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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
DoubleD3's 5B
11-4 115.02
111.6
 
VS
proj
Awesome Excellent
92.28 10-5
112.14

DoubleD3's 5B overtake Awesome Excellent for 1st place, 115.02-92.28

DoubleD3's 5B overtook Awesome Excellent in the standings, ascending into first place in Yahoo Public 1234836 with a hard-fought win, securing a 115.02-92.28 victory. DoubleD3's 5B never trailed in this one after grabbing a 5.02-point lead on Thursday behind Geno Smith (15.32 points). Aaron Jones (90 Rush Yds, 36 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tom Brady (312 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) led the way for Awesome Excellent in the loss. This marks the first time this season DoubleD3's 5B have taken down Awesome Excellent, after falling 98.8-88.52 in their last matchup. DoubleD3's 5B (11-4) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Awesome Excellent (10-5) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  DoubleD3's 5B   Awesome Excellent

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 10.89 points, Murray nearly doubled that amount by scoring 20.7 points as the Broncos beat the Cardinals 24-15. He racked up 142 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on DoubleD3's 5B this week. Murray will face the Rams in Week 16.
Latavius Murray

Top Player Comparison

DoubleD3's 5B
Points
% of total points 115.02
1
Latavius Murray
RB
20.7
10.89
18%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
18.3
12.24
15.9%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
15.5
16.06
13.5%
4
Geno Smith
QB
15.32
18.08
13.3%
Awesome Excellent
Points
% of total points 92.28
1
Aaron Jones
RB
18.6
13.58
20.2%
2
Tom Brady
QB
18.58
17.57
20.1%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
14
18.3
15.2%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
10.3
11.57
11.2%

Points By Position

  DoubleD3's 5B   Awesome Excellent

StatSmack

Awesome Excellent are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've lost three in a row.
In dire times, at least DoubleD3's 5B keep it close. They've been blown out less times than Awesome Excellent (1 vs 3).
DoubleD3's 5B should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Awesome Excellent (7 vs 5).
By position, DoubleD3's 5B have outscored Awesome Excellent at WR and TE this season.
DoubleD3's 5B don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 22 points, highest in the league.
There's not much good to say about Awesome Excellent this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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