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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Hill Street Blues II
9-6 96.04
96.3
 
VS
proj
Steel City 4Life
81.9 5-10
101.18

Steel City 4Life fall to Hill Street Blues II, 96.04-81.90

There's no easy way to say it, Steel City 4Life dropped the ball, at least based on projections, as Hill Street Blues II earned a 96.04-81.90 victory. Hill Street Blues II grabbed an early 1.10-point lead on Thursday. Steel City 4Life bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Jalen Hurts (36.7 points) and Michael Badgley (8). Not to be deterred, Hill Street Blues II got it going later that afternoon, as Austin Ekeler (13 points) and Keenan Allen (8.6) put them back on top for good. This marks the second time this season Hill Street Blues II have beaten Steel City 4Life, after winning 69.54-66.3 in their last matchup. Hill Street Blues II ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 9-6. Steel City 4Life will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Hill Street Blues II   Steel City 4Life

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 125 yards against the Browns, Dobbins scored 12.8 points this week. His scoring output was 37.9% more than his 9.28-point projection and was much higher than his 8.2-point season scoring average. Dobbins will face the Falcons next week.
J.K. Dobbins

Top Player Comparison

Hill Street Blues II
Points
% of total points 96.04
1
Dak Prescott
QB
22.24
21.93
23.2%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
13
15.41
13.5%
3
J.K. Dobbins
RB
12.8
9.28
13.3%
4
DeVonta Smith
WR
12.6
9.31
13.1%
Steel City 4Life
Points
% of total points 81.9
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
36.7
26.05
44.8%
2
Michael Badgley
K
8
9.71
9.8%
3
Kenneth Walker III
RB
7.9
11.02
9.6%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
7
6.47
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal for Hill Street Blues II, helping to give the team a 9.00-7.90 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Steel City 4Life became the proud owner of a 69.20-65.64 lead. Dak Prescott had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Hill Street Blues II, while DeVonta Smith had a 45-yard catch. Jalen Hurts made the highlight reel for Steel City 4Life with a 22-yard touchdown run and a 68-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Hill Street Blues II   Steel City 4Life

StatSmack

As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Hill Street Blues II (9-6) have a better record than Steel City 4Life (5-10).
Hill Street Blues II laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Steel City 4Life (0).
Hill Street Blues II are clutch masters, with more close wins than Steel City 4Life (2 vs 1).
By position, Hill Street Blues II have outscored Steel City 4Life at RB this season.
Hill Street Blues II has a higher average scoring margin (1) than Steel City 4Life this season (-6).
There's not much good to say about Steel City 4Life this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Hill Street Blues II
Hey, this sport is all about spotting the mismatches, right? With stout performances by Austin Ekeler and J.K. Dobbins, our team definitely took that to heart this past week. We nearly tripled Steel City 4Life at running back (25.8 points to 9.2). Ekeler had 70 total yards and a TD, while Dobbins chipped in with 128 yards.
Steel City 4Life
Happy holidays, Steel City 4Life! We hope the GM of Hill Street Blues II will write a thank-you card for the generous 81.9-point gift this past week.