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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Meat Puppets
8-7 119.06
108.1
 
VS
proj
JaresBears🐻
114.1 6-9
118.21

Meat Puppets knock off JaresBears🐻 in 119.06-114.10 struggle

Meat Puppets brought their A game, squeaking by for a 119.06-114.10 victory over JaresBears🐻, who fell short of projections. JaresBears🐻 made a run at it on Sunday night, but it wasn't to be. Meat Puppets led 119.06-102.90 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 11.2 points from Brian Robinson Jr. on Sunday night for JaresBears🐻. Meat Puppets were led by Josh Allen (35.86 points) and Dalvin Cook (25). This marks the second time this season Meat Puppets have taken down JaresBears🐻, after winning 107.06-102.3 in their last matchup. Meat Puppets (8-7) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. JaresBears🐻 will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Meat Puppets   JaresBears🐻

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Colts in Week 15, Cook racked up 190 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass. In doing so, he put up 25 points and scored 71.1% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Meat Puppets this week. Next week, Cook will square off against the Giants.
Dalvin Cook

Top Player Comparison

Meat Puppets
Points
% of total points 119.06
1
Josh Allen
QB
35.86
23.95
30.1%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
25
14.61
21%
3
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
14
10.88
11.8%
4
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
11.7
13.66
9.8%
JaresBears🐻
Points
% of total points 114.1
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
36.7
26.05
32.2%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
17.4
15.42
15.2%
3
Christian Kirk
WR
12.2
11.53
10.7%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
11.4
14.67
10%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were players with standout moments for both teams Saturday, but after the dust settled, Meat Puppets became the proud owner of a 95.46-21.70 lead. Josh Allen had a 45-yard pass and a 44-yard run for Meat Puppets, while Dalvin Cook had a 64-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard run. Tyreek Hill made the highlight reel for JaresBears🐻 with a 20-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Early
Jalen Hurts had a 22-yard touchdown run and a 68-yard pass for JaresBears🐻, who trailed 109.66-95.00 after the early action.

Points By Position

  Meat Puppets   JaresBears🐻

What If

Meat Puppets would have beaten seven other teams besides JaresBears🐻 this week.
JaresBears🐻 would have lost to just two other teams besides Meat Puppets this week.
Meat Puppets would be 7-8 if they played JaresBears🐻 every week.
Had they played each other last week, JaresBears🐻 would have defeated Meat Puppets 128.78-82.98.
Meat Puppets would be 7-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as JaresBears🐻.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Meat Puppets, JaresBears🐻 would be 6-7.
If Meat Puppets had played every team in the league each week, they would be 75-60.
If they played every team every week, JaresBears🐻 would be 78-57.

Coach Talk

Meat Puppets
Nice job, Meat Puppets. Fielding a team that recorded more than 119 points this past matchup. Let's maintain this momentum as we move on to a tricky matchup in Week 16.
JaresBears🐻
Tis the season, JaresBears🐻! We hope the GM of Meat Puppets will write a thank-you card for the gift of a fantasy football victory this past week.