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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
R.I.P MAHOMES
13-2 92355812
96295953.82
 
VS
proj
Pass Defense
76400383 4-11
76190525.9

R.I.P MAHOMES beat Pass Defense for 10th straight win, 92,355,812-76,400,383

R.I.P MAHOMES extended their win streak to 10 games with a hard-fought win over Pass Defense, earning a 92,355,812-76,400,383 victory. R.I.P MAHOMES never trailed in this one after nabbing a 1,900,060-point lead on Thursday behind Kenneth Walker III. Patrick Mahomes (336 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 33 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Trevor Lawrence (318 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 21 Rush Yds) led the way for Pass Defense in the loss. This marks the fifth time this season R.I.P MAHOMES have knocked off Pass Defense, after winning 99,745,944-68,733,791 in their last matchup. R.I.P MAHOMES (13-2) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Pass Defense (4-11) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  R.I.P MAHOMES   Pass Defense

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Pacheco overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 2,300,121 points against his 1,830,976.7-point projection. In a 30-24 win over the Texans, he racked up 97 yards from scrimmage . Pacheco will face the Seahawks next week.
Isiah Pacheco

Top Player Comparison

R.I.P MAHOMES
Points
% of total points 92355812
1
Tom Brady
QB
9700216
8019290.79
10.5%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
8900119
8481507.19
9.6%
3
Jared Goff
QB
7800174
7546889.53
8.4%
4
Derek Carr
QB
7100160
7897894.02
7.7%
Pass Defense
Points
% of total points 76400383
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
10900260
9190646.1
14.3%
2
Trevor Lawrence
QB
9200247
8004092.97
12%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
7800198
8484317.16
10.2%
4
Zach Wilson
QB
7600248
7569582.31
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were players with big-time moments for both teams Saturday, but it was R.I.P MAHOMES who took the lead, 24,477,852-7,843,584. For R.I.P MAHOMES, Tua Tagovailoa had a 67-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass. Justin Tucker made the highlight reel for Pass Defense with a 53-yard field goal.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which R.I.P MAHOMES emerged with a 53,554,867-46,944,686 lead. For R.I.P MAHOMES, Jared Goff had a 51-yard touchdown pass. Zach Wilson had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for Pass Defense, while Dak Prescott had a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was R.I.P MAHOMES who emerged with the lead, 85,455,577-69,300,225. For R.I.P MAHOMES, Derek Carr had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass. Rhamondre Stevenson had a 34-yard touchdown run for Pass Defense, while Darren Waller had a 25-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  R.I.P MAHOMES   Pass Defense

What If

R.I.P MAHOMES would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Pass Defense would have lost to just one other team besides R.I.P MAHOMES this week.
R.I.P MAHOMES would be 15-0 if they played Pass Defense every week.
Had they played each other last week, R.I.P MAHOMES would have gotten the win over Pass Defense 76,722,789-60,277,531.
R.I.P MAHOMES would be 8-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Pass Defense.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as R.I.P MAHOMES, Pass Defense would be 2-8.
If R.I.P MAHOMES had played every team in the league each week, they would be 40-5.
If they played every team every week, Pass Defense would be 9-36.

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