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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Smokin' Jays
11-4 107.59
95.96
 
VS
proj
Bail Kings Era
72.93 7-8
109.89

Smokin' Jays hand Bail Kings Era third straight loss in 107.59-72.93 blowout

Smokin' Jays cruised to a 107.59-72.93 victory to hand Bail Kings Era their third straight loss. Smokin' Jays never trailed in this one after taking a 17.54-point lead on Thursday behind Justin Herbert (24.79 points). Tyreek Hill (22.8 points) and Dalton Schultz (13.7) led the charge for Bail Kings Era in the loss. This marks the first time this season Smokin' Jays have beaten Bail Kings Era, after falling 141.61-98.48 in their last matchup. Smokin' Jays will look to clinch the league title next week, while Bail Kings Era seek to rebound and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Smokin' Jays   Bail Kings Era

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Wilson Jr. (110 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) scored 19.4 points in a 31-13 win over the Falcons in Week 15. His scoring output was 57.3% more than his 12.33-point projection and was much higher than his 2.45-point season scoring average. Wilson Jr. will face the Titans next week.
Jeff Wilson Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Smokin' Jays
Points
% of total points 107.59
1
Justin Herbert
QB
24.79
23.61
23%
2
Jeff Wilson Jr.
RB
19.4
12.33
18%
3
Russell Gage
WR
16.1
7.05
15%
4
James Robinson
RB
15.55
13.61
14.5%
Bail Kings Era
Points
% of total points 72.93
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
22.8
14.13
31.3%
2
Dalton Schultz
TE
13.7
8.31
18.8%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
13.08
25.43
17.9%
4
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
7.25
12.79
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kyler Murray had a 26-yard touchdown pass for Bail Kings Era, who trailed 55.29-44.13 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Russell Gage had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Smokin' Jays, helping the team to a 107.59-44.43 lead.

Points By Position

  Smokin' Jays   Bail Kings Era

StatSmack

Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Bail Kings Era. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Bail Kings Era need some help then, averaging just 97.3 versus Smokin' Jays's 102.23.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Smokin' Jays (11-4) have a better record than Bail Kings Era (7-8).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Bail Kings Era has left more points on the bench this season (444.2) than Smokin' Jays (330.04).
Bail Kings Era are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Smokin' Jays (5 vs 3).
Smokin' Jays see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Bail Kings Era (0).
Smokin' Jays are clutch masters, with more close wins than Bail Kings Era (4 vs 1).
Smokin' Jays should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Bail Kings Era (8 vs 5).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Bail Kings Era - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Smokin' Jays (0) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, Smokin' Jays have outscored Bail Kings Era at QB and RB this season.
Smokin' Jays has a higher average scoring margin (4) than Bail Kings Era this season (1).
Hey Bail Kings Era, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Smokin' Jays
Football is all about exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart by thoroughly dominating Bail Kings Era at running back this past week (34.95 points to 13.05).
Bail Kings Era
Posting only two catches on five targets this past week, it appears that the starting running backs for Bail Kings Era clearly should investigate why their quarterbacks are giving them the cold shoulder.