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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
S.R.911
6-9 104.54
99.58
 
VS
proj
zxz_alexandre
54.78 7-7
102.3

zxz_alexandre fall short of expectations, lose to S.R.911 in 104.54-54.78 rout

There's no sugarcoating it, zxz_alexandre underperformed, at least according to projections, as S.R.911 cruised to a 104.54-54.78 victory. zxz_alexandre took a 4.5-point lead on Saturday behind Jarvis Landry (3.7 points) and Lamar Miller (0.8), but S.R.911 held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Derrick Henry (170 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Ben Roethlisberger (235 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs). Alshon Jeffery (8 Rec, 160 Rec Yds) and the New Orleans Saints defense (9 Pts Allowed, 247 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) did everything they could for zxz_alexandre in the loss. This marks the first time this season S.R.911 have beaten zxz_alexandre, after falling 121.8-104.42 in their last matchup. S.R.911 improve to 6-9 for the season, while zxz_alexandre fall to 7-7.

Matchup Timeline

  S.R.911   zxz_alexandre

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Giants in Week 15, Henry ran for 170 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 29.24 points to more-than-double his 10.27-point projection, the third-highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. Henry will battle the Redskins in Week 16.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

S.R.911
Points
% of total points 104.54
1
Derrick Henry
RB
29.24
10.27
28%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
15.1
22.07
14.4%
3
Julio Jones
WR
14.2
12.46
13.6%
4
Mike Evans
WR
12.1
9.79
11.6%
zxz_alexandre
Points
% of total points 54.78
1
Alshon Jeffery
WR
16
6.71
29.2%
2
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
12
6.33
21.9%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
10.8
17.71
19.7%
4
Andrew Luck
QB
9.68
20.59
17.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Alshon Jeffery had a 50-yard catch for zxz_alexandre, who trailed 96.14-42.78 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  S.R.911   zxz_alexandre

StatSmack

S.R.911 don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than zxz_alexandre (5 vs 2).
S.R.911 laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than zxz_alexandre (0).
By position, S.R.911 have outscored zxz_alexandre at QB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
S.R.911 has a higher average scoring margin (7) than zxz_alexandre this season (0).
Hey zxz_alexandre, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

S.R.911
Hey, exploiting mismatches is the key to football, right? Thanks to stellar production from the backfield, our squad definitely took that to heart this past week. We tripled zxz_alexandre up at the running back position (38.44 points to 11.6). Derrick Henry had 176 total yards and two TDs, while Tarik Cohen logged 52 yards.
zxz_alexandre
We just took it easy so our guys could dominate in Week 16, right? The six starting offensive skill players on zxz_alexandre (three WRs, two RBs, one TE) collectively put up 341 yards and no touchdowns this past week. Our opposition's skill players showed off how it's supposed to be done by logging 538 yards and four scores.