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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Hrustin Cowboys
8-7 83.52
90.1
 
VS
proj
High Fives
74.96 6-8
104.97

High Fives fall short of predictions, succumb to Hrustin Cowboys, 83.52-74.96

There's no way around it, High Fives dropped the ball, at least based on projections, as Hrustin Cowboys earned a 83.52-74.96 victory. High Fives took a 24.62-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding efforts from Philip Rivers, who passed for 313 yards and 2 touchdowns for 20.52 points, and Tyreek Hill, who caught 4 passes for 46 yards (4.1 points). But Hrustin Cowboys held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Dalvin Cook, who racked up 163 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 28.3 points, and Gus Edwards, who ran for 104 yards and a touchdown (16.4 points). This marks the first time this season Hrustin Cowboys have knocked off High Fives, after falling 119.16-78.72 in their last matchup. Hrustin Cowboys improve to 8-7 for the season, while High Fives fall to 6-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Hrustin Cowboys   High Fives

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cook overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 28.3 points against his 11.43-point projection. During a 41-17 win over the Dolphins, he racked up 163 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. Cook will face the Lions next week.
Dalvin Cook

Top Player Comparison

Hrustin Cowboys
Points
% of total points 83.52
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
28.3
11.43
33.9%
2
Gus Edwards
RB
16.4
8.93
19.6%
3
Mason Crosby
K
12
8.29
14.4%
4
Robert Woods
WR
9.3
11.26
11.1%
High Fives
Points
% of total points 74.96
1
Derrick Henry
RB
29.24
10.27
39%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
20.52
21.4
27.4%
3
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
13
8.45
17.3%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
4.1
13.11
5.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Dalvin Cook had a 21-yard touchdown run for Hrustin Cowboys, helping the team to a 72.32-68.46 lead.

Points By Position

  Hrustin Cowboys   High Fives

StatSmack

You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Hrustin Cowboys has left fewer points on the bench this season (385.38) than High Fives (412.02).
Hrustin Cowboys play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than High Fives (1).
Hrustin Cowboys are clutch masters, with more close wins than High Fives (3 vs 1).
By position, Hrustin Cowboys have outscored High Fives at RB and DEF this season.
The starters for Hrustin Cowboys had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for High Fives (0).
Hey High Fives, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Hrustin Cowboys
Sure, we ultimately got the win, but there's not really any other way to put it, Hrustin Cowboys; our quarterback was utterly outplayed this past week. Philip Rivers went 26-of-38 for 313 yards and two touchdowns for High Fives, and all Marcus Mariota could put up was a 12-for-20 outing for 88 passing yards. Let's spend some extra time this week working with our receivers!
High Fives
Hey, it's possible that High Fives would be a better GM in the NFL than in fantasy football. Seeing only 14 total targets in Week 15, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently made most of their contributions by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.