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Matchup Recap Summary
Week 15
Weekly
Grade
Grade
The Matt Cassel Exp.
9-6 134.96
118.81
VS
proj
Generic Team Eric
91.34
8-7
107.02
The Matt Cassel Exp. defeat Generic Team Eric in 134.96-91.34 rout
The Matt Cassel Exp. outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 134.96-91.34 victory over Generic Team Eric, who fell short of projections. The Matt Cassel Exp. leapt out to a 27.30-point lead on Thursday behind a impressive performance from Damien Williams. Generic Team Eric bounced back to take the lead late afternoon Sunday, powered by James White (6.2 points) and Marquise Goodwin (1.2). Unphased, The Matt Cassel Exp. made a run later that night, as Todd Gurley II (29.4 points) and Alshon Jeffery (20) put them back ahead for good. This marks the second time this season The Matt Cassel Exp. have gotten the best of Generic Team Eric, after winning 150.64-120.44 in their last matchup. The Matt Cassel Exp. improve to 9-6 for the season, while Generic Team Eric fall to 8-7.
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Matchup Timeline
The Matt Cassel Exp.
Generic Team Eric
Inside the Matchup
Matchup Player of the Week
Jeffery (8 Rec, 160 Rec Yds) scored 20 points in a 30-23 win over the Rams in Week 15. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.36-point projection and was much higher than his 8.58-point season scoring average. Jeffery ranks #99 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Texans next week.
Alshon Jeffery
Top Player Comparison
The Matt Cassel Exp.
Points
% of total points 134.96
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
29.4
23.36
21.8%
2
Damien Williams
RB
27.3
12.79
20.2%
3
Alshon Jeffery
WR
20
8.36
14.8%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
18.1
9.63
13.4%
Generic Team Eric
Points
% of total points 91.34
1
Julio Jones
WR
17.2
15.66
18.8%
2
Gus Edwards
RB
16.4
9.45
18%
3
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
15
9.26
16.4%
4
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
11.7
9.11
12.8%
Matchup Highlights
Sunday Early
Kenny Golladay had a 40-yard catch for The Matt Cassel Exp., contributing to a 85.56-78.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Alshon Jeffery had a 50-yard catch for The Matt Cassel Exp., helping the team to a 134.96-85.60 lead.
Points By Position
The Matt Cassel Exp.
Generic Team Eric
StatSmack
One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two matchup wins against Generic Team Eric, The Matt Cassel Exp. averaged more points (142.8) than they usually score (127.54).
We heard scoring helps you win. Generic Team Eric need some help then, averaging just 117.24 versus The Matt Cassel Exp.'s 127.54.
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. The Matt Cassel Exp. has left fewer points on the bench this season (295.26) than Generic Team Eric (357.98).
The Matt Cassel Exp. don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Generic Team Eric (5 vs 3).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Generic Team Eric - they’ve made more transactions (2) than The Matt Cassel Exp. (1) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, The Matt Cassel Exp. have outscored Generic Team Eric at RB, K, and DEF this season.
The Matt Cassel Exp. don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 14 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for The Matt Cassel Exp. had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Generic Team Eric (0).
Hey Generic Team Eric, maybe you'll have better luck next year!
Coach Talk
The Matt Cassel Exp.
Listen, The Matt Cassel Exp., we do admire the confidence. It takes a certain sort of gumption to start a player with zero points (Austin Hooper), while still earning a win. Try those shenanigans next week and we'll be toast.
Generic Team Eric
Hey, our guys were just resting up for Week 16, right? The seven starting offensive skill players (three WRs, three RBs, one TE) on Generic Team Eric combined to register 406 yards and just two touchdowns this past week. Our opposition's skill players showed us how it's supposed to be done by logging 620 yards and four scores.