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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
sbmurks
4-11 87.4
80.96
 
VS
proj
Football Giants
67.04 6-9
75.89

Offensively challenged sbmurks knock off Football Giants, 87.40-67.04

sbmurks came out on top with an 87.40-67.04 victory over Football Giants despite posting only the 11th-highest point total in the league for the week. Football Giants nabbed an 11.1-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but sbmurks held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Julio Jones, who caught 13 passes for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns for 34.9 points, and Matt Ryan, who passed for 210 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 27 yards (14.9 points). Terry McLaurin (5 Rec, 130 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Kyler Murray (219 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 56 Rush Yds) carried the flag for Football Giants in the loss. This marks the second time this season sbmurks have gotten the best of Football Giants, after winning 154.68-79.26 in their last matchup. sbmurks improve to 4-11 for the season, while Football Giants fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  sbmurks   Football Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones caught 13 passes for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Falcons beat the 49ers 29-22. In doing so, he put up 34.9 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on sbmurks this week. Jones will square off against the Jaguars next week.
Julio Jones

Top Player Comparison

sbmurks
Points
% of total points 87.4
1
Julio Jones
WR
34.9
14.49
39.9%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
14.9
13.04
17%
3
James Conner
RB
13.1
9.7
15%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
10
11.17
11.4%
Football Giants
Points
% of total points 67.04
1
Terry McLaurin
WR
24.5
9.57
36.5%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
12.98
13.91
19.4%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
11.4
16.78
17%
4
Christian Kirk
WR
8.1
11.25
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Terry McLaurin had a 75-yard touchdown catch for Football Giants, contributing to a 24.50-13.40 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but after the scoring was completed, sbmurks emerged with a 74.30-52.54 lead. For sbmurks, Stefon Diggs had a 46-yard catch. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for Football Giants with a 51-yard pass.

Points By Position

  sbmurks   Football Giants

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against Football Giants, sbmurks averaged more points (121.04) than they usually score (96.26).
We heard scoring helps you win. sbmurks are doing a better job of that, averaging 96.26 versus Football Giants's 90.49.
sbmurks laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Football Giants (0).
sbmurks have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Football Giants (59 vs 48).
By position, sbmurks have outscored Football Giants at QB, RB, WR, and DEF this season.
Hey Football Giants, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

sbmurks
You know what, sbmurks, we do appreciate the confidence. It takes real guts to roll out a starter with zero points (Eric Ebron), while still getting the win.
Football Giants
Hey, it's possible that Football Giants would be a better talent scout in the NFL than in fantasy football. Seeing only 10 total targets this past week, their three wide receivers apparently did a superb job running decoy routes and blocking downfield.