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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
TItansDownUnder
9-6 79.52
74.08
 
VS
proj
My Ball Zach Ertz
71.2 7-8
82.56

My Ball Zach Ertz come up short of expectations, lose to TItansDownUnder, 79.52-71.20

There's no easy way to say it, My Ball Zach Ertz underdelivered, at least according to projections, as TItansDownUnder rallied for a 79.52-71.20 victory. Trailing 71.20-67.52 heading into Monday night, TItansDownUnder came storming back behind the Carolina Panthers defense, who allowed only 12 points, surrendered 346 yards, and forced 2 turnovers for 12 points. Kirk Cousins (215 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Chris Hogan (2 Rec, 68 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for My Ball Zach Ertz in the loss. This marks the first time this season TItansDownUnder have beaten My Ball Zach Ertz, after falling 99.38-78.7 in their last matchup. TItansDownUnder improve to 9-6 for the season, while My Ball Zach Ertz fall to 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  TItansDownUnder   My Ball Zach Ertz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 12 points, the Panthers defense nearly tripled their 4.06-point projection in a 12-9 loss to the Saints. They allowed only 12 points, surrendered 346 yards, and forced 2 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on TItansDownUnder this week. Next week, the Panthers will go up against the Falcons.
The Carolina Panthers defense

Top Player Comparison

TItansDownUnder
Points
% of total points 79.52
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
24.4
21.33
30.7%
2
Chris Carson
RB
20.8
11.15
26.2%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
12.32
14.75
15.5%
4
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
12
4.06
15.1%
My Ball Zach Ertz
Points
% of total points 71.2
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
15.3
18.94
21.5%
2
Chris Hogan
WR
12.8
4.03
18%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
10.8
17.71
15.2%
4
Matt Bryant
K
10
10.22
14%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, My Ball Zach Ertz had a 58.40-12.32 lead. For TItansDownUnder, Matthew Stafford had a 40-yard pass. Kirk Cousins made the highlight reel for My Ball Zach Ertz with a 40-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Chris Hogan had a 63-yard touchdown catch for My Ball Zach Ertz, helping the team to a 71.20-43.12 lead.

Points By Position

  TItansDownUnder   My Ball Zach Ertz

What If

TItansDownUnder would have beaten three other teams besides My Ball Zach Ertz this week.
My Ball Zach Ertz would have lost to four other teams besides TItansDownUnder this week.
If they played My Ball Zach Ertz every week, TItansDownUnder would be 8-7 this season.
Last week, TItansDownUnder would have been victorious over My Ball Zach Ertz 58.54-58.32.
TItansDownUnder would be 5-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as My Ball Zach Ertz.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as TItansDownUnder, My Ball Zach Ertz would be 4-8.
If TItansDownUnder had played every team in the league each week, they would be 62-71.
If they played every team every week, My Ball Zach Ertz would be 54-78-1.

Coach Talk

TItansDownUnder
Well TItansDownUnder, the good news is that we took this matchup by more than eight points. The *even better* news is that we've proven we're better than this... in fact, our team's scoring average through Week 14 stood at 82.72. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
My Ball Zach Ertz
The problem in Week 15 was pretty easy to identify, My Ball Zach Ertz. Starting Kareem Hunt in a tough fantasy matchup... let's all just move on from this and assume it's not going to happen again?