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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
5Fingers2YoFace
13-2 248.15
285.96
 
VS
proj
Cowboys
218.6 11-4
293.24

5Fingers2YoFace find way to defeat Cowboys 248.15-218.60 despite falling short of expectations

Both teams failed to bring their A game, falling short of their projected point totals, but 5Fingers2YoFace did enough to get the best of Cowboys, earning a 248.15-218.60 victory. 5Fingers2YoFace took an early 10.45-point lead on Saturday behind Benardrick McKinney (18 points) and Jarvis Landry (10.05). Cowboys came back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by Matt Ryan (36.6 points) and Stefon Diggs (17.95). Unphased, 5Fingers2YoFace got it going later that afternoon, as JuJu Smith-Schuster (11.8 points) and Rob Gronkowski (6.5) put them back ahead once and for all. This marks the second time this season 5Fingers2YoFace have beaten Cowboys, after winning 291.93-270.7 in their last matchup. 5Fingers2YoFace will look to keep the streak alive in the Championship next week, while Cowboys attempt to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  5Fingers2YoFace   Cowboys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 41 yards from scrimmage against the Redskins, Westbrook put up 21.8 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 11.05-point projection and was higher than his 16.27-point season scoring average. Westbrook ranks #90 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Dede Westbrook

Top Player Comparison

5Fingers2YoFace
Points
% of total points 248.15
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
43.1
33.22
17.4%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
36.4
19.34
14.7%
3
Jared Goff
QB
23.25
36.78
9.4%
4
Jaylon Smith
LB
22
16.52
8.9%
Cowboys
Points
% of total points 218.6
1
Matt Ryan
QB
36.6
32.29
16.7%
2
Demario Davis
LB
19.5
14.98
8.9%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
17.95
19.74
8.2%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
16.3
32.97
7.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Dalvin Cook had a 21-yard touchdown run for 5Fingers2YoFace, who trailed 165.70-143.45 after the early slate.

Points By Position

  5Fingers2YoFace   Cowboys

Game Notes

5Fingers2YoFace emerged victorious despite the fact that only six of their 16 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Cowboys had only three of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
This defeat ends a streak of seven straight wins for Cowboys.
For Cowboys, Matt Ryan scored 36.6 points, the highest score for a QB this week.

Coach Talk

5Fingers2YoFace
Hey, exploiting mismatches is the key to football, right? Thanks to some stellar yardage production from our running backs, our team created a noticeable disparity this week. Our three backfield starters put up 141 more total yards than the RBs of Cowboys (315 yards from scrimmage to 174), as we ultimately doubled up them at the position, 93.55 points to 45.9.
Cowboys
Welp, we certainly can't whine about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? As a group, our pass-catching corps (four WR and one TE) were targeted a respectable 25 times in Week 15. Chemistry and timing appear to be issues as that group tallied just 15 catches.