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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Brian's Great Team
8-7 117.06
118.52
 
VS
proj
Ralph's Reasonable Team
98.1 7-8
107.47

Brian's Great Team beat Ralph's Reasonable Team, 117.06-98.10

Brian's Great Team scored a hard-fought win over Ralph's Reasonable Team, securing a 117.06-98.10 victory. Ralph's Reasonable Team earned a 3.70-point lead on Thursday, but Brian's Great Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Josh Allen, who passed for 304 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 77 yards for 35.86 points, and Travis Kelce, who caught 10 passes for 105 yards (15.5 points). Joe Burrow (25.8 points) and DeVonta Smith (15.1) carried the flag for Ralph's Reasonable Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season Brian's Great Team have gotten the best of Ralph's Reasonable Team, after falling 112.9-107.16 in their last matchup. Brian's Great Team (8-7) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Ralph's Reasonable Team will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Brian's Great Team   Ralph's Reasonable Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Browns in Week 15, Dobbins ran for 125 yards . In doing so, he put up 13.3 points and scored 35.2% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Brian's Great Team this week. In Week 16, Dobbins and the Ravens will face the Falcons.
J.K. Dobbins

Top Player Comparison

Brian's Great Team
Points
% of total points 117.06
1
Josh Allen
QB
35.86
23.95
30.6%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
15.5
16.06
13.2%
3
J.K. Dobbins
RB
13.3
9.84
11.4%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
11.8
11.97
10.1%
Ralph's Reasonable Team
Points
% of total points 98.1
1
Joe Burrow
QB
25.8
21.1
26.3%
2
DeVonta Smith
WR
15.1
11.81
15.4%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
14
18.3
14.3%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
13.8
11.84
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Josh Allen had a 45-yard pass and a 44-yard run for Brian's Great Team, helping the team to a 64.16-12.70 lead.
Sunday Early
DeVonta Smith had a 45-yard catch for Ralph's Reasonable Team, while Brett Maher had a 53-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 105.86-44.50 after the early games.

Points By Position

  Brian's Great Team   Ralph's Reasonable Team

StatSmack

You can't win if you don't play. Brian's Great Team has left fewer points on the bench this season (517.2) than Ralph's Reasonable Team (781.42).
Brian's Great Team are clutch masters, with more close wins than Ralph's Reasonable Team (2 vs 0).
By position, Brian's Great Team have outscored Ralph's Reasonable Team at QB and TE this season.
The postseason awaits Brian's Great Team. They've clinched a playoff spot while Ralph's Reasonable Team are currently looking forward to next season.
Don't worry Ralph's Reasonable Team, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Brian's Great Team
All of the cake, none of the icing: The six starting offensive skill players on Brian's Great Team (three RBs, two WRs, one TE) combined to register a whopping 587 yards from scrimmage. No one from that group managed to find the end zone in Week 15.
Ralph's Reasonable Team
Recording three catches on only four targets this past week, it seems like the starting RBs for Ralph's Reasonable Team should investigate why their quarterbacks are giving them the silent treatment.