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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Taking Names & Kicking Bass
10-5 166.8
169.5
 
VS
proj
Austin 316
142.22 10-5
164.2

Taking Names & Kicking Bass defeat Austin 316 for sixth straight win in 166.80-142.22 runaway

Taking Names & Kicking Bass extended their win streak to six games with a dominant win over Austin 316, rolling to a 166.80-142.22 victory. Austin 316 took a 17.50-point lead on Thursday, but Taking Names & Kicking Bass held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Joe Burrow, who passed for 200 yards and 4 touchdowns for 25.8 points, and Justin Jefferson, who caught 12 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown (24.3 points). Dawson Knox (18.8 points) and Aaron Jones (18.6) were the leaders for Austin 316 in the loss. This marks the first time this season Taking Names & Kicking Bass have taken down Austin 316, after falling 162.3-126.58 in their last matchup. Taking Names & Kicking Bass will look to keep it going in the Championship next week, while Austin 316 attempt to rebound and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Taking Names & Kicking Bass   Austin 316

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Colts in Week 15, Jefferson caught 12 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 24.3 points to scored 29.7% higher than his 18.73-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Taking Names & Kicking Bass this week. In Week 16, Jefferson and the Vikings will go up against the Giants.
Justin Jefferson

Top Player Comparison

Taking Names & Kicking Bass
Points
% of total points 166.8
1
Joe Burrow
QB
25.8
21.09
15.5%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
24.3
18.73
14.6%
3
David Montgomery
RB
22.6
11.45
13.5%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
18.3
12.25
11%
Austin 316
Points
% of total points 142.22
1
Dawson Knox
TE
18.8
6.16
13.2%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
18.6
13.58
13.1%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
15.5
16.07
10.9%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
13.8
11.83
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Dawson Knox had a 45-yard catch for Austin 316 to contribute to a 44.80-36.10 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Taking Names & Kicking Bass   Austin 316

What If

Taking Names & Kicking Bass would have beaten only three other teams besides Austin 316 this week.
Austin 316 would have lost to six other teams besides Taking Names & Kicking Bass this week.
If Taking Names & Kicking Bass played Austin 316 every week this season, they'd be 6-9.
Taking Names & Kicking Bass would be 9-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Austin 316.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Taking Names & Kicking Bass, Austin 316 would be 9-4.
If Taking Names & Kicking Bass had played every team in the league each week, they would be 89-72.
If they played every team every week, Austin 316 would be 90-71.

Coach Talk

Taking Names & Kicking Bass
Nice job, Taking Names & Kicking Bass. Props on fielding a lineup that blew the opposition out by a whopping 24.58 points this past matchup.
Austin 316
Happy holidays, Austin 316! We hope the GM of Taking Names & Kicking Bass will write a thank-you card for the generous 142.22-point gift this past week.