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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Snod Rats
12-3 133.19
130.36
 
VS
proj
Chicken nuggets
127.18 4-11
130.99

Snod Rats hand Chicken nuggets third straight loss, 133.19-127.18

Snod Rats earned a 133.19-127.18 victory to hand Chicken nuggets their third consecutive loss. Chicken nuggets nabbed a 3.04-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but Snod Rats held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Patrick Mahomes (410 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 32 Rush Yds) and Travis Kelce (10 Rec, 191 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Cam Newton (26.54 points) and Tyreek Hill (23.8) led the charge for Chicken nuggets in the loss. This marks the second time this season Snod Rats have gotten the best of Chicken nuggets, after winning 144.63-113.92 in their last matchup. Snod Rats (12-3) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Chicken nuggets will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 4-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Snod Rats   Chicken nuggets

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 27.66 points, Mahomes scored 25.6% more than that amount by scoring 34.75 points as the Chiefs beat the Chargers 34-28. He passed for 410 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 32 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Snod Rats this week. Mahomes will square off against the Steelers in Week 16.
Patrick Mahomes

Top Player Comparison

Snod Rats
Points
% of total points 133.19
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
34.75
27.66
26.1%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
33.6
13.2
25.2%
3
Jalen Hurts
QB
31.14
23.84
23.4%
4
James Conner
RB
7.5
12.77
5.6%
Chicken nuggets
Points
% of total points 127.18
1
Cam Newton
QB
26.54
17.25
20.9%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
23.8
14.32
18.7%
3
James Robinson
RB
15.55
12.91
12.2%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
15.3
12.39
12%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Patrick Mahomes had a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 69-yard pass for Snod Rats, contributing to a 34.75-19.25 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Cam Newton had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Chicken nuggets, contributing to a 61.34-58.30 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Snod Rats   Chicken nuggets

Game Notes

Only four of the 10 starters on Snod Rats exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Despite six of their 10 starters exceeding their points projection, Chicken nuggets lost.
Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and Jalen Hurts all scored more points than Cam Newton, the leading scorer for Chicken nuggets.
Snod Rats put up fewer points than their season scoring average (134.46) while Chicken nuggets scored above theirs (119.55).
Snod Rats put up more points than their projected total, while Chicken nuggets fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 6.01-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
The win snaps a streak of three straight losses for Snod Rats.

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