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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Thomas Titans
7-8 72.83
70.38
 
VS
proj
Shiraf Ravens
56.89 6-9
62.01

Thomas Titans overcome negative points, beat Shiraf Ravens, 72.83-56.89

Both teams were impeded by starters who put up negative or 0 points, but Thomas Titans were able to persevere and earn the win, earning a 72.83-56.89 victory over Shiraf Ravens. Thomas Titans earned an early 4.16-point lead on Saturday behind Kirk Cousins (11.6 points) and Myles Garrett (5.3). Shiraf Ravens came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Juwan Johnson (9.68 points) and Eddy Pineiro (9). Not to be deterred, Thomas Titans pulled it together later that afternoon, as Rhamondre Stevenson (10.78 points) and Austin Ekeler (7.32) put them back in the lead once and for all. This marks the second time this season Thomas Titans have knocked off Shiraf Ravens, after winning 71.76-61.02 in their last matchup. Thomas Titans improve to 7-8 for the season, while Shiraf Ravens fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Thomas Titans   Shiraf Ravens

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gano (2-2 FG, 50 long, 2-2 XP) scored 11 points in a 20-12 win over the Commanders in Week 15. His scoring output nearly tripled his 3.69-point projection and was much higher than his 4.08-point season scoring average. Gano will face the Vikings next week.
Graham Gano

Top Player Comparison

Thomas Titans
Points
% of total points 72.83
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
11.6
8.89
15.9%
2
Graham Gano
K
11
3.69
15.1%
3
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
10.78
6.46
14.8%
4
Foye Oluokun
LB
8.8
6.5
12.1%
Shiraf Ravens
Points
% of total points 56.89
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
9.88
6.6
17.4%
2
Juwan Johnson
TE
9.68
3.15
17%
3
Eddy Pineiro
K
9
4.1
15.8%
4
Andy Dalton
QB
7.61
5.96
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with standout plays Saturday, after which Thomas Titans emerged with a 16.90-12.74 lead. For Thomas Titans, Kirk Cousins had a 64-yard touchdown pass and a 63-yard pass. Dalvin Cook made the highlight reel for Shiraf Ravens with a 64-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard run.
Sunday Early
Eddy Pineiro had a 52-yard field goal for Shiraf Ravens to contribute to a 48.63-37.58 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Rhamondre Stevenson had a 34-yard touchdown run for Thomas Titans, contributing to a 61.83-48.63 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Graham Gano had multiple 50-yard field goals for Thomas Titans, helping the team to a 72.83-56.89 lead.

Points By Position

  Thomas Titans   Shiraf Ravens

Game Notes

Only five of the 11 starters on Thomas Titans exceeded their scoring projections.
Shiraf Ravens had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Thomas Titans had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Shiraf Ravens.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Thomas Titans recorded more points than their projected total, while Shiraf Ravens failed to reach their projection.
Thomas Titans ranked 1st in the league in points scored this week, while Shiraf Ravens ranked 4th.
The loss ends a streak of three consecutive wins for Shiraf Ravens.
Not only did Thomas Titans win, but they also covered the 8.37-point forecasted margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Dalvin Cook (9.88 points) registered the fourth-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Thomas Titans
Well, we do applaud the confidence this past week, Thomas Titans. Starting a starter with negative points (the Dallas Cowboys defense) while still getting the W... that's a bit too risky for us traditionalists. All we ask is to please keep those shenanigans to the regular season. Try it in the postseason and we're toast.
Shiraf Ravens
Talk about old-school ground n' pound: As a group, the starting RBs for Shiraf Ravens collectively registered just five targets this past week.