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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
SPARTAN PRIDE
4-10 178.86
147.63
 
VS
proj
Virgin squad
154.5 4-10
142.02

SPARTAN PRIDE beat projections, earn win against Virgin squad in 178.86-154.50 rout

SPARTAN PRIDE showed up and outperformed expectations, cruising to a 178.86-154.50 victory over Virgin squad. SPARTAN PRIDE took an early 23.40-point lead on Thursday. Virgin squad came back to take the lead on Saturday, powered by DeAndre Hopkins (44 points) and Jarvis Landry (6.7). Unphased, SPARTAN PRIDE made a run later that afternoon, as Chris Carson (27.8 points) put them back on top for good. This marks the second time this season SPARTAN PRIDE have taken down Virgin squad, after falling 144.54-124.68 in their last matchup. SPARTAN PRIDE improve to 4-10 for the season, while Virgin squad fall to 4-10.

Matchup Timeline

  SPARTAN PRIDE   Virgin squad

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 95 yards from scrimmage and scoring 3 touchdowns against the Chiefs, Williams registered 36.5 points this week. His scoring output nearly quadrupled his 9.14-point projection and was much higher than his 9.94-point season scoring average. Williams ranks #81 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Ravens next week.
Mike Williams

Top Player Comparison

SPARTAN PRIDE
Points
% of total points 178.86
1
Mike Williams
WR
36.5
9.14
20.4%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
29
17.23
16.2%
3
Chris Carson
RB
27.8
12.91
15.5%
4
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
21
17.84
11.7%
Virgin squad
Points
% of total points 154.5
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
44
19.19
28.5%
2
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
30
14.57
19.4%
3
Peyton Barber
RB
16.9
7.79
10.9%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
16.3
22.36
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Virgin squad emerged with a 154.50-128.40 lead. For SPARTAN PRIDE, Joe Mixon had a 47-yard run. Kirk Cousins made the highlight reel for Virgin squad with a 40-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  SPARTAN PRIDE   Virgin squad

Game Notes

Six of the 10 starters on SPARTAN PRIDE scored higher than their projected point totals.
Virgin squad had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The matchup's 24.36-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This win ends a streak of four consecutive defeats for SPARTAN PRIDE.
Not only did SPARTAN PRIDE win, but they also easily covered the 5.61-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, SPARTAN PRIDE moves to (1-4), while Virgin squad falls to (1-4).
A bright spot in the loss, DeAndre Hopkins officially posted the fifth-best score for a WR this year with 44 points.

Coach Talk

SPARTAN PRIDE
Heckuva job shrugging off that four-game winless streak, SPARTAN PRIDE! Every fantasy GM will surely be met with adversity at some point or another... continue to keep your eyes out for what challenges lie ahead.
Virgin squad
Wow, talk about under-utilized. As a group, the starting RBs for Virgin squad collectively registered only a pair of targets this past week. Tell those quarterbacks to dump it down a little more often in Week 16!