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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Seahawks Rule
10-5 131.92
119.05
 
VS
proj
San Francisco 49er’s
105.98 8-7
115.68

Seahawks Rule smirk at projections, come back to win against San Francisco 49er’s in 131.92-105.98 drubbing

Seahawks Rule rose to the occasion and exceeded expectations, rolling to a 131.92-105.98 victory over San Francisco 49er’s, who fell short of projections. Despite trailing 105.98-91.62 heading into Monday night, Seahawks Rule charged back behind Aaron Jones (90 Rush Yds, 36 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Green Bay Packers defense (12 Pts Allowed, 156 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers). Tom Brady (312 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and James Conner (63 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 28 Rec Yds) led the way for San Francisco 49er’s in the loss. This marks the second time this season Seahawks Rule have taken down San Francisco 49er’s, after winning 176.92-103.78 in their last matchup. Seahawks Rule (10-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while San Francisco 49er’s (8-7) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Seahawks Rule   San Francisco 49er’s

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 318 yards and 4 touchdowns and running for 21 yards against the Cowboys, Lawrence recorded 27.82 points this week. His scoring output was 56.6% more than his 17.77-point projection and was much higher than his 17.98-point season scoring average. Lawrence ranks #7 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
Trevor Lawrence

Top Player Comparison

Seahawks Rule
Points
% of total points 131.92
1
Trevor Lawrence
QB
27.82
17.77
21.1%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
18.9
11.52
14.3%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
18.6
13.58
14.1%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
16.2
16.04
12.3%
San Francisco 49er’s
Points
% of total points 105.98
1
Tom Brady
QB
18.58
17.57
17.5%
2
James Conner
RB
16.6
13.69
15.7%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.1
12.34
13.3%
4
Sam Darnold
QB
13.2
15.23
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Jaylen Waddle had a 67-yard touchdown catch for Seahawks Rule to contribute to a 27.90-7.40 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Seahawks Rule became the proud owner of a 78.72-34.70 lead. For Seahawks Rule, Trevor Lawrence had a 59-yard touchdown pass. Sam Darnold made the highlight reel for San Francisco 49er’s with a 45-yard pass and a 40-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Nick Folk had a 54-yard field goal for San Francisco 49er’s, while Darren Waller had a 25-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 105.98-91.62 lead for San Francisco 49er’s.

Points By Position

  Seahawks Rule   San Francisco 49er’s

StatSmack

We're sensing a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against San Francisco 49er’s, Seahawks Rule averaged more points (154.42) than they usually score (125.42).
We heard scoring helps you win. Seahawks Rule are doing a better job of that, averaging 125.42 versus San Francisco 49er’s's 110.6.
Even the computers think Seahawks Rule have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (125.54) than San Francisco 49er’s (117.83).
Seahawks Rule don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than San Francisco 49er’s (9 vs 6).
Seahawks Rule should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than San Francisco 49er’s (7 vs 4).
San Francisco 49er’s have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Seahawks Rule (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Seahawks Rule have outscored San Francisco 49er’s at QB, WR, and DEF this season.
Seahawks Rule has a higher average scoring margin (22) than San Francisco 49er’s this season (9).
There's not much good to say about San Francisco 49er’s this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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