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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Necessary Roughness
9-6 103.23
122.64
 
VS
proj
Det. Lions
76.93 11-4
148.97

Necessary Roughness find way to defeat Det. Lions in 103.23-76.93 drubbing

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, falling short of projections, but Necessary Roughness did enough to knock off Det. Lions. Predicted to lose 148.97-122.64, Necessary Roughness cruised to a 103.23-76.93 victory over Det. Lions. There wasn't much drama in this one, as Necessary Roughness took a 28.1-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout efforts from Chris Boswell (23.53 points) and Minkah Fitzpatrick (14). Aaron Jones (58 Rush Yds, 12 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tyler Bass (1-1 FG, 26 long, 4-4 XP) did everything they could for Det. Lions in defeat. Necessary Roughness (9-6) will look to build on their success against Dragonflies, while Det. Lions (11-4) will meet ALSS81 in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Necessary Roughness   Det. Lions

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fitzpatrick (14 Tackles) scored 14 points in a 19-13 win over the Titans in Week 15. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.85-point projection and was much higher than his 5.85-point season scoring average. Fitzpatrick ranks #1 among fantasy Ss this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Minkah Fitzpatrick

Top Player Comparison

Necessary Roughness
Points
% of total points 103.23
1
Chris Boswell
K
23.53
12.24
22.8%
2
Minkah Fitzpatrick
S
14
6.85
13.6%
3
Taysom Hill
QB
11
23.56
10.7%
4
T.J. Watt
LB
9
5.89
8.7%
Det. Lions
Points
% of total points 76.93
1
Aaron Jones
RB
13.9
13.74
18.1%
2
Tyler Bass
K
8.73
13.66
11.3%
3
Logan Ryan
CB
8
5.36
10.4%
4
Tom Brady
QB
5.9
29.83
7.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Taysom Hill had a 40-yard pass for Necessary Roughness, contributing to a 91.03-54.93 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Necessary Roughness   Det. Lions

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Necessary Roughness scored fewer points in this one (103.23) than their season average of 116.17.
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Det. Lions has left more points on the bench this season (622.3) than Necessary Roughness (519.99).
Once Necessary Roughness put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Det. Lions (6 vs 5).
Necessary Roughness see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Det. Lions (0).
Necessary Roughness are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Det. Lions (0 vs 1).
By position, Necessary Roughness have outscored Det. Lions at IDP this season.
The starters for Necessary Roughness had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for Det. Lions (0).
Hey Det. Lions, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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