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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Kamara Shy
8-7 97.2
112.13
 
VS
proj
Pyramid of Greatness
96.58 8-7
104.38

Back-and-forth battle ends with Kamara Shy coming back to top Pyramid of Greatness in 97.20-96.58 battle

What a battle! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Kamara Shy earned a come-from-behind win over Pyramid of Greatness, coming back for a 97.20-96.58 victory. Kamara Shy trailed 96.58-80.90 heading into Monday night, but the unit roared back behind Alvin Kamara (16.3 points). Todd Gurley II (48 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 76 Rec Yds) and Russell Wilson (237 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 15 Rush Yds) did their part for Pyramid of Greatness in defeat. This marks the second time this season Kamara Shy have knocked off Pyramid of Greatness, after winning 124.68-96.86 in their last matchup. Kamara Shy improve to 8-7 for the season, while Pyramid of Greatness fall to 8-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Kamara Shy   Pyramid of Greatness

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 9.32 points, Samuels scored 84.5% more than that amount by scoring 17.2 points as the Steelers beat the Patriots 17-10. He racked up 172 yards from scrimmage to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Kamara Shy this week. Next week, Samuels will square off against the Saints.
Jaylen Samuels

Top Player Comparison

Kamara Shy
Points
% of total points 97.2
1
Jaylen Samuels
RB
17.2
9.32
17.7%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
16.3
19.73
16.8%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
16.3
15.56
16.8%
4
Mike Evans
WR
12.1
9.79
12.4%
Pyramid of Greatness
Points
% of total points 96.58
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
24.4
21.33
25.3%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
18.98
19.9
19.7%
3
Kenny Golladay
WR
14.6
7.77
15.1%
4
Justin Jackson
RB
14.5
10.46
15%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was Kamara Shy who grabbed the lead, 52.80-50.10. For Kamara Shy, Kirk Cousins had a 40-yard touchdown pass. Kenny Golladay made the highlight reel for Pyramid of Greatness with a 40-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 35-yard touchdown pass for Pyramid of Greatness, who trailed 75.00-71.18 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  Kamara Shy   Pyramid of Greatness

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starters on Kamara Shy scored higher than their projected point totals.
Pyramid of Greatness lost despite five of their nine starters exceeding their points projection.
The two highest scorers for Pyramid of Greatness (Todd Gurley II and Russell Wilson) scored more points than Jaylen Samuels, the leading scorer for Kamara Shy.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Kamara Shy ranked 3rd in the league in scoring this week, while Pyramid of Greatness ranked 4th.
The matchup's 0.62-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Kamara Shy. They got the W, but failed to cover the 7.75-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this season, Kamara Shy moves to (1-2), while Pyramid of Greatness falls to (1-1).
A bright spot in the defeat, Todd Gurley II recorded 24.4 points, the fifth-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Kamara Shy
You know Kamara Shy, the good news is that we won this matchup by 0.62 points. The *even better* news is that we've proven we're stronger than this, as our scoring average through 14 weeks was 92.96. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Pyramid of Greatness
Don't get too discouraged, Pyramid of Greatness! Listen, I've been in this business long enough to know that sometimes an extra point will just suddenly appear out of thin air... and then sometimes, like in your matchup this week, it won't! Keep chipping away and good things will eventually happen.