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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Extra gram
10-5 293.9
314.27
 
VS
proj
Diabolical Donkeys
233.2 8-7
292.92

Diabolical Donkeys come up short of projections, succumb to Extra gram, 293.9-233.2

There's no easy way to say it, Diabolical Donkeys didn't do their job, at least based on projections, as Extra gram emerged victorious with a 293.9-233.2 victory. Diabolical Donkeys nabbed a 46.3-point lead on Thursday, but Extra gram held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by the Houston Texans defense, who allowed 16 points and 296 yards for 45.7 points, and Christian Kirk, who caught 9 passes for 94 yards and a touchdown (31.9 points). Sony Michel (92 Rush Yds, 23 Rec Yds) and Keenan Allen (6 Rec, 78 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for Diabolical Donkeys in the loss. This marks the second time this season Extra gram have knocked off Diabolical Donkeys, after winning 309.1-219.7 in their last matchup. Extra gram improve to 10-5 for the season, while Diabolical Donkeys fall to 8-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Extra gram   Diabolical Donkeys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Texans defense (16 Pts Allowed, 296 Yds Allowed) scored 45.7 points against the Jaguars in Week 15. Their scoring output more-than-tripled their 13.45-point projection and was much higher than their 12.91-point season scoring average. The Texans defense will face the Chargers next week.
The Houston Texans defense

Top Player Comparison

Extra gram
Points
% of total points 293.9
1
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
45.7
13.45
15.5%
2
Christian Kirk
WR
31.9
21.26
10.9%
3
Jake Elliott
K
19.2
17.45
6.5%
4
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
LB
16.5
18.59
5.6%
Diabolical Donkeys
Points
% of total points 233.2
1
Sony Michel
RB
26.5
15
11.4%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
26.3
25.53
11.3%
3
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
22.4
18.56
9.6%
4
Foye Oluokun
LB
20.5
19.73
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Christian Kirk had a 26-yard touchdown catch for Extra gram, helping the team to a 140.6-120.1 lead.
Sunday Late
Matt Ryan had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass for Extra gram, contributing to a 192.7-140.6 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Extra gram   Diabolical Donkeys

What If

Extra gram would have beaten only two other teams besides Diabolical Donkeys this week.
Diabolical Donkeys would have lost to six other teams besides Extra gram this week.
If they played Diabolical Donkeys every week, Extra gram would be 11-4 this season.
Extra gram would be 7-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Diabolical Donkeys.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Extra gram, Diabolical Donkeys would be 3-10.
If Extra gram had played every team in the league each week, they would be 125-136.
If they played every team every week, Diabolical Donkeys would be 69-192.

Coach Talk

Extra gram
Kudos on deploying a starting crew that registered nearly 294 points this past week. We deem that to be a job done right.
Diabolical Donkeys
Wait, our starting QB threw an interception and literally zero touchdowns? I guess we're presented with a fork in the road here. Was Russell Wilson actually that off-rhythm with his receiving crew, or was the Rams secondary just that great against the pass?