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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
SPARTICUS
9-6 127.1
135.39
 
VS
proj
Bashers
87.6 5-10
122.57

SPARTICUS defeat Bashers for fourth straight win in 127.1-87.6 rout

SPARTICUS extended their win streak to four games with a easy win over Bashers, cruising to a 127.1-87.6 victory. SPARTICUS leapt out to a 43.3-point lead on Thursday behind Philip Rivers, who passed for 313 yards and 2 touchdowns, and never looked back. Russell Wilson (237 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 15 Rush Yds) and Julio Jones (6 Rec, 82 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for Bashers in the loss. This marks the first time this season SPARTICUS have taken down Bashers, after falling 146-106.9 in their last matchup. SPARTICUS (9-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Bashers will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  SPARTICUS   Bashers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 146 yards against the Bills, Golladay recorded 14.6 points this week. His scoring output was 84.8% more than his 7.9-point projection and was much higher than his 9.66-point season scoring average. Golladay ranks #67 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Kenny Golladay

Top Player Comparison

SPARTICUS
Points
% of total points 127.1
1
Philip Rivers
QB
43.3
46.95
34.1%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
23
17.38
18.1%
3
Kenny Golladay
WR
14.6
7.9
11.5%
4
Davante Adams
WR
13.9
12.67
10.9%
Bashers
Points
% of total points 87.6
1
Russell Wilson
QB
39.2
41.83
44.7%
2
Julio Jones
WR
14.2
12.73
16.2%
3
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
13
8.04
14.8%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
5.6
7.21
6.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kenny Golladay had a 40-yard catch for SPARTICUS to contribute to a 91.0-35.1 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 35-yard touchdown pass for Bashers, who trailed 93.1-87.6 after the late afternoon slate.
Monday
Christian McCaffrey had a 50-yard touchdown pass for SPARTICUS on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  SPARTICUS   Bashers

What If

SPARTICUS would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Bashers would have lost to five other teams besides SPARTICUS this week.
If they played Bashers every week, SPARTICUS would be 6-9 this season.
Last week, Bashers would have been victorious over SPARTICUS 113.4-108.4.
SPARTICUS would be 6-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Bashers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as SPARTICUS, Bashers would be 8-5.
If SPARTICUS had played every team in the league each week, they would be 51-54.
If they played every team every week, Bashers would be 52-52-1.

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