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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Steel City Granny
7-8 97.34
105.78
 
VS
proj
fergie's elite
94.47 7-7
112.34

fergie's elite fall short of expectations, succumb to Steel City Granny in 97.34-94.47 battle

There's no sugarcoating it, fergie's elite underperformed, at least based on projections, as Steel City Granny narrowly earned a 97.34-94.47 victory. fergie's elite had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Steel City Granny led 97.34-90.80 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 3.67 points from Tre'Quan Smith on Monday night for fergie's elite. David Johnson (33 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 68 Rec Yds) and Mike Evans (4 Rec, 121 Rec Yds) did the heavy lifting for Steel City Granny in the win. This marks the first time this season Steel City Granny have beaten fergie's elite, after falling 141.12-111.35 in their last matchup. Steel City Granny improve to 7-8 for the season, while fergie's elite fall to 7-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Steel City Granny   fergie's elite

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Packers in Week 15, Burton caught 4 passes for 36 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 14 points to scored 64.7% higher than his 8.5-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Steel City Granny this week. Next week, Burton will play the 49ers.
Trey Burton

Top Player Comparison

Steel City Granny
Points
% of total points 97.34
1
David Johnson
RB
20.86
15.32
21.4%
2
Mike Evans
WR
18.44
15.94
18.9%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
14.46
20.29
14.9%
4
Trey Burton
TE
14
8.5
14.4%
fergie's elite
Points
% of total points 94.47
1
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
21
13.59
22.2%
2
Gus Edwards
RB
16.4
10.05
17.4%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
13.32
16.64
14.1%
4
Demaryius Thomas
WR
12.56
11.76
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Steel City Granny boasted a 79.56-78.24 lead. For Steel City Granny, David Johnson had a 40-yard catch. Matthew Stafford made the highlight reel for fergie's elite with a 40-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Steel City Granny   fergie's elite

Game Notes

Steel City Granny won even though only four of their 10 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
fergie's elite had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Steel City Granny had two starters score zero points, while fergie's elite had one.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Steel City Granny moves to (1-1) in close games this season, while fergie's elite falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, the Minnesota Vikings defense put up 21 points, the second-highest score for a DEF this week.

Coach Talk

Steel City Granny
We're wondering if the GM of Steel City Granny was feeling a bit squeamish this one? In a matchup that was ultimately decided by a mere 2.87 points, Chris Boswell (1-of-2 on the day) decided that going 2-for-2 on field goals just wouldn't have been exciting enough. Remember folks, every point matters!
fergie's elite
With not a single target thrown in their direction this past week the starting running backs for fergie's elite clearly should look into why their QBs are giving them the cold shoulder.