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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Return of the Dark Decade
7-8 108.72
106.78
 
VS
proj
Parrotheads
90.36 2-13
95.7

Back-and-forth battle ends with Return of the Dark Decade coming back to beat Parrotheads, 108.72-90.36

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring four lead changes, Return of the Dark Decade came from behind to earn a 108.72-90.36 victory to hand Parrotheads their eighth consecutive loss. Despite trailing 90.36-90.12 heading into Monday night, Return of the Dark Decade charged back behind Aaron Jones (90 Rush Yds, 36 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Tua Tagovailoa (22.06 points) and Ja'Marr Chase (15.5) led the way for Parrotheads in defeat. This marks the second time this season Return of the Dark Decade have beaten Parrotheads, after winning 111.68-82 in their last matchup. Return of the Dark Decade improve to 7-8 for the season, while Parrotheads fall to 2-13.

Matchup Timeline

  Return of the Dark Decade   Parrotheads

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Barkley (87 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 33 Rec Yds) scored 20.5 points against the Commanders in Week 15. His scoring output was 50.7% more than his 13.6-point projection and was higher than his 15.06-point season scoring average. Barkley ranks #24 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Saquon Barkley

Top Player Comparison

Return of the Dark Decade
Points
% of total points 108.72
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
20.5
13.6
18.9%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
18.6
13.58
17.1%
3
Geno Smith
QB
17.32
20.54
15.9%
4
Tony Pollard
RB
12.6
13.52
11.6%
Parrotheads
Points
% of total points 90.36
1
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
22.06
20.98
24.4%
2
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
15.5
15.75
17.2%
3
D'Andre Swift
RB
10
11.25
11.1%
4
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
10
7.93
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal for Parrotheads for the team, who trailed 17.32-9.00 after Thursday Night Football.
Saturday
Tua Tagovailoa had a 67-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Parrotheads, contributing to a 38.66-35.42 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Return of the Dark Decade   Parrotheads

StatSmack

Parrotheads would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last eight matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Parrotheads need some help then, averaging just 89.81 versus Return of the Dark Decade's 105.71.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Return of the Dark Decade (7-8) have a better record than Parrotheads (2-13).
Even the machines think Return of the Dark Decade have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (107.69) than Parrotheads (100.24).
Return of the Dark Decade don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Parrotheads (3 vs 1).
Return of the Dark Decade have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Parrotheads (1 vs 0).
Return of the Dark Decade should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Parrotheads (9 vs 4).
Return of the Dark Decade have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Parrotheads (59 vs 48).
Parrotheads have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Return of the Dark Decade (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Return of the Dark Decade have outscored Parrotheads at QB, RB, K, and DEF this season.
Hey Parrotheads, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Return of the Dark Decade
Nice work, Return of the Dark Decade. Props on deploying a lineup that earned 108.72 points this past matchup.
Parrotheads
Happy holidays, Parrotheads! We hope the GM of Return of the Dark Decade will pen a thank-you card for the generous 90.36-point gift this past week.