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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Assimilate THIS
9-6 99.5
94.64
 
VS
proj
Gritz Blitz
96 12-3
90.07

Assimilate THIS defeat Gritz Blitz for third straight win in 99.5-96.0 thriller

Assimilate THIS extended their win streak to three games with a close win over Gritz Blitz, narrowly earning a 99.5-96.0 victory. Gritz Blitz made a run at it on Monday night, but they came up short. Assimilate THIS led 95.5-83.0 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 13 points from Aaron Jones and Christian Watson on Monday night for Gritz Blitz. Jalen Hurts (24.5 points) and Tyreek Hill (13) were the stars for Assimilate THIS in the victory. This marks the first time this season Assimilate THIS have taken down Gritz Blitz, after falling 110.5-91 in their last matchup. Assimilate THIS (9-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Gritz Blitz (12-3) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Assimilate THIS   Gritz Blitz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 25-20 win over the Bears, Hurts scored 24.5 points to more-than-double his 10.84-point projection. He passed for 315 yards and ran for 61 yards and 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Assimilate THIS this week. Hurts will face the Cowboys in Week 16.
Jalen Hurts

Top Player Comparison

Assimilate THIS
Points
% of total points 99.5
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
24.5
10.84
24.6%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
13
9.22
13.1%
3
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
12
9.24
12.1%
4
Graham Gano
K
12
6.56
12.1%
Gritz Blitz
Points
% of total points 96
1
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
15
13.19
15.6%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
14
7.79
14.6%
3
Brett Maher
K
12
7.46
12.5%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
9
8.12
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Tyreek Hill had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Assimilate THIS to contribute to a 27.0-6.0 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Assimilate THIS had a 62.5-49.0 lead. For Assimilate THIS, Jalen Hurts had a 22-yard touchdown run and a 68-yard pass. Brett Maher made the highlight reel for Gritz Blitz with a 53-yard field goal.
Sunday Night
Graham Gano had multiple 50-yard field goals for Assimilate THIS, helping the team to a 95.5-83.0 lead.

Points By Position

  Assimilate THIS   Gritz Blitz

Game Notes

Six of the 12 starting players on Assimilate THIS scored higher than their projected point totals.
Despite seven of their 12 starters exceeding their projected points, Gritz Blitz lost.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
Assimilate THIS ranked 2nd in the league in scoring this week, while Gritz Blitz put up the 4th-best score.
The matchup's 3.5-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This defeat ends a streak of five consecutive wins for Gritz Blitz.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Assimilate THIS. They won, but did not cover the 4.57-point projected margin of victory.
Assimilate THIS moves to (3-0) in close games this season, while Gritz Blitz falls to (1-1).

Coach Talk

Assimilate THIS
You know, the key to football is taking advantage of the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by soundly outplaying Gritz Blitz at the wide receiver position (25 points to 10).
Gritz Blitz
Unless Gritz Blitz wants to go full diva-mode, then "not getting enough opportunities" is not an excuse this week. As a group, our two wide receivers were targeted a healthy 15 times in Week 15. With just nine total receptions, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.