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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Kirk's cousin
6-9 88.22
88.09
 
VS
proj
Ben's Besties
57.94 3-12
81.68

Kirk's cousin hand Ben's Besties third straight loss, 88.22-57.94

Kirk's cousin earned a 88.22-57.94 victory to hand Ben's Besties their third straight loss. Ben's Besties took a 4.00-point lead on Thursday, but Kirk's cousin held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Ka'imi Fairbairn (5-5 FG, 53 long, 2-2 XP) and Gus Edwards (104 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). Lamar Jackson (131 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 95 Rush Yds) and Julio Jones (6 Rec, 82 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Ben's Besties in the loss. This marks the first time this season Kirk's cousin have beaten Ben's Besties, after falling 105.9-73.12 in their last matchup. Kirk's cousin improve to 6-9 for the season, while Ben's Besties fall to 3-12.

Matchup Timeline

  Kirk's cousin   Ben's Besties

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 5 of his FG attempts against the Jets, Fairbairn scored 22 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.4-point projection and was much higher than his 12.38-point season scoring average. Fairbairn ranks #72 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Ka'imi Fairbairn

Top Player Comparison

Kirk's cousin
Points
% of total points 88.22
1
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
22
9.4
24.9%
2
Gus Edwards
RB
16.4
8.93
18.6%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
12
6.33
13.6%
4
Derek Carr
QB
11.62
17.5
13.2%
Ben's Besties
Points
% of total points 57.94
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
16.74
19.61
28.9%
2
Julio Jones
WR
14.2
12.46
24.5%
3
The Washington Redskins defense
DEF
14
6.52
24.2%
4
Harrison Butker
K
4
10.89
6.9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Early
Derek Carr had a couple of 44-yard passes for Kirk's cousin to contribute to a 71.32-51.24 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Kirk's cousin   Ben's Besties

StatSmack

Ben's Besties would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Ben's Besties need some help then, averaging just 86.12 versus Kirk's cousin's 91.4.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Kirk's cousin (6-9) have a better record than Ben's Besties (3-12).
Ben's Besties are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Kirk's cousin (7 vs 5).
Kirk's cousin laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Ben's Besties (0).
Kirk's cousin should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Ben's Besties (7 vs 3).
By position, Kirk's cousin have outscored Ben's Besties at RB, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Kirk's cousin had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Ben's Besties (0).
Hey Ben's Besties, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Kirk's cousin
Hey, it's good to be confident, Kirk's cousin. Deploying a starter with zero points (Anthony Firkser), while still getting the W... talk about arrogant. Try that type of flashy, show-off stuff next week and see what happens!
Ben's Besties
"Not getting many looks" isn't a reasonable excuse this week for Ben's Besties. As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) were targeted a hearty 23 times in Week 15. With only 14 total receptions, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.