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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
HeidiR's Team
8-7 124.4
106.37
 
VS
proj
Alans vikings
114.08 6-9
101.28

HeidiR's Team knock off Alans vikings, 124.40-114.08

Both teams rose to the occasion and exceeded projections, but it was HeidiR's Team who came out on top, coming out on top with a 124.40-114.08 victory over Alans vikings. HeidiR's Team never trailed in this one after earning a 7.2-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind DeVante Parker (21.2 points) and Matt Prater (6). The Minnesota Vikings defense (10 Pts Allowed, 345 Yds Allowed, 7 Turnovers) and Todd Gurley II (20 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 18 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Alans vikings in the loss. This marks the second time this season HeidiR's Team have taken down Alans vikings, after winning 102.28-72.7 in their last matchup. HeidiR's Team improve to 8-7 for the season, while Alans vikings fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  HeidiR's Team   Alans vikings

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Drake ran for 137 yards and 4 touchdowns as the Cardinals beat the Browns 38-24. In doing so, he put up 39.1 points to more-than-triple his 11.1-point projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. Drake will go up against the Seahawks next week.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

HeidiR's Team
Points
% of total points 124.4
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
39.1
11.1
31.4%
2
DeVante Parker
WR
21.2
11.9
17%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
14.4
13.28
11.6%
4
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
12.6
20.44
10.1%
Alans vikings
Points
% of total points 114.08
1
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
27
6.65
23.7%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
19.3
13.39
16.9%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
17.1
10.71
15%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
12.68
17.93
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
DeVante Parker had a 29-yard touchdown catch and a 20-yard touchdown catch for HeidiR's Team, helping the team to a 31.00-23.80 lead.
Sunday Late
Kirk Cousins hit Stefon Diggs for a 46-yard pass for Alans vikings, who trailed 119.40-114.08 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  HeidiR's Team   Alans vikings

Game Notes

Just three of the nine starters on HeidiR's Team exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Alans vikings had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
This loss snaps a streak of two consecutive wins for Alans vikings.
Not only did HeidiR's Team win, but they also easily covered the 5.09-point predicted margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, the Minnesota Vikings defense officially recorded the fourth-best score for a DEF this season with 27 points.

Coach Talk

HeidiR's Team
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? Thanks to stellar showings by DeVante Parker and Keenan Allen, our team really took that to heart this past week. We utterly dominated Alans vikings at wide receiver (35.6 points to 13.7). Parker had 72 receiving yards and two TDs while Allen chipped in with 99 yards.
Alans vikings
Alans vikings may find it tough to gripe about lack of opportunities this past week. As a group, our trio of pass-catchers (two WR and one TE) collectively received a grand total of 23 targets in Week 15. Chemistry and timing seem to be issues as that group pulled down only 12 receptions.