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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
The Empire
9-6 121.83
146.91
 
VS
proj
Franks lil beauties
103.19 7-8
142.34

The Empire beat Franks lil beauties for fourth straight win, 121.83-103.19

The Empire extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought win over Franks lil beauties, emerging victorious with a 121.83-103.19 victory. It was the fourth loss in a row for Franks lil beauties. The Empire took an early 8.10-point lead on Thursday. Franks lil beauties came back to take the lead on Saturday, powered by Baker Mayfield (14.12 points) and Courtland Sutton (9.2). Unphased, The Empire made a run later that afternoon, as Tevin Coleman (24.5 points) and the Baltimore Ravens defense (14.57) put them back in the lead for good. This marks the second time this season The Empire have taken down Franks lil beauties, after winning 163.85-110.37 in their last matchup. The Empire improve to 9-6 for the season, while Franks lil beauties fall to 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  The Empire   Franks lil beauties

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Coleman (145 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) scored 24.5 points in a 40-14 win over the Cardinals in Week 15. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.93-point projection and was much higher than his 11.94-point season scoring average. Coleman ranks #69 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Tevin Coleman

Top Player Comparison

The Empire
Points
% of total points 121.83
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
34.4
25.36
28.2%
2
Tevin Coleman
RB
24.5
10.93
20.1%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
14.57
19.45
12%
4
Dante Pettis
WR
13.3
10.63
10.9%
Franks lil beauties
Points
% of total points 103.19
1
Joe Mixon
RB
29
17
28.1%
2
Baker Mayfield
QB
14.12
21.42
13.7%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
11.9
19.8
11.5%
4
Golden Tate
WR
9.3
10.1
9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, The Empire emerged with a 63.97-60.72 lead. For The Empire, Tevin Coleman had a 43-yard touchdown run and a 65-yard run. Joe Mixon made the highlight reel for Franks lil beauties with a 47-yard run.

Points By Position

  The Empire   Franks lil beauties

Game Notes

Only three of the 10 starters on The Empire exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Franks lil beauties had only two of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
The Empire won despite having two starters (Austin Hooper and Emmanuel Sanders) score zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The Empire ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while Franks lil beauties ranked 9th.
The matchup's 18.64-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did The Empire win, but they also easily covered the 4.57-point forecasted margin of victory.

Coach Talk

The Empire
Listen The Empire, the good news is that we took this matchup by 18.64 points. Even better news is that we know we're stronger than this, as our scoring average through 14 weeks was 139.69. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Franks lil beauties
You can feel good knowing that your generosity this week didn't go unnoticed, Franks lil beauties. It takes a true winner to help someone like The Empire succeed. Who knows, maybe you'll see them again after they've clinched a playoff spot, and they forget to update their lineup that week to return the favor!