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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Show no mercy
10-5 135.1
137.8
 
VS
proj
Thunder Puppies
107.92 10-5
137.75

Thunder Puppies come up short of predictions, succumb to Show no mercy in 135.10-107.92 blowout

Thunder Puppies failed to rise to the occasion, as Show no mercy cruised to a 135.10-107.92 victory. Thunder Puppies grabbed a 3.32-point lead on Thursday, but Show no mercy held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Jalen Hurts (38.7 points) and Jerick McKinnon (26.2). Latavius Murray (130 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 12 Rec Yds) and Aaron Jones (90 Rush Yds, 36 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Thunder Puppies in the loss. This marks the first time this season Show no mercy have taken down Thunder Puppies, after falling 107.8-92.42 in their last matchup. Show no mercy will look to keep winning in the Championship next week, while Thunder Puppies seek to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Show no mercy   Thunder Puppies

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 315 yards and running for 61 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Bears, Hurts recorded 38.7 points this week. His scoring output was 64.4% more than his 23.54-point projection and was much higher than his 23.37-point season scoring average. Hurts ranks #1 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Jalen Hurts

Top Player Comparison

Show no mercy
Points
% of total points 135.1
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
38.7
23.54
28.6%
2
Jerick McKinnon
RB
26.2
9.57
19.4%
3
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
13
13.26
9.6%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
10.4
12.4
7.7%
Thunder Puppies
Points
% of total points 107.92
1
Latavius Murray
RB
22.2
9.63
20.6%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
15.6
11.86
14.5%
3
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
12.5
9.93
11.6%
4
Geno Smith
QB
11.32
18.2
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Justin Tucker had a 53-yard field goal for Show no mercy, who trailed 30.42-21.70 after Saturday's games.
Sunday Early
Jalen Hurts had a 22-yard touchdown run and a 68-yard pass for Show no mercy, while Jerick McKinnon had a 26-yard touchdown run and a 20-yard touchdown catch, helping Show no mercy to a 117.50-47.32 lead.

Points By Position

  Show no mercy   Thunder Puppies

What If

Show no mercy would have beaten four other teams besides Thunder Puppies this week.
Thunder Puppies would have lost to just three other teams besides Show no mercy this week.
Show no mercy would be 9-6 if they played Thunder Puppies every week.
Show no mercy would be 11-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Thunder Puppies.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Show no mercy, Thunder Puppies would be 7-6.
If Show no mercy had played every team in the league each week, they would be 116-45.
If they played every team every week, Thunder Puppies would be 100-61.

Coach Talk

Show no mercy
Identifying mismatches is a big key to success in football. Thanks to a solid outing by Jalen Hurts, we tripled Thunder Puppies at the quarterback position this past week (38.7 points to 11.32). Hurts went 22-for-37 for 315 yards in a 25-20 win over the Bears.
Thunder Puppies
Well, we can't really complain about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our pass-catching corps (two WR, one TE) collectively got a healthy 20 targets in Week 15. Those players might need to hit the practice field, considering they hauled in only nine balls.