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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Anthropomorphic Milk
8-7 109.38
102.48
 
VS
proj
The Mad Scientist
63.12 9-6
79.64

The Mad Scientist succumb to Anthropomorphic Milk in 109.38-63.12 rout

The Mad Scientist failed to rise to the occasion, as Anthropomorphic Milk rolled to a 109.38-63.12 victory. Anthropomorphic Milk took an 11.66-point lead on Thursday behind Lamar Jackson (37.08 points) and never gave it up. Sam Darnold (218 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 11 Rush Yds) and Travis Kelce (11 Rec, 142 Rec Yds) led the way for The Mad Scientist in defeat. This marks the first time this season Anthropomorphic Milk have taken down The Mad Scientist, after falling 118.74-113.46 in their last matchup. Anthropomorphic Milk improve to 8-7 for the season, while The Mad Scientist fall to 9-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Anthropomorphic Milk   The Mad Scientist

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 120 yards and a touchdown against the Panthers, Lockett put up 18 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 9.67-point projection and was much higher than his 9.39-point season scoring average. Lockett ranks #53 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Tyler Lockett

Top Player Comparison

Anthropomorphic Milk
Points
% of total points 109.38
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
37.08
24.42
33.9%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
18
9.67
16.5%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
12.1
13.22
11.1%
4
Harrison Butker
K
10
8.87
9.1%
The Mad Scientist
Points
% of total points 63.12
1
Sam Darnold
QB
16.82
14.92
26.6%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
14.2
10.14
22.5%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
10.9
12.53
17.3%
4
Robby Anderson
WR
8.6
6.87
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams on Thursday, after which Anthropomorphic Milk boasted a 37.08-25.42 lead. For Anthropomorphic Milk, Lamar Jackson had a 33-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass. Sam Darnold hit Robby Anderson for a 41-yard pass for The Mad Scientist. Darnold also lit up the scoreboard with a 41-yard pass.
Sunday Early
Tyler Lockett had a 44-yard catch for Anthropomorphic Milk, while Chris Godwin had a 51-yard catch to contribute to an 85.18-42.22 lead for Anthropomorphic Milk.

Points By Position

  Anthropomorphic Milk   The Mad Scientist

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starting players on Anthropomorphic Milk scored higher than their projected point totals.
The Mad Scientist had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Mad Scientist can partially blame the loss on Brett Maher, who didn't score any points.
Anthropomorphic Milk put up more points than their season scoring average (96.96) while The Mad Scientist fell short of theirs (93.81).
Anthropomorphic Milk recorded more points than their projected total, while The Mad Scientist failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 46.26-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Anthropomorphic Milk get the win, but they also easily covered the 22.84-point predicted margin of victory.
Anthropomorphic Milk moves to (5-4) in blowout games this season, while The Mad Scientist falls to (2-4).

Coach Talk

Anthropomorphic Milk
Hey, football is all about recognizing the mismatches, right? Our squad found one this past week and doubled up The Mad Scientist at the quarterback position (37.08 points to 16.82).
The Mad Scientist
Three WRs, two RBs, one TE, zero TDs: The six offensive position starters on The Mad Scientist combined to record a whopping 473 total yards. No one from that group was able to find paydirt in Week 15.