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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Lamda's Legendary Team
6-9 132.5
101.94
 
VS
proj
Riverside SWAMP RATS
99.64 6-9
113.47

Lamda's Legendary Team defeat Riverside SWAMP RATS in 132.50-99.64 landslide

Lamda's Legendary Team exceeded their projected point total, rolling to a 132.50-99.64 victory over Riverside SWAMP RATS, who fell short of projections. Lamda's Legendary Team earned a 31.00-point lead on Thursday behind stellar efforts from Noah Fant (11.7 points) and Tyler Lockett (10.3). Riverside SWAMP RATS bounced back to take the lead during the early slate on Sunday, powered by Dak Prescott (22.24 points) and Christian Kirk (12.2). Unphased, Lamda's Legendary Team got it going later that afternoon, as Joe Burrow (25.8 points) and Derrick Henry (24.3) put them back in the lead once and for all. This marks the second time this season Lamda's Legendary Team have knocked off Riverside SWAMP RATS, after winning 96.9-72.84 in their last matchup. Lamda's Legendary Team ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 6-9. Riverside SWAMP RATS will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Lamda's Legendary Team   Riverside SWAMP RATS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the 49ers in Week 15, Fant caught 5 passes for 32 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 11.7 points to more-than-double his 5.2-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Lamda's Legendary Team this week. Next week, Fant will battle the Chiefs.
Noah Fant

Top Player Comparison

Lamda's Legendary Team
Points
% of total points 132.5
1
Joe Burrow
QB
25.8
21.1
19.5%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
24.3
16.4
18.3%
3
Najee Harris
RB
14.6
11.27
11%
4
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
14
10.88
10.6%
Riverside SWAMP RATS
Points
% of total points 99.64
1
Dak Prescott
QB
22.24
21.93
22.3%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
17.4
15.42
17.5%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
14
18.3
14.1%
4
Christian Kirk
WR
12.2
11.53
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal for Lamda's Legendary Team to contribute to a 31.00-0.00 lead for the team.
Saturday
Tyreek Hill had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Riverside SWAMP RATS, who trailed 45.00-24.20 after Saturday's games.
Sunday Early
Dak Prescott had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Riverside SWAMP RATS, while Brett Maher had a 53-yard field goal, helping Riverside SWAMP RATS to a 71.54-71.40 lead.

Points By Position

  Lamda's Legendary Team   Riverside SWAMP RATS

What If

Lamda's Legendary Team would have beaten seven other teams besides Riverside SWAMP RATS this week.
Riverside SWAMP RATS would have lost to five other teams besides Lamda's Legendary Team this week.
If Lamda's Legendary Team played Riverside SWAMP RATS every week this season, they'd be 7-8.
Had they played each other last week, Riverside SWAMP RATS would have topped Lamda's Legendary Team 120.16-115.86.
Lamda's Legendary Team would be 6-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Riverside SWAMP RATS.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Lamda's Legendary Team, Riverside SWAMP RATS would be 8-5.
If Lamda's Legendary Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 63-72.
If they played every team every week, Riverside SWAMP RATS would be 71-64.

Coach Talk

Lamda's Legendary Team
The key to success in football is creating mismatches. With solid performances by Derrick Henry and Najee Harris, our team definitely took that to heart this past week. We thoroughly outscored Riverside SWAMP RATS at the running back spot (38.9 points to 14.9). Henry had 163 total yards and a TD, while Harris logged 86 yards.
Riverside SWAMP RATS
With two catches on just three targets this past week, the starting RBs for Riverside SWAMP RATS should smooth things over with their quarterbacks... and remind them to dump it off more often.