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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
carsonWEEntz
6-8 136.72
113.56
 
VS
proj
Darkhorse198
72.02 4-10
114.14

carsonWEEntz beat expectations, earn win over Darkhorse198 in 136.72-72.02 rout

carsonWEEntz stepped up, cruising to a 136.72-72.02 victory over Darkhorse198, who fell short of projections. carsonWEEntz never trailed in this one after grabbing a 2.50-point lead on Thursday behind Patrick Mahomes (20.02 points). Philip Rivers (17.52 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (14.3) carried the flag for Darkhorse198 in the loss. This marks the second time this season carsonWEEntz have beaten Darkhorse198, after winning 136.1-134.44 in their last matchup. carsonWEEntz improve to 6-8 for the season, while Darkhorse198 fall to 4-10.

Matchup Timeline

  carsonWEEntz   Darkhorse198

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 12.65 points, Cook more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 29.8 points as the Vikings beat the Dolphins 41-17. He racked up 163 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on carsonWEEntz this week. Cook will battle the Lions next week.
Dalvin Cook

Top Player Comparison

carsonWEEntz
Points
% of total points 136.72
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
29.8
12.65
21.8%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
27
15.58
19.7%
3
Doug Baldwin
WR
21.7
8.62
15.9%
4
Patrick Mahomes
QB
20.02
26.89
14.6%
Darkhorse198
Points
% of total points 72.02
1
Philip Rivers
QB
17.52
23.33
24.3%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.3
20.25
19.9%
3
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
13
12.65
18.1%
4
Demaryius Thomas
WR
8.9
8.92
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Dalvin Cook had a 21-yard touchdown run for carsonWEEntz, while Joe Mixon had a 47-yard run, contributing to a 111.02-72.02 lead for carsonWEEntz.
Sunday Late
Doug Baldwin had a 35-yard touchdown catch for carsonWEEntz, contributing to a 136.72-72.02 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  carsonWEEntz   Darkhorse198

StatSmack

There's a pattern emerging. In their two matchup wins against Darkhorse198, carsonWEEntz averaged more points (136.41) than they usually score (122.67).
We heard scoring helps you win. Darkhorse198 need some help then, averaging just 107.35 versus carsonWEEntz's 122.67.
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. carsonWEEntz has left fewer points on the bench this season (648.68) than Darkhorse198 (728.46).
Once carsonWEEntz put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Darkhorse198 (5 vs 1).
carsonWEEntz are clutch masters, with more close wins than Darkhorse198 (1 vs 0).
carsonWEEntz should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Darkhorse198 (11 vs 4).
carsonWEEntz have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Darkhorse198 (59 vs 49).
By position, carsonWEEntz have outscored Darkhorse198 at QB, RB, K, and DEF this season.
carsonWEEntz has a higher average scoring margin (3) than Darkhorse198 this season (-22).
The starters for carsonWEEntz had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Darkhorse198 (0).
Hey Darkhorse198, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

carsonWEEntz
Nice work, carsonWEEntz. Bravo on deploying a team that blew the opponent out by a whopping 64.7 points in Week 15. We'll tip our cap to the GM of Darkhorse198, take this victory in stride, and continue marching forward to the The League of Shadows VII title.
Darkhorse198
We were just taking it easy so our players could dominate in Week 16, right? The six starting offensive position players on Darkhorse198 (three WRs, two RBs, one TE) collectively put up 300 yards and no touchdowns this past week. Our opponent's skill players showed us how it's supposed to be done by logging 452 yards and eight scores.