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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Cowboy Chip
10-5 145
124.08
 
VS
proj
Aida Wildcats
142 7-8
140.47

Cowboy Chip come back to knock off Aida Wildcats in 145-142 struggle

Cowboy Chip stepped up, rallying for a 145-142 victory over Aida Wildcats. Cowboy Chip trailed 142-123 heading into Sunday night, but the squad came storming back behind Saquon Barkley (22 points). Josh Allen (304 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 77 Rush Yds) and A.J. Brown (9 Rec, 181 Rec Yds) were the leading performers for Aida Wildcats in defeat. This marks the third time this season Cowboy Chip have beaten Aida Wildcats, after winning 118-91 in their last matchup. Cowboy Chip will look to clinch the league title next week, while Aida Wildcats seek to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Cowboy Chip   Aida Wildcats

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 39 points, surrendering 518 yards, and forcing 3 turnovers against the Vikings, the Colts defense scored 27 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-quadrupled their 5.81-point projection and was much higher than their 8.4-point season scoring average. The Colts defense ranks #8 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Chargers next week.
The Indianapolis Colts defense

Top Player Comparison

Cowboy Chip
Points
% of total points 145
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
43
40.25
29.7%
2
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
27
5.81
18.6%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
25
19.89
17.2%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
22
13.66
15.2%
Aida Wildcats
Points
% of total points 142
1
Josh Allen
QB
56
41.35
39.4%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
27
19.34
19%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
20
19.34
14.1%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
18
14.17
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Josh Allen had a 45-yard pass and a 44-yard run for Aida Wildcats, while Justin Tucker had a 53-yard field goal, helping Aida Wildcats to a 59-52 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Aida Wildcats had a 142-95 lead. For Cowboy Chip, Jalen Hurts had a 22-yard touchdown run and a 68-yard pass. A.J. Brown made the highlight reel for Aida Wildcats with a 68-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Cowboy Chip   Aida Wildcats

What If

Cowboy Chip would have beaten only two other teams besides Aida Wildcats this week.
Aida Wildcats would not have lost to any other team in the league besides Cowboy Chip this week.
If they played Aida Wildcats every week, Cowboy Chip would be 9-6 this season.
Cowboy Chip would be 8-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Aida Wildcats.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Cowboy Chip, Aida Wildcats would be 8-4.
If Cowboy Chip had played every team in the league each week, they would be 55-46.
If they played every team every week, Aida Wildcats would be 51-50.

Coach Talk

Cowboy Chip
Spotting mismatches is a huge component to winning in football. We made that a point of emphasis by tripling Aida Wildcats at running back this past week (47 points to 14).
Aida Wildcats
A lot of cake, no icing: The six offensive position starters on Aida Wildcats (three WRs, two RBs, one TE) combined to record a healthy 462 total yards. Not one of those players was able to score a touchdown in Week 15.