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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Kamarawanalaya
10-5 149.6
135.6
 
VS
proj
Evil Empire
113.42 11-3
152.61

Kamarawanalaya knock off Evil Empire in 149.60-113.42 rout

Kamarawanalaya stepped up and outperformed expectations, cruising to a 149.60-113.42 victory over Evil Empire, who fell short of projections. Kamarawanalaya never trailed in this one after earning a 7-point lead on Saturday behind the Houston Texans defense. Dalvin Cook (136 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 27 Rec Yds) and the Atlanta Falcons defense (14 Pts Allowed, 253 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) led the way for Evil Empire in the loss. This marks the first time this season Kamarawanalaya have beaten Evil Empire, after falling 170.58-121.38 in their last matchup. Kamarawanalaya will look to clinch the league title next week, while Evil Empire attempt to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Kamarawanalaya   Evil Empire

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 33.24 points against his 11.64-point projection. During a 17-0 win over the Giants, he ran for 170 yards and 2 touchdowns. Henry ranks #63 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Redskins next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Kamarawanalaya
Points
% of total points 149.6
1
Derrick Henry
RB
33.24
11.64
22.2%
2
Davante Adams
WR
24.9
18.79
16.6%
3
Doug Baldwin
WR
23.7
10.71
15.8%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
23.3
21.57
15.6%
Evil Empire
Points
% of total points 113.42
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
32.3
13.86
28.5%
2
The Atlanta Falcons defense
DEF
23
11.63
20.3%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
16
18.65
14.1%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
12
11.56
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Dalvin Cook had a 21-yard touchdown run for Evil Empire, who trailed 79.94-73.30 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Doug Baldwin had a 35-yard touchdown catch for Kamarawanalaya, while Tom Brady had a 63-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 122.80-89.30 lead for Kamarawanalaya.

Points By Position

  Kamarawanalaya   Evil Empire

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Kamarawanalaya exceeded their projected point totals.
Evil Empire had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Evil Empire can partially blame the loss on Keenan Allen, who didn't score any points.
Kamarawanalaya put up more points than their season scoring average (140.67) while Evil Empire fell short of theirs (162.58).
Kamarawanalaya recorded more points than their projected total, while Evil Empire fell short of their projection.
This victory snaps a three-game losing skid for Kamarawanalaya, while the loss breaks a seven-game winning streak for Evil Empire.
In blowout games this season, Kamarawanalaya moves to (6-3), while Evil Empire falls to (7-2).
For Evil Empire, Dalvin Cook recorded 32.3 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Kamarawanalaya
Hey, exploiting mismatches is the key to football, right? We really took that to heart this week by doubling up Evil Empire at the wide receiver position (52.1 points to 24.4).
Evil Empire
Evil Empire may find it tough to gripe about lack of opportunity this past week. As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 25 times in Week 15. Timing and chemistry appear to be issues as that group notched only 13 receptions.