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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
SaintsCrewe
13-2 344.9
333.61
 
VS
proj
NFL's Orphans
260.9 8-7
312.69

SaintsCrewe knock off NFL's Orphans for fourth straight win, 344.9-260.9

SaintsCrewe extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought win over NFL's Orphans, emerging victorious with a 344.9-260.9 victory. NFL's Orphans nabbed a 2.8-point lead on Thursday, but SaintsCrewe held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Cooper Kupp (46.7 points) and Jeff Wilson Jr. (34.4). Brandin Cooks (44.7 points) and Jalen Hurts (43.9) carried the flag for NFL's Orphans in the loss. SaintsCrewe improve to 13-2 for the season, while NFL's Orphans fall to 8-7.

Matchup Timeline

  SaintsCrewe   NFL's Orphans

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Allen overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 20 points against his 8.53-point projection. In a 27-17 loss to the Eagles, he made 7 tackles and recorded a sack. Allen ranks #1 among fantasy DTs this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Jonathan Allen

Top Player Comparison

SaintsCrewe
Points
% of total points 344.9
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
46.7
34.2
13.5%
2
Jeff Wilson Jr.
RB
34.4
23.2
10%
3
Craig Reynolds
RB
28.7
16.03
8.3%
4
Joe Schobert
LB
27.6
19.17
8%
NFL's Orphans
Points
% of total points 260.9
1
Brandin Cooks
WR
44.7
20.64
17.1%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
43.9
25.42
16.8%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
17.1
22.06
6.6%
4
Younghoe Koo
K
17
17.55
6.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Brandin Cooks had a 43-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch for NFL's Orphans, who trailed 161.2-112.5 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  SaintsCrewe   NFL's Orphans

Game Notes

More than half (11 of the 20) of the starters on SaintsCrewe scored higher than their projected point totals.
NFL's Orphans had only five of their 21 starters score higher than their projected points.
NFL's Orphans can partially blame the loss on Boston Scott, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
SaintsCrewe recorded more points than their projected total, while NFL's Orphans fell short of their projection.
NFL's Orphans ranked 7th in the league in scoring this week, while SaintsCrewe ranked 2nd.
Not only did SaintsCrewe win, but they also easily covered the 20.92-point forecasted margin of victory.
For NFL's Orphans, Brandin Cooks put up 44.7 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

SaintsCrewe
Spotting mismatches is a huge component to winning in football. With some monster yardage production from our ball-carriers, our team created a big disparity this week. Our three backfield starters put up 239 more total yards than the RBs of NFL's Orphans (327 yards from scrimmage to 88), as we ultimately thoroughly dominated them at the position, 90.2 points to 25.3.
NFL's Orphans
Well, we certainly can't whine about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? Our four pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) combined to get a grand total of 31 targets in Week 15. With only 19 total receptions, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.