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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Ganaderos
4-11 90.1
105.51
 
VS
proj
vipers
76.1 6-9
100.44

Ganaderos fall short of expectations, find way to knock off vipers, 90.1-76.1

Both teams failed to bring their A game, but Ganaderos did enough to knock off vipers, earning a 90.1-76.1 victory. Ganaderos nabbed a 31.1-point lead on Saturday behind 44 points from Deshaun Watson, who passed for 294 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 26 yards, and never looked back. Ben Roethlisberger (33.2 points) and David Johnson (16.1) led the charge for vipers in the loss. This marks the second time this season Ganaderos have beaten vipers, after winning 131.5-67.7 in their last matchup. Ganaderos ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 4-11. vipers will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Ganaderos   vipers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Eagles defense overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 7 points against their 4.35-point projection. In a 30-23 win over the Rams, they allowed 23 points, surrendered 413 yards, and forced 3 turnovers. The Eagles defense will face the Texans next week.
The Philadelphia Eagles defense

Top Player Comparison

Ganaderos
Points
% of total points 90.1
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
44
39.44
48.8%
2
Jordan Howard
RB
13.5
9.42
15%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
12.8
17.98
14.2%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
7
4.35
7.8%
vipers
Points
% of total points 76.1
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
33.2
47.77
43.6%
2
David Johnson
RB
16.1
12.23
21.2%
3
Justin Tucker
K
8
9.32
10.5%
4
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
7
6.77
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Early
David Johnson had a 40-yard catch for vipers, who trailed 72.2-37.9 after the early games.

Points By Position

  Ganaderos   vipers

Game Notes

Ganaderos won despite the fact that only three of their nine starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
vipers had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Ganaderos had two starters score zero points, while vipers had one.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
vipers ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while Ganaderos ranked 6th.
This victory ends a streak of five consecutive losses for Ganaderos.
Not only did Ganaderos get the win, but they also easily covered the 5.07-point projected margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Ganaderos
Hey Ganaderos, the good news is that we won this matchup by 14 points. Even better news is that we know we're stronger than this, as our scoring average through 14 weeks was 116.37. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
vipers
It's entirely possible that vipers may be a better talent scout in the NFL than in fantasy football. With just 16 total targets in Week 15, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently did a superb job running decoy routes and blocking downfield.