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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Wait whut?
12-3 278.67
349.81
 
VS
proj
Manzvikings
241.54 3-12
232.73

Wait whut? fall short of predictions, still manage to top Manzvikings, 278.67-241.54

Full of promise, Wait whut? underdelivered, at least according to projections. Still, they secured a 278.67-241.54 victory over Manzvikings, who actually exceeded projections. Wait whut? took an early 0.90-point lead on Thursday. Manzvikings came back to take the lead on Saturday, powered by Josh Allen (98.6 points) and the Minnesota Vikings defense (42.2). Unphased, Wait whut? made a run later that night, as Taylor Heinicke (57.02 points) and Jonathan Allen (5.5) put them back ahead for good. Wait whut? (12-3) will look to keep it rolling against Arkansas Iron Horses in the playoffs. Manzvikings will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 3-12.

Matchup Timeline

  Wait whut?   Manzvikings

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Douglas made 7 tackles and intercepted a pass as the Packers beat the Rams 24-12. In doing so, he put up 14.5 points to more-than-double his 6.27-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Wait whut? this week. In Week 16, Douglas and the Packers will face the Dolphins.
Rasul Douglas

Top Player Comparison

Wait whut?
Points
% of total points 278.67
1
Taylor Heinicke
QB
57.02
54.29
20.5%
2
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
27.6
33.98
9.9%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
19
18.36
6.8%
4
Drake London
WR
15.5
8.28
5.6%
Manzvikings
Points
% of total points 241.54
1
Josh Allen
QB
98.6
72.47
40.8%
2
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
42.2
35.67
17.5%
3
Graham Gano
K
22
13.95
9.1%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
14.1
12.68
5.8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Josh Allen had a 45-yard pass and a 44-yard run for Manzvikings, contributing to a 179.70-44.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday night, but it was Wait whut? who took the lead, 245.97-241.54. For Wait whut?, Taylor Heinicke had a 61-yard pass. Graham Gano made the highlight reel for Manzvikings with multiple 50-yard field goals.

Points By Position

  Wait whut?   Manzvikings

Game Notes

Just six of the 29 starters on Wait whut? exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Manzvikings had only 10 of their 29 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Wait whut? had one starter score zero points, while Manzvikings had 12.
Wait whut? put up fewer points than their season scoring average (316.17) while Manzvikings scored above theirs (228.1).
Wait whut? won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Manzvikings exceeded their projection.
The matchup's 37.13-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The win concludes a two-game losing skid for Wait whut?.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Wait whut?. They won, but failed to cover the 117.08-point projected margin of victory.
For Manzvikings, Josh Allen (98.6 points) posted the second-best score in the league this week.

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