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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Godzillasmash
8-6 92.2
82.94
 
VS
proj
Autumn Wind
48.13 6-9
81.89

Godzillasmash knock off Autumn Wind, 92.20-48.13

Godzillasmash showed up, securing a 92.20-48.13 victory over Autumn Wind, who fell short of projections. Godzillasmash never trailed in this one after taking a 3.05-point lead on Thursday behind Travis Kelce. Khalil Mack (6 Tackles, 2.5 Sacks) and Derek Carr (263 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) did their part for Autumn Wind in the loss. This marks the first time this season Godzillasmash have beaten Autumn Wind, after falling 122.63-101.79 in their last matchup. Godzillasmash improve to 8-6 for the season, while Autumn Wind fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Godzillasmash   Autumn Wind

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hopkins overachieved for the eighth time this season, scoring 25.5 points against his 8.61-point projection. In 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

Godzillasmash
Points
% of total points 92.2
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
25.5
8.61
27.7%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
23.5
9.16
25.5%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
18.2
15.9
19.7%
4
Matt Bryant
K
10
10.55
10.8%
Autumn Wind
Points
% of total points 48.13
1
Khalil Mack
LB
15.25
13.33
31.7%
2
Derek Carr
QB
7.93
13.75
16.5%
3
Cory Littleton
LB
7.75
7.67
16.1%
4
Kiko Alonso
LB
3.5
7.81
7.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Godzillasmash boasted a 88.50-34.13 lead. For Godzillasmash, Joe Mixon had a 47-yard run. Derek Carr made the highlight reel for Autumn Wind with multiple 44-yard passes.

Points By Position

  Godzillasmash   Autumn Wind

StatSmack

You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Autumn Wind has left more points on the bench this season (423.46) than Godzillasmash (292.88).
Godzillasmash don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Autumn Wind (5 vs 3).
Godzillasmash play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than Autumn Wind (3).
Godzillasmash are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Autumn Wind (1 vs 2).
Autumn Wind have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (1) than Godzillasmash (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Godzillasmash have outscored Autumn Wind at TE this season.
Godzillasmash has a higher average scoring margin (9) than Autumn Wind this season (-1).
The starters for Godzillasmash had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Autumn Wind (2).
Hey Autumn Wind, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Godzillasmash
The key to success in football is creating mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by thoroughly dominating Autumn Wind at the wide receiver position (25.5 points to 4.8).
Autumn Wind
We were just taking it easy so our guys could dominate in Week 16, right? The seven starting offensive skill players (three WRs, three RBs, one TE) on Autumn Wind collectively put up 274 yards and no touchdowns this past week. The skill players on Godzillasmash made it tough on us by logging 435 yards and four scores.