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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Reigning Champ
9-6 114.56
117.88
 
VS
proj
ILLEGAL DEFENDERZ
94.25 8-7
122.95

ILLEGAL DEFENDERZ fall short of projections, succumb to Reigning Champ in 114.56-94.25 blowout

ILLEGAL DEFENDERZ failed to rise to the occasion, as Reigning Champ cruised to a 114.56-94.25 victory. ILLEGAL DEFENDERZ took a 5.53-point lead on Thursday, but Reigning Champ held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Brandin Cooks (7 Rec, 102 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Austin Ekeler (59 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 23 Rec Yds). Travis Kelce (30.05 points) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (14) did everything they could for ILLEGAL DEFENDERZ in the loss. This marks the second time this season Reigning Champ have taken down ILLEGAL DEFENDERZ, after winning 114.43-93.54 in their last matchup. Reigning Champ will look to not lose that winning feeling in the Championship next week, while ILLEGAL DEFENDERZ attempt to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Reigning Champ   ILLEGAL DEFENDERZ

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Foreman (108 Rush Yds, 27 Rec Yds) scored 11.05 points against the Steelers in Week 15. He scored 60.6% more than his 6.88-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Foreman will face the 49ers next week.
D'Onta Foreman

Top Player Comparison

Reigning Champ
Points
% of total points 114.56
1
Brandin Cooks
WR
20.85
6.56
18.2%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
12.08
9.25
10.5%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
11.22
10.34
9.8%
4
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
11.19
14.02
9.8%
ILLEGAL DEFENDERZ
Points
% of total points 94.25
1
Travis Kelce
TE
30.05
9.26
31.9%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
14
7.19
14.9%
3
Christian Kirk
WR
12.95
6.84
13.7%
4
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
7.5
7.14
8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which Reigning Champ became the proud owner of a 72.15-42.83 lead. Brandin Cooks had a 43-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch for Reigning Champ, while Kyler Murray had a 26-yard touchdown pass. Christian Kirk made the highlight reel for ILLEGAL DEFENDERZ with a 26-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Kyle Pitts had a 49-yard catch for Reigning Champ, helping the team to an 89.18-42.83 lead.
Sunday Night
Taysom Hill had a 40-yard pass for ILLEGAL DEFENDERZ, who trailed 93.13-51.41 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Reigning Champ   ILLEGAL DEFENDERZ

What If

Reigning Champ would have beaten only two other teams besides ILLEGAL DEFENDERZ this week.
ILLEGAL DEFENDERZ would have lost to just one other team besides Reigning Champ this week.
If they played ILLEGAL DEFENDERZ every week, Reigning Champ would be 9-6 this season.
Reigning Champ would be 8-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as ILLEGAL DEFENDERZ.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Reigning Champ, ILLEGAL DEFENDERZ would be 4-8.
If Reigning Champ had played every team in the league each week, they would be 78-51.
If they played every team every week, ILLEGAL DEFENDERZ would be 63-66.

Coach Talk

Reigning Champ
You know, the key to football is spotting the mismatches. We not only doubled up ILLEGAL DEFENDERZ at WR (34.15 points to 16.22), we also utterly dominated them at RB (38.53 to 14.08).
ILLEGAL DEFENDERZ
Our quarterback tossed one interception and not a single touchdown? We may have quite a dilemma on our hands here: Were the Rams actually that good defending the pass, or did Russell Wilson seem rattled back there in the pocket?