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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Foti9ers
7-8 213.44
165.24
 
VS
proj
Elephant-Titus
165.55 13-2
165.99

Foti9ers knock off Elephant-Titus in 213.44-165.55 blowout

Foti9ers rose to the occasion, rolling to a 213.44-165.55 victory over Elephant-Titus, who fell short of projections. Foti9ers grabbed an early 14.45-point lead on Thursday. Elephant-Titus bounced back to take the lead on Saturday, powered by Josh Allen (65.4 points) and J.K. Dobbins (18.62). Unphased, Foti9ers made a run later that afternoon, as Jalen Hurts (58.85 points) and Jerick McKinnon (30) put them back in the lead for good. This marks the first time this season Foti9ers have taken down Elephant-Titus, after falling 147.89-127.75 in their last matchup. Foti9ers will look to clinch the championship next week, while Elephant-Titus attempt to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Foti9ers   Elephant-Titus

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Dillon overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 21 points against his 9.66-point projection. During a 24-12 win over the Rams, he racked up 71 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. Dillon will face the Dolphins next week.
AJ Dillon

Top Player Comparison

Foti9ers
Points
% of total points 213.44
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
58.85
43.21
27.6%
2
Jerick McKinnon
RB
30
12.07
14.1%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
27.3
15.4
12.8%
4
AJ Dillon
RB
21
9.66
9.8%
Elephant-Titus
Points
% of total points 165.55
1
Josh Allen
QB
65.4
43.66
39.5%
2
J.K. Dobbins
RB
18.62
10.05
11.2%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
12.02
11.14
7.3%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
11.44
12.21
6.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal for Foti9ers, helping to give the team a 14.45-0.00 lead.
Saturday
Both teams had players with standout plays Saturday, but after all the points were tallied, Elephant-Titus emerged with a 106.92-58.49 lead. For Foti9ers, Dalvin Cook had a 64-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard run. Josh Allen made the highlight reel for Elephant-Titus with a 45-yard pass and a 44-yard run.
Sunday Early
Jalen Hurts had a 22-yard touchdown run and a 68-yard pass for Foti9ers, while Jerick McKinnon had a 26-yard touchdown run and a 20-yard touchdown catch, helping Foti9ers to a 169.60-134.62 lead.

Points By Position

  Foti9ers   Elephant-Titus

Game Notes

Foti9ers had eight of their 12 starters exceed their projected points.
Elephant-Titus had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Foti9ers put up more points than their season scoring average (157.03) while Elephant-Titus fell short of theirs (166.94).
Foti9ers scored more points than their projected total, while Elephant-Titus fell short of their projection.
The 213.44 points scored by Foti9ers are the 4th-most in the league this year.
This loss puts an end to a six-game winning streak for Elephant-Titus.
Foti9ers moves to (5-1) in blowout games this year, while Elephant-Titus falls to (4-1).
A bright spot in the defeat, Josh Allen officially put up the 5th-highest point total in the league this season with 65.4 points.

Coach Talk

Foti9ers
Identifying mismatches is a huge key to success in football. Fueled by some stellar yardage production from our running backs, our team created a noticeable disparity this week. Our three starting backs outgained the RBs of Elephant-Titus, 383 total yards to 324, as we ultimately doubled up them at the position, 78.3 points to 37.5.
Elephant-Titus
All of the cake, none of the icing: The six starting offensive skill players on Elephant-Titus (three WRs, three RBs) collectively gained a whopping 574 yards from scrimmage. None of those starters was able to score a touchdown in Week 15.