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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Captain Kangaroo
12-3 119.32
128.15
 
VS
proj
Sleepy Garys
69.34 9-6
123.85

Sleepy Garys fall to Captain Kangaroo in 119.32-69.34 rout

Sleepy Garys underachieved compared to their projected point total, as Captain Kangaroo cruised to a 119.32-69.34 victory. Captain Kangaroo grabbed an early 22.02-point lead on Thursday. Sleepy Garys came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Davante Adams (17.9 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (14.3). Not to be deterred, Captain Kangaroo pulled it together later that night, as Todd Gurley II (29.4 points) put them back ahead once and for all. This marks the second time this season Captain Kangaroo have taken down Sleepy Garys, after falling 142.26-138.52 in their last matchup. Captain Kangaroo will look to keep it rolling in the Championship next week, while Sleepy Garys attempt to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Captain Kangaroo   Sleepy Garys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 6.5 points, Burton scored 78.4% more than that amount by scoring 11.6 points as the Bears beat the Packers 24-17. He caught 4 passes for 36 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Captain Kangaroo this week. In Week 16, Burton and the Bears will battle the 49ers.
Trey Burton

Top Player Comparison

Captain Kangaroo
Points
% of total points 119.32
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
29.4
23.36
24.6%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
22
20.49
18.4%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
18.02
24.76
15.1%
4
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
11.7
9.11
9.8%
Sleepy Garys
Points
% of total points 69.34
1
Davante Adams
WR
17.9
15.48
25.8%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.3
20.26
20.6%
3
Evan Engram
TE
11.5
7.64
16.6%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
10
15.37
14.4%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Monday
Christian McCaffrey had a 50-yard touchdown pass for Captain Kangaroo during Monday Night Football, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Captain Kangaroo   Sleepy Garys

What If

Captain Kangaroo would have beaten six other teams besides Sleepy Garys this week.
Sleepy Garys would have lost to six other teams besides Captain Kangaroo this week.
If they played Sleepy Garys every week, Captain Kangaroo would be 9-6 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Sleepy Garys would have gotten the victory over Captain Kangaroo 131.9-97.98.
Captain Kangaroo would be 10-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Sleepy Garys.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Captain Kangaroo, Sleepy Garys would be 8-4.
If Captain Kangaroo had played every team in the league each week, they would be 107-26.
If they played every team every week, Sleepy Garys would be 86-47.

Coach Talk

Captain Kangaroo
Hey Captain Kangaroo, the good news is that we won this matchup by almost 50 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even better than this, as our scoring average through Week 14 stood at 126.4. So while we're happy to have gotten this victory, let's get back up to where we know we can be!
Sleepy Garys
All of the cake, none of the icing: The six offensive position starters on Sleepy Garys (three RBs, two WRs, one TE) collectively gained a whopping 466 total yards. None of those starters could find his way to the end zone in Week 15.