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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
MagicPanther
8-7 89
92.1
 
VS
proj
STEEL CURTAIN
81.5 7-8
104.61

STEEL CURTAIN come up short of expectations, succumb to MagicPanther, 89.0-81.5

STEEL CURTAIN underperformed their projected point total, as MagicPanther came out on top with a 89.0-81.5 victory. MagicPanther earned an early 2.0-point lead on Thursday. STEEL CURTAIN came back to take the lead on Saturday, powered by the Cleveland Browns defense (10 points). Not to be deterred, MagicPanther pulled it together later that afternoon, as the Tennessee Titans defense (20.5 points) and Kenny Golladay (18.5) put them back ahead for good. This marks the first time this season MagicPanther have knocked off STEEL CURTAIN, after falling 99-77.5 in their last matchup. MagicPanther improve to 8-7 for the season, while STEEL CURTAIN fall to 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  MagicPanther   STEEL CURTAIN

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Titans defense (0 Pts Allowed, 260 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 20.5 points against the Giants in Week 15. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 9.62-point projection and was much higher than their 12.25-point season scoring average. The Titans defense will face the Redskins next week.
The Tennessee Titans defense

Top Player Comparison

MagicPanther
Points
% of total points 89
1
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
20.5
9.62
23%
2
Kenny Golladay
WR
18.5
8.96
20.8%
3
Mike Evans
WR
15
11.48
16.9%
4
Justin Tucker
K
8
11.08
9%
STEEL CURTAIN
Points
% of total points 81.5
1
Tevin Coleman
RB
20
8.58
24.5%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
18.5
18.22
22.7%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
11
10.47
13.5%
4
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
10
9.67
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, after which MagicPanther emerged with a 81.0-57.0 lead. For MagicPanther, Kenny Golladay had a 40-yard catch. Tevin Coleman made the highlight reel for STEEL CURTAIN with a 43-yard touchdown run and a 65-yard run.
Sunday Night
Nick Foles had a 50-yard pass for MagicPanther, contributing to a 89.0-57.0 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  MagicPanther   STEEL CURTAIN

StatSmack

You can't win if you don't play. MagicPanther has left fewer points on the bench this season (306) than STEEL CURTAIN (552).
STEEL CURTAIN are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than MagicPanther (4 vs 3).
MagicPanther laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (3) than STEEL CURTAIN (0).
MagicPanther should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than STEEL CURTAIN (8 vs 5).
MagicPanther have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than STEEL CURTAIN (60 vs 47).
By position, MagicPanther have outscored STEEL CURTAIN at WR, K, and DEF this season.
Hey STEEL CURTAIN, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

MagicPanther
The key to success in football is finding the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up STEEL CURTAIN at the wide receiver position (39.5 points to 19.5).
STEEL CURTAIN
Unless STEEL CURTAIN wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not seeing many looks" cannot be an excuse this time around. Our pass-catching corps (three WR, one TE) collectively got a grand total of 24 targets in Week 15. With just 12 total catches, that group may have some chemistry issues.