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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Outlaws
9-6 152
125.72
 
VS
proj
Pink Fluffy Unicorns
101.92 6-9
120.11

Outlaws smirk at predictions, defeat Pink Fluffy Unicorns in 152.00-101.92 landslide

Outlaws showed up, cruising to a 152.00-101.92 victory over Pink Fluffy Unicorns, who fell short of projections. Pink Fluffy Unicorns leapt out to a 34.00-point lead on Thursday behind standout showings from Noah Fant, who caught 5 passes for 32 yards and a touchdown for 11.7 points, and Tyler Lockett, who caught 7 passes for 68 yards (10.3 points). But Outlaws held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Jalen Hurts (315 Pass Yds, 61 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs) and Justin Jefferson (12 Rec, 123 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). This marks the second time this season Outlaws have taken down Pink Fluffy Unicorns, after winning 125.96-112.2 in their last matchup. Outlaws (9-6) will look to add to their success against JETS'ki, while Pink Fluffy Unicorns (6-9) attempt to right the ship against Ave Rams.

Matchup Timeline

  Outlaws   Pink Fluffy Unicorns

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Murray (130 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 12 Rec Yds) scored 23.7 points against the Cardinals in Week 15. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.89-point projection and was much higher than his 8.79-point season scoring average. Murray will face the Rams next week.
Latavius Murray

Top Player Comparison

Outlaws
Points
% of total points 152
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
36.2
24.94
23.8%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
25.3
18.72
16.6%
3
Latavius Murray
RB
23.7
10.89
15.6%
4
Jaylen Waddle
WR
19.9
11.46
13.1%
Pink Fluffy Unicorns
Points
% of total points 101.92
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.1
12.29
13.8%
2
Christian Kirk
WR
12.2
11.52
12%
3
Noah Fant
TE
11.7
5.19
11.5%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
10.3
11.58
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Jaylen Waddle had a 67-yard touchdown catch for Outlaws, contributing to a 49.50-45.30 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Jalen Hurts had a 22-yard touchdown run and a 68-yard pass for Outlaws to contribute to a 105.90-74.10 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Outlaws   Pink Fluffy Unicorns

Game Notes

Outlaws had six of their 12 starting players exceed their projected point totals.
Despite six of their 12 starters scoring more than their projected points, Pink Fluffy Unicorns lost.
Outlaws won despite starting Derwin James Jr., who scored zero points.
Outlaws had six players score more points than the leading scorer for Pink Fluffy Unicorns.
Outlaws put up more points than their season scoring average (132.18) while Pink Fluffy Unicorns fell short of theirs (114.34).
Outlaws recorded more points than their projected total, while Pink Fluffy Unicorns fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 50.08-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This win ends a streak of two straight defeats for Outlaws.
Not only did Outlaws win, but they also easily covered the 5.61-point forecasted margin of victory.
Outlaws moves to (7-2) in blowout games this season, while Pink Fluffy Unicorns falls to (3-3).

Coach Talk

Outlaws
Hey, creating mismatches is the key to football, right? Not only did we double up Pink Fluffy Unicorns at RB (57 points to 25.3), we also thoroughly dominated them at QB (36.2 to 9.72).
Pink Fluffy Unicorns
We just took it easy so our guys could dominate in Week 16, right? The seven starting offensive position players on Pink Fluffy Unicorns (three WRs, three RBs, one TE) combined to register 417 yards and just two touchdowns this past week. The skill players on Outlaws made it tough on us by logging 683 yards and four scores.