groovy Team
Points
% of total points 91.14
1
Brandin Cooks
WR
25.7
11.26
28.2%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.7
14.45
16.1%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
10.9
14.16
12%
4
AJ Dillon
RB
10
10.61
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Brandin Cooks had a 43-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch for Heather's Groovy Team, contributing to a 46.10-30.04 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Tyler Boyd had a 56-yard touchdown catch for Gridiron Maniacs, who trailed 65.10-61.24 after the late action.
Sunday Night
Marquez Callaway had a 40-yard catch for Gridiron Maniacs, helping the team to an 83.34-67.00 lead.

Points By Position

  Gridiron Maniacs   Heather's Groovy Team

What If

Gridiron Maniacs would have beaten six other teams besides Heather's Groovy Team this week.
Heather's Groovy Team would have lost to four other teams besides Gridiron Maniacs this week.
Gridiron Maniacs would be 7-8 if they played Heather's Groovy Team every week.
Last week, Heather's Groovy Team would have beaten Gridiron Maniacs 109.7-84.9.
Gridiron Maniacs would be 5-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Heather's Groovy Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Gridiron Maniacs, Heather's Groovy Team would be 7-6.
If Gridiron Maniacs had played every team in the league each week, they would be 66-69.
If they played every team every week, Heather's Groovy Team would be 68-67.

Coach Talk

Gridiron Maniacs
Identifying mismatches is a big key to success in football. Thanks to a solid performance from Justin Herbert, we utterly dominated Heather's Groovy Team at the quarterback position this past week (24.04 points to 5.24). Herbert went 22-for-38 for 236 yards, two TDs, and an INT in a 34-28 loss to the Chiefs.
Heather's Groovy Team
Wait, our starting QB threw an interception and not a single touchdown? We might need to go back and review the game tape. Were the Rams truly that strong defending the pass, or was Russell Wilson just that out-of-tune with his receiving crew? What do you think? Do we continue to roll with him as the starting QB of Heather's Groovy Team?