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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Zappe Nation
7-8 182.74
126.81
 
VS
proj
S & M Boys PPR
106.52 10-5
131.8

Zappe Nation knock off S & M Boys PPR in 182.74-106.52 drubbing

Zappe Nation rose to the occasion and beat their projected point total, cruising to a 182.74-106.52 victory over S & M Boys PPR, who fell short of projections. Zappe Nation never trailed in this one after taking an 11.50-point lead on Thursday behind DK Metcalf (12.5 points). Tyreek Hill (21.9 points) and Austin Ekeler (15) were the top scorers for S & M Boys PPR in the loss. This marks the first time this season Zappe Nation have knocked off S & M Boys PPR, after falling 119.12-110.48 in their last matchup. Zappe Nation will look to keep winning in the Championship next week, while S & M Boys PPR seek to rebound and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Zappe Nation   S & M Boys PPR

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Colts in Week 15, Cook scored 27 points to beat his 16.16-point projection. He racked up 190 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Zappe Nation this week. Cook will face the Giants next week.
Dalvin Cook

Top Player Comparison

Zappe Nation
Points
% of total points 182.74
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
36.74
29.35
20.1%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
27
16.16
14.8%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
23
14.69
12.6%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
22.3
15.05
12.2%
S & M Boys PPR
Points
% of total points 106.52
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
21.9
18.66
20.6%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
15
21.2
14.1%
3
Najee Harris
RB
14.6
12.33
13.7%
4
Evan Engram
TE
14.2
9.49
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with big-time plays Saturday, but after all the points were tallied, Zappe Nation owned an 88.70-36.00 lead. Dalvin Cook had a 64-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard run for Zappe Nation, while Dawson Knox had a 45-yard catch. Tyreek Hill made the highlight reel for S & M Boys PPR with a 20-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Zappe Nation, while Brett Maher had a 53-yard field goal, contributing to a 137.44-64.80 lead for Zappe Nation.

Points By Position

  Zappe Nation   S & M Boys PPR

What If

Zappe Nation would have beaten only two other teams besides S & M Boys PPR this week.
S & M Boys PPR would have lost to just two other teams besides Zappe Nation this week.
If they played S & M Boys PPR every week, Zappe Nation would be 7-8 this season.
Zappe Nation would be 8-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as S & M Boys PPR.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Zappe Nation, S & M Boys PPR would be 7-6.
If Zappe Nation had played every team in the league each week, they would be 67-62.
If they played every team every week, S & M Boys PPR would be 79-50.

Coach Talk

Zappe Nation
You know, the key to football is taking advantage of the mismatches. Thanks to a solid showing from Patrick Mahomes, we quadrupled S & M Boys PPR at the quarterback position this past week (36.74 points to 8.72). Mahomes went 36-for-41 for 336 yards and two TDs (plus no INTs) in a 30-24 win over the Texans.
S & M Boys PPR
Whoa now, talk about under-utilized. The starting backfield for S & M Boys PPR collectively logged two receptions on only three targets this past week.