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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Orange Nation
7-8 160.18
192.9
 
VS
proj
The Outlaws
147.1 11-4
208.5

Orange Nation fall short of predictions, still manage to knock off The Outlaws, 160.18-147.10

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, but Orange Nation did enough to take down The Outlaws. Predicted to lose 208.50-192.90, Orange Nation earned a 160.18-147.10 victory over The Outlaws. Orange Nation never trailed in this one, coasting to victory behind Tyreek Hill (35.37 points) and Aaron Rodgers (33.45). The Buffalo Bills defense (14 Pts Allowed, 275 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and Justin Herbert (236 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 16 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) did everything they could for The Outlaws in the loss. This marks the second time this season Orange Nation have taken down The Outlaws, after winning 140.55-133.56 in their last matchup. Orange Nation will look to clinch the league title next week, while The Outlaws attempt to rebound and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Orange Nation   The Outlaws

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Schultz (8 Rec, 67 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 21.47 points in a 21-6 win over the Giants in Week 15. His scoring output was 77.7% more than his 12.08-point projection and was much higher than his 9.62-point season scoring average. Schultz ranks #96 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Football Team next week.
Dalton Schultz

Top Player Comparison

Orange Nation
Points
% of total points 160.18
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
35.37
18.85
22.1%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
33.45
30.5
20.9%
3
Dalton Schultz
TE
21.47
12.08
13.4%
4
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
16
19.45
10%
The Outlaws
Points
% of total points 147.1
1
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
35.5
29.56
24.1%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
33.51
31.03
22.8%
3
Robert Quinn
LB
25
14.76
17%
4
De'Vondre Campbell
LB
18
11.71
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Points By Position

  Orange Nation   The Outlaws

Game Notes

Only three of the 12 starting players on Orange Nation scored more than their point projections.
The Outlaws had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Orange Nation had one starter score zero points, while The Outlaws had two.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
The Outlaws ranked 4th in the league in scoring this week, while Orange Nation ranked 2nd.
The defeat snaps a streak of four consecutive wins for The Outlaws.
For The Outlaws, the Buffalo Bills defense (35.5 points) recorded the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Orange Nation
Hey, creating mismatches is the key to football, right? We really took that to heart this week by thoroughly dominating The Outlaws at the wide receiver position (52.48 points to 9.9).
The Outlaws
Fortunately, Week 15's problem was pretty easy to identify, The Outlaws. Choosing to start DK Metcalf and Jake Elliott in a tough fantasy matchup... let's all put this behind us and move on?