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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Fluffy Bunnies
8-7 118.62
130.97
 
VS
proj
Boondock Saints
98.87 7-8
125.39

Boondock Saints fall short of expectations, lose to Fluffy Bunnies, 118.62-98.87

Boondock Saints were unable to bring their A game, coming up short of their projected point total, as Fluffy Bunnies earned a 118.62-98.87 victory. Boondock Saints jumped out to a 37.99-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 38.72 points from Philip Rivers (313 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Travis Kelce (7 Rec, 61 Rec Yds). But Fluffy Bunnies held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Joe Mixon, who ran for 129 yards and 2 touchdowns for 26.97 points, and Chris Carson, who racked up 148 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (25.83 points). This marks the second time this season Fluffy Bunnies have taken down Boondock Saints, after winning 121.44-98.18 in their last matchup. Fluffy Bunnies improve to 8-7 for the season, while Boondock Saints fall to 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Fluffy Bunnies   Boondock Saints

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 148 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the 49ers, Carson recorded 25.83 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 12.32-point projection and was much higher than his 10.18-point season scoring average. Carson ranks #75 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Chris Carson

Top Player Comparison

Fluffy Bunnies
Points
% of total points 118.62
1
Joe Mixon
RB
26.97
16.26
22.7%
2
Chris Carson
RB
25.83
12.32
21.8%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
25.35
26.57
21.4%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
10
16.05
8.4%
Boondock Saints
Points
% of total points 98.87
1
Philip Rivers
QB
27.65
29.27
28%
2
The Atlanta Falcons defense
DEF
20
8.63
20.2%
3
Tarik Cohen
RB
13.17
12.96
13.3%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
11.07
15.24
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Early
Joe Mixon had a 47-yard run for Fluffy Bunnies, who trailed 85.50-57.30 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 35-yard touchdown pass for Fluffy Bunnies to contribute to a 110.75-98.87 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Fluffy Bunnies   Boondock Saints

What If

Fluffy Bunnies would have beaten only four other teams besides Boondock Saints this week.
Boondock Saints would have lost to five other teams besides Fluffy Bunnies this week.
Fluffy Bunnies would be 7-8 if they played Boondock Saints every week.
Last week, Fluffy Bunnies would have topped Boondock Saints 110.76-80.03.
Fluffy Bunnies would be 7-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Boondock Saints.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Fluffy Bunnies, Boondock Saints would be 7-6.
If Fluffy Bunnies had played every team in the league each week, they would be 109-100.
If they played every team every week, Boondock Saints would be 112-97.

Coach Talk

Fluffy Bunnies
Putting together a lineup that won by 19.75 points this past week... we took care of business and did what we needed to do. We should keep this momentum rolling as we step into our next matchup in Week 16.
Boondock Saints
It's entirely possible that Boondock Saints could be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Seeing just 10 total targets this past week, their four wide receivers apparently contributed primarily by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.