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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
ND IRISH
8-7 126.76
169.18
 
VS
proj
Cowboy
124.24 9-6
168.83

ND IRISH knock Cowboy from top spot in 126.76-124.24 squeaker

ND IRISH squeaked by for a 126.76-124.24 victory over Cowboy, knocking them out of the top spot in EAS Championship. Cowboy had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. ND IRISH led 90.30-77.30 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 16.3 points from Nick Chubb on Monday night for Cowboy. ND IRISH were led by Matthew Stafford (20.46 points) and the Arizona Cardinals defense (19.7). This marks the first time this season ND IRISH have taken down Cowboy, after falling 153.48-144.04 in their last matchup. ND IRISH (8-7) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Cowboy (9-6) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  ND IRISH   Cowboy

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Cardinals defense allowed 30 points, surrendered 338 yards, and forced a fumble in a 30-12 loss to the Lions. In doing so, they put up 19.7 points and scored 86.6% of their scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on ND IRISH this week. The Cardinals will battle the Colts in Week 16.
The Arizona Cardinals defense

Top Player Comparison

ND IRISH
Points
% of total points 126.76
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
20.46
25.73
16.1%
2
The Arizona Cardinals defense
DEF
19.7
22.74
15.5%
3
Deebo Samuel
WR
18.9
14.07
14.9%
4
Davante Adams
WR
16.4
22.52
12.9%
Cowboy
Points
% of total points 124.24
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
30.64
24.23
24.7%
2
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
26
28.44
20.9%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
16.3
16.95
13.1%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16.2
15.86
13%

Matchup Highlights

Points By Position

  ND IRISH   Cowboy

What If

ND IRISH would have beaten four other teams besides Cowboy this week.
Cowboy would have lost to four other teams besides ND IRISH this week.
ND IRISH would be 8-7 if they played Cowboy every week.
ND IRISH would have defeated Cowboy 177.08-149.7 had they played each other last week.
ND IRISH would be 10-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Cowboy.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as ND IRISH, Cowboy would be 8-5.
If ND IRISH had played every team in the league each week, they would be 78-57.
If they played every team every week, Cowboy would be 75-60.

Coach Talk

ND IRISH
Football is all about creating mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by thoroughly dominating Cowboy at the wide receiver position (35.3 points to 13.3).
Cowboy
Unless Cowboy wants to go full diva-mode, then "not getting enough opportunities" cannot be a valid excuse this time around. Our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 18 times in Week 15. With only 11 total receptions, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.