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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Lil Guys
6-9 83.42
107.36
 
VS
proj
steamGOATS
82.16 8-7
121.36

Lil Guys fall short of predictions, find way to beat steamGOATS in 83.42-82.16 battle

Both teams underachieved compared to projections, but Lil Guys did enough to take down steamGOATS. Predicted to lose 121.36-107.36, Lil Guys eked out a 83.42-82.16 victory over steamGOATS. steamGOATS made a run at it on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Lil Guys led 68.10-60.16 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 22 points from Christian McCaffrey on Monday night for steamGOATS. Lil Guys were led by Chris Carson (119 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 29 Rec Yds) and Matt Breida (50 Rush Yds, 46 Rec Yds). This marks the first time this season Lil Guys have knocked off steamGOATS, after falling 157.76-84.84 in their last matchup. Lil Guys improve to 6-9 for the season, while steamGOATS fall to 8-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Lil Guys   steamGOATS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Carson racked up 148 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown as the Seahawks lost to the 49ers 26-23. In doing so, he put up 23.8 points to nearly double his 12.04-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Lil Guys this week. In Week 16, Carson and the Seahawks will face the Chiefs.
Chris Carson

Top Player Comparison

Lil Guys
Points
% of total points 83.42
1
Chris Carson
RB
23.8
12.04
28.5%
2
Matt Breida
RB
12.1
10.53
14.5%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
8.9
13.79
10.7%
4
Mark Ingram
RB
8.4
10.72
10.1%
steamGOATS
Points
% of total points 82.16
1
Damien Williams
RB
27.3
12.79
33.2%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
22
20.49
26.8%
3
Tom Brady
QB
14.16
21.07
17.2%
4
James White
RB
6.2
12.25
7.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 63-yard touchdown pass for steamGOATS, contributing to a 60.16-59.20 lead for the team.
Monday
Christian McCaffrey had a 50-yard touchdown pass for steamGOATS.

Points By Position

  Lil Guys   steamGOATS

Game Notes

Lil Guys got the W despite the fact that only three of their nine starters exceeded their projected scores.
steamGOATS had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
steamGOATS can partially blame the loss on Brett Maher, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
With 83 points, Lil Guys scored the fewest points of any winning team this week.
Lil Guys moves to (2-0) in close games this season, while steamGOATS falls to (1-1).
Despite the loss, Damien Williams (27.3 points) recorded the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Lil Guys
Listen Lil Guys, the good news is that we took this matchup by over one points. The better news is that we've proven we're even better than this... in fact, our team's scoring average through Week 14 stood at 94.63. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's get back up to where we know we can be!
steamGOATS
A single missed field goal normally isn't cause for concern. But come on now, talk about impeccable timing: Brett Maher went 0-for-1 on FGs instead of 1-for-1, and steamGOATS lost the matchup by 1.26 points. We'll let you do the math on that one.