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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
BallGrabbers
6-9 99.92
157.99
 
VS
proj
The Apes
96.96 10-5
134.9

Offensively challenged BallGrabbers knock off The Apes in 99.92-96.96 struggle

With the 16th-ranked point total in the league for the week, BallGrabbers were fortunate to earn a victory against an opponent that performed even worse, eking out a 99.92-96.96 victory over The Apes. The Apes made a run at it on Monday night, but they fell short. BallGrabbers led 60.47-60.15 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 23.23 points from three players on Monday night for The Apes. Russell Gage (8 Rec, 91 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Aaron Donald (5 Tackles, 1 Sack) were the standout performers for BallGrabbers in the victory. BallGrabbers (6-9) will look to add to their success against The Replacements, while The Apes (10-5) take on da squirts in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  BallGrabbers   The Apes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 6.81 points, Donald scored 39.5% more than that amount by scoring 9.5 points as the Rams beat the Seahawks 20-10. He made 5 tackles and recorded a sack to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on BallGrabbers this week. Next week, Donald will square off against the Vikings.
Aaron Donald

Top Player Comparison

BallGrabbers
Points
% of total points 99.92
1
Russell Gage
WR
17.1
7.36
17.1%
2
Aaron Donald
DT
9.5
6.81
9.5%
3
Darnell Mooney
WR
8.85
10.11
8.9%
4
Ryan Tannehill
QB
8.72
18.27
8.7%
The Apes
Points
% of total points 96.96
1
Justin Simmons
S
11.5
7.92
11.9%
2
Logan Ryan
CB
9
7.52
9.3%
3
Michael Badgley
K
9
8.12
9.3%
4
Devin Duvernay
WR
8.25
5.7
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Russell Gage had a 20-yard touchdown catch for BallGrabbers, who trailed 60.15-56.87 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  BallGrabbers   The Apes

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. BallGrabbers scored fewer points in this one (99.92) than their season average of 126.74.
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. BallGrabbers has left fewer points on the bench this season (195.9) than The Apes (358.39).
BallGrabbers laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than The Apes (0).
BallGrabbers have the clutch gene, with more close wins than The Apes (3 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of The Apes - they’ve made more transactions (1) than BallGrabbers (0) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, BallGrabbers have outscored The Apes at WR and TE this season.
The starters for BallGrabbers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for The Apes (0).
Don't worry The Apes, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

The Apes
Coming up in Week 16, fifth-place The Apes (10-5) will look to get back on track against 14th-place da squirts (6-9). Through 15 weeks of action, The Apes have tallied the fifth-most points in the league. da squirts (and their 132.81 points per game) are ranked 13th.
BallGrabbers
BallGrabbers (6-9) will battle The Replacements (10-5) in Week 16. After 15 weeks of action, BallGrabbers are ranked 16th in points scored, while The Replacements have posted the fourth-highest point total in NFL Football Pool 2020-2021 league. Over the past three weeks, BallGrabbers has scored 116.03 points per game, while The Replacements has averaged 122.43 per contest.