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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Fear&Loathing in AZ
10-5 77.49
92.98
 
VS
proj
Zach's Standout Team
64.21 10-4
101.21

Fear&Loathing in AZ find way to beat Zach's Standout Team 77.49-64.21

Both teams failed to bring their A game, but Fear&Loathing in AZ did enough to get the best of Zach's Standout Team. Predicted to lose 101.21-92.98, Fear&Loathing in AZ emerged victorious with a 77.49-64.21 victory over Zach's Standout Team. Zach's Standout Team took a 24.12-point lead on Thursday behind 24.12 points from Patrick Mahomes (243 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Travis Kelce (7 Rec, 61 Rec Yds). But Fear&Loathing in AZ held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Russell Wilson, who passed for 237 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 15 yards for 18.98 points, and Alvin Kamara, who racked up 103 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (16.3 points). This marks the first time this season Fear&Loathing in AZ have beaten Zach's Standout Team, after falling 122.66-64.51 in their last matchup. Fear&Loathing in AZ will look to clinch the league title next week, while Zach's Standout Team seek to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Fear&Loathing in AZ   Zach's Standout Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones caught 6 passes for 82 yards and a touchdown as the Falcons beat the Cardinals 40-14. In doing so, he put up 14.2 points to scored 14.0% higher than his 12.46-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Fear&Loathing in AZ this week. Jones will play the Panthers next week.
Julio Jones

Top Player Comparison

Fear&Loathing in AZ
Points
% of total points 77.49
1
Russell Wilson
QB
18.98
19.9
24.5%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
16.3
15.56
21%
3
Julio Jones
WR
14.2
12.46
18.3%
4
Tarik Cohen
RB
9.2
9.59
11.9%
Zach's Standout Team
Points
% of total points 64.21
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
18.02
24.76
28.1%
2
Adam Vinatieri
K
13
9.54
20.2%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
10.9
12.84
17%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
6.1
11.56
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 35-yard touchdown pass for Fear&Loathing in AZ, who trailed 59.31-58.99 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  Fear&Loathing in AZ   Zach's Standout Team

What If

Fear&Loathing in AZ would have beaten five other teams besides Zach's Standout Team this week.
Zach's Standout Team would have lost to seven other teams besides Fear&Loathing in AZ this week.
If Fear&Loathing in AZ played Zach's Standout Team every week this season, they'd be -.
Last week, Zach's Standout Team would have been victorious over Fear&Loathing in AZ 119.46-74.74.
Fear&Loathing in AZ would be 7-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Zach's Standout Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Fear&Loathing in AZ, Zach's Standout Team would be 11-1.
If Fear&Loathing in AZ had played every team in the league each week, they would be 84-77.
If they played every team every week, Zach's Standout Team would be -.

Coach Talk

Fear&Loathing in AZ
Well Fear&Loathing in AZ, the good news is that we won this matchup by more than 13 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even stronger than this... in fact, our team's scoring average through Week 14 stood at 81.35. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Zach's Standout Team
With not a single target thrown in their direction this past week the starting RBs for Zach's Standout Team should investigate why their QBs are giving them the cold shoulder.