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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
War Pigs
6-9 552.4
542.73
 
VS
proj
Potsy's Posse
448.2 7-8
532.39

Offensively challenged War Pigs beat Potsy's Posse, 552.4-448.2

While they ranked only 12th in the league in points scored for the week, War Pigs earned a 552.4-448.2 victory over Potsy's Posse. War Pigs never trailed in this one after grabbing a 50.2-point lead on Saturday behind Michael Pittman Jr. (71 points). Tom Brady (81.4 points) and the New Orleans Saints defense (69.1) carried the flag for Potsy's Posse in the loss. War Pigs ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 6-9. Potsy's Posse will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  War Pigs   Potsy's Posse

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 scored 115 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 57.99-point projection and was much higher than his 67.99-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

War Pigs
Points
% of total points 552.4
1
Trevor Lawrence
QB
115
57.99
20.8%
2
Alex Singleton
LB
72
77.65
13%
3
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
71
41.56
12.9%
4
AJ Dillon
RB
66.2
38.12
12%
Potsy's Posse
Points
% of total points 448.2
1
Tom Brady
QB
81.4
57.57
18.2%
2
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
69.1
72.75
15.4%
3
Jonathan Owens
DB
54
56.4
12%
4
James Conner
RB
53.4
49.92
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Trevor Lawrence had a 59-yard touchdown pass for War Pigs, contributing to a 300.9-256.6 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Darren Waller had a 25-yard touchdown catch for War Pigs, contributing to a 486.2-448.2 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  War Pigs   Potsy's Posse

Game Notes

Half of the starters on War Pigs exceeded their projected point totals.
Potsy's Posse had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Potsy's Posse can partially blame the loss on Alec Pierce, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
War Pigs put up more points than their projected total, while Potsy's Posse fell short of their projection.
War Pigs ranked 12th in the league in scoring this week, while Potsy's Posse ranked 14th.
The matchup's 104.2-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This win ends a streak of two consecutive losses for War Pigs.
Not only did War Pigs get the W, but they also easily covered the 10.34-point projected margin of victory.

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