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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Roughnecks
10-5 168.3
148.18
 
VS
proj
The Dogs of War
135.2 10-4
149.8

Roughnecks earn win over The Dogs of War in 168.3-135.2 drubbing

Roughnecks showed up and outperformed expectations, rolling to a 168.3-135.2 victory over The Dogs of War, who fell short of projections. Roughnecks leapt out to a 37-point lead on Saturday behind 37 points from Jonathan Taylor (170 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and the Indianapolis Colts defense (17 Pts Allowed, 365 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and never looked back. Mark Andrews (10 Rec, 136 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Aaron Rodgers (268 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 11 Rush Yds) led the charge for The Dogs of War in the loss. This marks the first time this season Roughnecks have knocked off The Dogs of War, after falling 146.9-131.4 in their last matchup. Roughnecks will look to clinch the league championship next week.

Matchup Timeline

  Roughnecks   The Dogs of War

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Colts defense (17 Pts Allowed, 365 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 14 points against the Patriots in Week 15. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 6.34-point projection and was much higher than their 8.53-point season scoring average. The Colts defense ranks #95 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
The Indianapolis Colts defense

Top Player Comparison

Roughnecks
Points
% of total points 168.3
1
Travis Kelce
TE
41.1
17.81
24.4%
2
Josh Allen
QB
28.9
29.87
17.2%
3
Russell Gage
WR
23.1
10.41
13.7%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
23
21.07
13.7%
The Dogs of War
Points
% of total points 135.2
1
Mark Andrews
TE
35.6
14.6
26.3%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
32.5
29.32
24%
3
Craig Reynolds
RB
12.7
9.54
9.4%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
11.2
16.12
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Jonathan Taylor had a 67-yard touchdown run for Roughnecks, contributing to a 37.0-0.0 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Josh Allen had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Roughnecks to contribute to an 88.1-26.9 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was Roughnecks who grabbed the lead, 114.6-108.2. For Roughnecks, Russell Gage had a 20-yard touchdown catch. Mark Andrews made the highlight reel for The Dogs of War with a 43-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Roughnecks   The Dogs of War

Game Notes

Only five of the 11 starting players on Roughnecks scored more than their projected point totals.
The Dogs of War had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Roughnecks put up more points than their season scoring average (147.91) while The Dogs of War fell short of theirs (144.5).
Roughnecks put up more points than their projected total, while The Dogs of War failed to reach their projection.
The Dogs of War ranked 4th in the league in points scored this week, while Roughnecks put up the 1st-best score.
In blowout games this season, Roughnecks moves to (6-3), while The Dogs of War falls to (3-2).
Despite the loss, Mark Andrews put up 35.6 points, the fourth-highest scoring output for any TE this season.

Coach Talk

Roughnecks
Assembling a lineup that tallied over 168 points this past week... we took care of business and did what had to be done.
The Dogs of War
Welp, we can't really complain about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? Our pass-catching corps (three WR, two TE) were targeted a grand total of 39 times in Week 15. With just 19 total catches, this group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.