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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Ale iz Morave
8-7 94
89.42
 
VS
proj
Lapac Machine
80 7-8
92.98

Lapac Machine come up short of projections, succumb to Ale iz Morave, 94-80

There's no sugarcoating it, Lapac Machine didn't do their job, at least based on projections, as Ale iz Morave secured a 94-80 victory. Ale iz Morave jumped out to a 51-point lead on Saturday behind 51 points from DeAndre Hopkins (10 Rec, 170 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Ka'imi Fairbairn (5-5 FG, 53 long, 2-2 XP) and never looked back. Russell Wilson (237 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 15 Rush Yds) and Christian McCaffrey (50 Pass Yds, 53 Rush Yds, 67 Rec Yds, 1 Off. TD,) were the leading performers for Lapac Machine in the loss. This marks the second time this season Ale iz Morave have gotten the best of Lapac Machine, after winning 100-77 in their last matchup. Ale iz Morave improve to 8-7 for the season, while Lapac Machine fall to 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Ale iz Morave   Lapac Machine

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hopkins overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 29 points against his 12.37-point projection. During a 29-22 win over the Jets, he caught 10 passes for 170 yards and 2 touchdowns. Hopkins ranks #24 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
DeAndre Hopkins

Top Player Comparison

Ale iz Morave
Points
% of total points 94
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
29
12.37
30.9%
2
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
22
9.4
23.4%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
17
24.86
18.1%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
14
7.1
14.9%
Lapac Machine
Points
% of total points 80
1
Russell Wilson
QB
22
22.35
27.5%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
19
15.91
23.8%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
12
11.7
15%
4
Robert Woods
WR
8
9.81
10%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Early
Kenny Golladay had a 40-yard catch for Ale iz Morave, helping the team to a 77-3 lead.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 35-yard touchdown pass for Lapac Machine, who trailed 94-32 after the late afternoon games.
Monday
Christian McCaffrey had a 50-yard touchdown pass for Lapac Machine.

Points By Position

  Ale iz Morave   Lapac Machine

StatSmack

We're sensing a trend. In their two matchup wins against Lapac Machine, Ale iz Morave averaged more points (97) than they usually score (90.47).
We heard scoring helps you win. Lapac Machine need some help then, averaging just 86 versus Ale iz Morave's 90.47.
Ale iz Morave are clutch masters, with more close wins than Lapac Machine (1 vs 0).
Ale iz Morave should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Lapac Machine (9 vs 6).
Lapac Machine have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Ale iz Morave (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Ale iz Morave have outscored Lapac Machine at QB, WR, and DEF this season.
The starters for Ale iz Morave had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Lapac Machine (2).
Hey Lapac Machine, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Ale iz Morave
Hey, the key to football is taking advantage of the mismatches, right? Thanks to stellar outings by DeAndre Hopkins and Kenny Golladay, our team really took that to heart this past week. We tripled Lapac Machine at wide receiver (43 points to 13). Hopkins had 170 receiving yards and two TDs while Golladay chipped in with 146 yards.
Lapac Machine
Don't get too discouraged, Lapac Machine! Do your best take solace in the fact that your kindness this week didn't go unnoticed. It was generous of you to help someone like Ale iz Morave succeed... and perhaps one day, they can return the favor and do you a solid.