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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Nakajuju Patriots
8-7 61.38
62.86
 
VS
proj
Omasashi Packers
50.54 8-7
66.99

Omasashi Packers come up short of projections, lose to Nakajuju Patriots, 61.38-50.54

Omasashi Packers failed to rise to the occasion, as Nakajuju Patriots emerged victorious with a 61.38-50.54 victory. Nakajuju Patriots grabbed an early 4.88-point lead on Thursday. Omasashi Packers bounced back to take the lead during the early games on Sunday, powered by Jalen Hurts (15.04 points) and Travis Kelce (7.63). Unphased, Nakajuju Patriots rallied later that afternoon, as Nick Folk (9.5 points) and the New England Patriots defense (8.4) put them back ahead for good. This marks the second time this season Nakajuju Patriots have gotten the best of Omasashi Packers, after winning 85.68-71.34 in their last matchup. Nakajuju Patriots will look to clinch the championship next week, while Omasashi Packers attempt to rebound and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Nakajuju Patriots   Omasashi Packers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Folk made all 3 of his FG attempts as the Patriots lost to the Raiders 30-24. In doing so, he put up 9.5 points to more-than-double his 4.7-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Nakajuju Patriots this week. In Week 16, Folk and the Patriots will play the Bengals.
Nick Folk

Top Player Comparison

Nakajuju Patriots
Points
% of total points 61.38
1
Jerick McKinnon
RB
13.83
5.88
22.5%
2
Nick Folk
K
9.5
4.7
15.5%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
8.4
6.7
13.7%
4
Jalen Pitre
DB
7.6
5.3
12.4%
Omasashi Packers
Points
% of total points 50.54
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
15.04
10.93
29.8%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
9.23
7.39
18.3%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
7.63
7.39
15.1%
4
Frankie Luvu
LB
6.6
6.64
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Tyreek Hill had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Omasashi Packers, who trailed 14.29-10.56 after Saturday's games.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Omasashi Packers boasted a 46.93-36.92 lead. For Nakajuju Patriots, Jerick McKinnon had a 26-yard touchdown run and a 20-yard touchdown catch. Jalen Hurts made the highlight reel for Omasashi Packers with a 22-yard touchdown run and a 68-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Nick Folk had a 54-yard field goal for Nakajuju Patriots, helping the team to a 61.38-50.54 lead.

Points By Position

  Nakajuju Patriots   Omasashi Packers

Game Notes

Nakajuju Patriots emerged victorious despite the fact that only five of their 11 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Omasashi Packers had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Omasashi Packers can partially blame the loss on Matthew Judon, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
This loss concludes a three-match winning streak for Omasashi Packers.
A bright spot in the defeat, Jalen Hurts scored 15.04 points, the league's top overall score this week.

Coach Talk

Nakajuju Patriots
A big key to success in football is creating mismatches. We really emphasized that by quadrupling Omasashi Packers at running back this past week (14.66 points to 3.61).
Omasashi Packers
Hey now, talk about old-school ground n' pound. The starting RBs for Omasashi Packers collectively registered a pair of receptions on only three targets this past week.