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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Midnight Woody
8-7 115.66
110.36
 
VS
proj
Donnie's Dazzling Team
107.44 8-7
114.08

Back-and-forth battle ends with Midnight Woody topping Donnie's Dazzling Team, 115.66-107.44

What a battle! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Midnight Woody earned a hard-fought win over Donnie's Dazzling Team, earning a 115.66-107.44 victory. Midnight Woody were led by Josh Allen (304 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 77 Rush Yds) and Justin Jefferson (12 Rec, 123 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD), while Patrick Mahomes (336 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 33 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Dalvin Cook (95 Rush Yds, 95 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leading performers for Donnie's Dazzling Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season Midnight Woody have taken down Donnie's Dazzling Team, after falling 97.42-70.7 in their last matchup. Midnight Woody ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 8-7. Donnie's Dazzling Team (8-7) will attempt to bounce back from this loss in the playoffs.

Matchup Timeline

  Midnight Woody   Donnie's Dazzling Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Patriots defense (30 Pts Allowed, 308 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) scored 11 points in a 30-24 lost to the Raiders in Week 15. They scored 61.7% more than their 6.8-point projection and overachieved for the fifth time this season. The Patriots defense ranks #57 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

Midnight Woody
Points
% of total points 115.66
1
Josh Allen
QB
35.86
23.95
31%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
24.3
18.73
21%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
16.2
16.04
14%
4
Tony Pollard
RB
12.6
13.52
10.9%
Donnie's Dazzling Team
Points
% of total points 107.44
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
32.74
25.07
30.5%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
25
14.61
23.3%
3
J.K. Dobbins
RB
13.3
9.84
12.4%
4
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
11.7
13.66
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were players with big-time moments for both teams Saturday, but after the scoring was completed, Midnight Woody owned a 70.66-51.80 lead. Josh Allen had a 45-yard pass and a 44-yard run for Midnight Woody, while Justin Tucker had a 53-yard field goal. Dalvin Cook made the highlight reel for Donnie's Dazzling Team with a 64-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard run.
Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Donnie's Dazzling Team, helping the team to a 107.44-102.76 lead.

Points By Position

  Midnight Woody   Donnie's Dazzling Team

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Midnight Woody scored higher than their projected point totals.
Donnie's Dazzling Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Midnight Woody put up more points than their season scoring average (102.29) while Donnie's Dazzling Team fell short of theirs (110.75).
Midnight Woody recorded more points than their projected total, while Donnie's Dazzling Team fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 8.22-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Despite the loss, Patrick Mahomes put up 32.74 points, the fourth-best score in the league this week.

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