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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Lazy Laughing Lizard
8-7 85.25
93.34
 
VS
proj
Fatback and Greens
73.75 11-4
112.46

Fatback and Greens fall to Lazy Laughing Lizard, 85.25-73.75

There's no easy way to put it, Fatback and Greens dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as Lazy Laughing Lizard earned a 85.25-73.75 victory. Lazy Laughing Lizard never trailed in this one after nabbing a 2.5-point lead on Saturday behind DeAndre Hopkins (29 points) and Phillip Lindsay (5). Ka'imi Fairbairn (5-5 FG, 53 long, 2-2 XP) and Christian McCaffrey (50 Pass Yds, 53 Rush Yds, 67 Rec Yds, 1 Off. TD,) were the leaders for Fatback and Greens in the loss. This marks the first time this season Lazy Laughing Lizard have taken down Fatback and Greens, after falling 142.75-124.25 in their last matchup. Lazy Laughing Lizard will look to not lose that winning feeling in the Championship next week, while Fatback and Greens attempt to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Lazy Laughing Lizard   Fatback and Greens

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hopkins overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 29 points against his 12.37-point projection. In a 29-22 win over the Jets, he caught 10 passes for 170 yards and 2 touchdowns. Hopkins ranks #24 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
DeAndre Hopkins

Top Player Comparison

Lazy Laughing Lizard
Points
% of total points 85.25
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
29
12.37
34%
2
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
14.25
11.33
16.7%
3
Mike Evans
WR
12
9
14.1%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
11
9.98
12.9%
Fatback and Greens
Points
% of total points 73.75
1
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
22
9.4
29.8%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
18
18.91
24.4%
3
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
9.5
13.81
12.9%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
9
10.28
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Monday
Christian McCaffrey had a 50-yard touchdown pass for Fatback and Greens.

Points By Position

  Lazy Laughing Lizard   Fatback and Greens

Game Notes

Lazy Laughing Lizard got the victory despite the fact that only four of their nine starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Fatback and Greens had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
Each team recorded its lowest score of the season.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup's 11.5-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Lazy Laughing Lizard moves to (3-1) in upset games this year, while Fatback and Greens falls to (2-2).
A bright spot in the defeat, Ka'imi Fairbairn officially recorded the second-highest scoring output for any K this season with 22 points.

Coach Talk

Lazy Laughing Lizard
You know, the key to football is finding the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by tripling Fatback and Greens at the wide receiver position (52 points to 17).
Fatback and Greens
Luckily, Week 15's problem isn't exactly rocket science, Fatback and Greens. Choosing to start Eric Ebron in a tough fantasy matchup... let's do a little analysis ahead of time next week.