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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
I thought this was America!
7-8 169.98
215.91
 
VS
proj
Blue Rocks
149.4 7-8
256.11

Back-and-forth battle ends with I thought this was America! coming back to defeat Blue Rocks, 169.98-149.40

Well, that was thrilling! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring five lead changes, I thought this was America! earned a come-from-behind win over Blue Rocks, staging a comeback to earn a 169.98-149.40 victory. I thought this was America! trailed 149.40-147.98 heading into Monday night, but the unit rallied behind Harrison Smith (15 points) and Myles Garrett (7). Cam Newton (156 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 71 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and the Miami Dolphins defense (24 Pts Allowed, 228 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) were the top performers for Blue Rocks in defeat. This marks the second time this season I thought this was America! have beaten Blue Rocks, after winning 232.4-217.14 in their last matchup. I thought this was America! ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 7-8. Blue Rocks will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  I thought this was America!   Blue Rocks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Simmons scored 15 points against the Bengals in Week 15 to just beat his 13.07-point projection. He made 4 tackles and recorded 2 sacks to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on I thought this was America! this week. Next week, Simmons will face the Raiders.
Justin Simmons

Top Player Comparison

I thought this was America!
Points
% of total points 169.98
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
33
22.43
19.4%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
21.78
26.1
12.8%
3
DeVante Parker
WR
18.8
14.88
11.1%
4
Harrison Smith
S
15
16.84
8.8%
Blue Rocks
Points
% of total points 149.4
1
Cam Newton
QB
24.34
18.13
16.3%
2
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
24
19.08
16.1%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
19.8
17.88
13.3%
4
Quincy Williams
LB
19
12.12
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Jonathan Taylor had a 67-yard touchdown run for I thought this was America! to contribute to a 33.00-20.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Cam Newton had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Blue Rocks, contributing to a 123.74-93.40 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Joe Burrow had a 56-yard touchdown pass for I thought this was America! to contribute to a 147.98-139.94 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Taysom Hill had a 40-yard pass for Blue Rocks, contributing to a 149.40-147.98 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  I thought this was America!   Blue Rocks

What If

I thought this was America! would have beaten only three other teams besides Blue Rocks this week.
Blue Rocks would have lost to nine other teams besides I thought this was America! this week.
I thought this was America! would be 6-9 if they played Blue Rocks every week.
Blue Rocks would have topped I thought this was America! 231.02-167.22 had they played each other last week.
I thought this was America! would be 4-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Blue Rocks.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as I thought this was America!, Blue Rocks would be 9-4.
If I thought this was America! had played every team in the league each week, they would be 78-117.
If they played every team every week, Blue Rocks would be 101-94.

Coach Talk

I thought this was America!
This sport is all about exploiting the mismatches. Thanks to some stellar yardage production from our running backs, our team created a big disparity this week. Our three starting backs logged 78 more yards from scrimmage than the RBs on Blue Rocks (322 total yards to 244), as we ultimately tripled them at the position, 45.7 points to 13.8.
Blue Rocks
Unless Blue Rocks wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting many looks" is definitely not a viable excuse this week. Our six pass-catchers (four WR, two TE) collectively saw a grand total of 27 targets in Week 15. With just 15 total catches, that group may have some chemistry issues.