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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Ruptured spleen
11-4 121.76
100.78
 
VS
proj
Old Dirty Blue's
115.5 6-9
110.59

Back-and-forth battle ends with Ruptured spleen coming back to knock off Old Dirty Blue's, 121.76-115.50

What a whirlwind! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring four lead changes, Ruptured spleen came from behind to earn a 121.76-115.50 victory to hand Old Dirty Blue's their fifth straight loss. After trailing 115.50-96.50 heading into Sunday night, Ruptured spleen roared back behind Taylor Heinicke (249 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 33 Rush Yds) and Graham Gano (2-2 FG, 50 long, 2-2 XP). Joe Burrow (25.8 points) and Tyreek Hill (17.4) did everything they could for Old Dirty Blue's in defeat. This marks the first time this season Ruptured spleen have beaten Old Dirty Blue's, after falling 145.7-81.7 in their last matchup. Ruptured spleen (11-4) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Old Dirty Blue's will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Ruptured spleen   Old Dirty Blue's

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making both of his FG attempts against the Commanders, Gano tallied 12 points this week. His scoring output was 60.2% more than his 7.49-point projection and was much higher than his 7-point season scoring average. Gano ranks #9 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Graham Gano

Top Player Comparison

Ruptured spleen
Points
% of total points 121.76
1
Jerick McKinnon
RB
30.2
11.93
24.8%
2
Dawson Knox
TE
18.8
6.15
15.4%
3
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
15.5
15.76
12.7%
4
Taylor Heinicke
QB
13.26
14.79
10.9%
Old Dirty Blue's
Points
% of total points 115.5
1
Joe Burrow
QB
25.8
21.1
22.3%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
17.4
15.42
15.1%
3
Najee Harris
RB
14.6
11.27
12.6%
4
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
14
10.88
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were players with big-time moments for both teams Saturday, but it was Old Dirty Blue's who took the lead, 43.20-39.00. For Ruptured spleen, Dawson Knox had a 45-yard catch. Tyreek Hill had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Old Dirty Blue's, while Justin Tucker had a 53-yard field goal.
Sunday Early
Jerick McKinnon had a 26-yard touchdown run and a 20-yard touchdown catch for Ruptured spleen, contributing to an 81.00-69.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Graham Gano had a couple of 50-yard field goals for Ruptured spleen, while Taylor Heinicke had a 61-yard pass, contributing to a 121.76-115.50 lead for Ruptured spleen.

Points By Position

  Ruptured spleen   Old Dirty Blue's

What If

Ruptured spleen would have beaten six other teams besides Old Dirty Blue's this week.
Old Dirty Blue's would have lost to four other teams besides Ruptured spleen this week.
Ruptured spleen would be 7-8 if they played Old Dirty Blue's every week.
Had they played each other last week, Ruptured spleen would have been victorious over Old Dirty Blue's 99.2-80.16.
Ruptured spleen would be 4-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Old Dirty Blue's.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Ruptured spleen, Old Dirty Blue's would be 9-4.
If Ruptured spleen had played every team in the league each week, they would be 69-66.
If they played every team every week, Old Dirty Blue's would be 71-64.

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