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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Nasty biters
10-5 160.2
116.34
 
VS
proj
Mountain Climbing Jellyfish
114.48 9-6
113.35

Nasty biters top Mountain Climbing Jellyfish for fourth straight win in 160.20-114.48 romp

Nasty biters extended their win streak to four games with a dominant win over Mountain Climbing Jellyfish, rolling to a 160.20-114.48 victory. Mountain Climbing Jellyfish took a 22.80-point lead on Thursday, but Nasty biters held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Jalen Hurts (315 Pass Yds, 61 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs) and Zay Jones (6 Rec, 109 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs). Justin Fields (23.58 points) and Christian McCaffrey (22.8) did everything they could for Mountain Climbing Jellyfish in the loss. This marks the second time this season Nasty biters have gotten the best of Mountain Climbing Jellyfish, after winning 113.7-91.72 in their last matchup. Nasty biters (10-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Mountain Climbing Jellyfish (9-6) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Nasty biters   Mountain Climbing Jellyfish

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Dillon scored 20.6 points in a 24-12 win over the Rams to more-than-double his 9.42-point projection. He racked up 71 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Nasty biters this week. Next week, Dillon will go up against the Dolphins.
AJ Dillon

Top Player Comparison

Nasty biters
Points
% of total points 160.2
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
36.7
26.05
22.9%
2
Zay Jones
WR
31.9
6.92
19.9%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
25
14.61
15.6%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
22.6
16.57
14.1%
Mountain Climbing Jellyfish
Points
% of total points 114.48
1
Justin Fields
QB
23.58
20.72
20.6%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
22.8
18.2
19.9%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
20.5
13.6
17.9%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
9.5
12.08
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Dalvin Cook had a 64-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard run for Nasty biters to contribute to a 33.20-29.60 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Nasty biters had a 138.60-62.18 lead. Jalen Hurts had a 22-yard touchdown run and a 68-yard pass for Nasty biters, while Zay Jones had a 59-yard touchdown catch. Justin Fields made the highlight reel for Mountain Climbing Jellyfish with a 35-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Nasty biters   Mountain Climbing Jellyfish

StatSmack

There's a pattern emerging. In their two matchup wins against Mountain Climbing Jellyfish, Nasty biters averaged more points (136.95) than they usually score (99.25).
Nasty biters are on fire, winning four in a row.
You can't win if you don't play. Mountain Climbing Jellyfish has left more points on the bench this season (707) than Nasty biters (506.72).
In dire times, at least Nasty biters keep it close. They've been blown out less times than Mountain Climbing Jellyfish (1 vs 5).
Nasty biters see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Mountain Climbing Jellyfish (0).
Nasty biters have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Mountain Climbing Jellyfish (3 vs 0).
Nasty biters should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Mountain Climbing Jellyfish (7 vs 6).
By position, Nasty biters have outscored Mountain Climbing Jellyfish at QB and WR this season.
The starters for Nasty biters had more big plays in their NFL games this week (7) than the starters for Mountain Climbing Jellyfish (1).
There's not much good to say about Mountain Climbing Jellyfish this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Nasty biters
Identifying mismatches is a huge key to success in football. We really took that to heart this week by soundly outplaying Mountain Climbing Jellyfish at the wide receiver position (62.7 points to 24.8).
Mountain Climbing Jellyfish
Mountain Climbing Jellyfish may find it tough to gripe about lack of opportunity this past week. Our four pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) collectively got a grand total of 34 targets in Week 15. Timing and chemistry appear to be issues as that group notched just 18 receptions.