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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
TomS's Legendary Team
8-6 104.3
97.8
 
VS
proj
Tikcu$ 3
68.56 8-6
115.33

Tikcu$ 3 fall to TomS's Legendary Team in 104.30-68.56 romp

There's no sugarcoating it, Tikcu$ 3 didn't do their job, at least compared to projections, as TomS's Legendary Team rolled to a 104.30-68.56 victory. Tikcu$ 3 nabbed a 3-point lead on Saturday behind the New England Patriots defense, but TomS's Legendary Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Brandin Cooks, who caught 7 passes for 102 yards and 2 touchdowns for 25.7 points, and Nick Chubb, who ran for 91 yards and a touchdown (15.8 points). Dalton Schultz (8 Rec, 67 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Austin Ekeler (59 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 23 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Tikcu$ 3 in the loss. This marks the second time this season TomS's Legendary Team have knocked off Tikcu$ 3, after winning 116.38-92.18 in their last matchup. TomS's Legendary Team ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 8-6. Tikcu$ 3 will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 8-6.

Matchup Timeline

  TomS's Legendary Team   Tikcu$ 3

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 9 points, surrendering 370 yards, and forcing 3 fumbles against the Bears, the Vikings defense put up 15 points this week. Their scoring output nearly doubled their 7.79-point projection and was much higher than their 8-point season scoring average. The Vikings defense will face the Rams next week.
The Minnesota Vikings defense

Top Player Comparison

TomS's Legendary Team
Points
% of total points 104.3
1
Brandin Cooks
WR
25.7
11.26
24.6%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
15.8
15.35
15.1%
3
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
15
7.79
14.4%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
14
15.66
13.4%
Tikcu$ 3
Points
% of total points 68.56
1
Dalton Schultz
TE
16.7
9.89
24.4%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
16.2
13.74
23.6%
3
A.J. Green
WR
8.4
11.86
12.3%
4
Harrison Butker
K
8
9.38
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Brandin Cooks had a 43-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch for TomS's Legendary Team to contribute to a 46.10-35.50 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  TomS's Legendary Team   Tikcu$ 3

StatSmack

You won't win many matchups if you don't play. TomS's Legendary Team has left fewer points on the bench this season (531.42) than Tikcu$ 3 (572.74).
TomS's Legendary Team laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Tikcu$ 3 (1).
TomS's Legendary Team have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Tikcu$ 3 (3 vs 1).
TomS's Legendary Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Tikcu$ 3 (5 vs 4).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Tikcu$ 3 - they’ve made more transactions (4) than TomS's Legendary Team (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, TomS's Legendary Team have outscored Tikcu$ 3 at RB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for TomS's Legendary Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Tikcu$ 3 (0).
There's not much good to say about Tikcu$ 3 this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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