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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Fear&Loathing in AZ
7-8 74.92
86.82
 
VS
proj
Turkish Rhapsody
70.25 6-8
83.27

Back-and-forth battle ends with Fear&Loathing in AZ coming back to top Turkish Rhapsody in 74.92-70.25 battle

What a battle! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Fear&Loathing in AZ earned a come-from-behind win over Turkish Rhapsody, rallying for a 74.92-70.25 victory. Trailing 70.25-67.08 heading into Sunday night, Fear&Loathing in AZ made a comeback behind the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (7.84 points). Kyler Murray (17.36 points) and Joe Mixon (15.6) carried the flag for Turkish Rhapsody in defeat. Fear&Loathing in AZ improve to 7-8 for the season, while Turkish Rhapsody fall to 6-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Fear&Loathing in AZ   Turkish Rhapsody

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 13.1 points, Williams scored 73.5% more than his 7.55-point projection as the Chargers lost to the Vikings 39-10. He caught 4 passes for 71 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Fear&Loathing in AZ this week. Next week, Williams will go up against the Raiders.
Mike Williams

Top Player Comparison

Fear&Loathing in AZ
Points
% of total points 74.92
1
Aaron Jones
RB
17.1
12.52
22.8%
2
Mike Williams
WR
13.1
7.55
17.5%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
12.68
17.92
16.9%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
12.1
10.36
16.2%
Turkish Rhapsody
Points
% of total points 70.25
1
Kyler Murray
QB
17.36
18.54
24.7%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
15.6
9.52
22.2%
3
Darren Waller
TE
12.2
7.44
17.4%
4
Matt Gay
K
9
8.09
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Jones had a 21-yard touchdown run for Fear&Loathing in AZ to contribute to a 40.30-36.29 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, after which Turkish Rhapsody owned a 70.25-67.08 lead. For Fear&Loathing in AZ, Kirk Cousins had a 46-yard pass. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for Turkish Rhapsody with a 51-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Fear&Loathing in AZ   Turkish Rhapsody

What If

Fear&Loathing in AZ would have beaten only two other teams besides Turkish Rhapsody this week.
Turkish Rhapsody would have lost to nine other teams besides Fear&Loathing in AZ this week.
Fear&Loathing in AZ would be 9-5 if they played Turkish Rhapsody every week.
Fear&Loathing in AZ would be 7-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Turkish Rhapsody.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Fear&Loathing in AZ, Turkish Rhapsody would be 5-8.
If Fear&Loathing in AZ had played every team in the league each week, they would be 88-73.
If they played every team every week, Turkish Rhapsody would be 66-88.

Coach Talk

Fear&Loathing in AZ
Good work, Fear&Loathing in AZ. Props on assembling a lineup that earned almost 75 points in Week 15.
Turkish Rhapsody
Hey, at least there were no celebration penalties: The five offensive skill starters (three WRs, one RB, one TE) on Turkish Rhapsody combined to register a healthy 366 yards from scrimmage. Not one of those players, unfortunately, was able to find the end zone in Week 15.