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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Iced Dog
11-3 144.08
153.41
 
VS
proj
DESERTDOGS
136.68 7-8
136.08

Iced Dog top DESERTDOGS, 144.08-136.68

Iced Dog scored a hard-fought win over DESERTDOGS, emerging victorious with a 144.08-136.68 victory. Iced Dog grabbed a 40.08-point lead on Thursday behind 47.08 points from Lamar Jackson, who passed for 212 yards and 5 touchdowns and ran for 86 yards, and never looked back. Drew Brees (36.28 points) and Zach Ertz (17.1) led the way for DESERTDOGS in the loss. This marks the third time this season Iced Dog have knocked off DESERTDOGS, after winning 181.62-113.08 in their last matchup. Iced Dog will look to keep winning in the Championship next week, while DESERTDOGS attempt to rebound and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Iced Dog   DESERTDOGS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

McCaffrey overachieved for the 10th time this season, scoring 37.5 points against his 26.11-point projection. In a 30-24 loss to the Seahawks, he racked up 175 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. McCaffrey ranks #2 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Christian McCaffrey

Top Player Comparison

Iced Dog
Points
% of total points 144.08
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
47.08
27.57
32.7%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
37.5
26.11
26%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
20.8
14.8
14.4%
4
Golden Tate
WR
12.1
11.14
8.4%
DESERTDOGS
Points
% of total points 136.68
1
Drew Brees
QB
36.28
26.05
26.5%
2
Zach Ertz
TE
17.1
16.84
12.5%
3
John Brown
WR
16.9
11.61
12.4%
4
James Conner
RB
15.1
10.84
11%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Lamar Jackson had a 33-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for Iced Dog, helping to stake the team to a 47.08-7.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Golden Tate had a 51-yard touchdown catch for Iced Dog to contribute to a 112.78-54.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
John Brown had a 40-yard catch for DESERTDOGS, who trailed 144.08-100.40 after Sunday night.
Monday
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for DESERTDOGS.

Points By Position

  Iced Dog   DESERTDOGS

Game Notes

Five of the 10 starting players on Iced Dog scored higher than their projected point totals.
DESERTDOGS had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Iced Dog put up fewer points than their season scoring average (155.12) while DESERTDOGS scored above theirs (131.38).
Iced Dog got the W despite scoring fewer points than projected, while DESERTDOGS exceeded their projection.
The matchup's 7.4-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Iced Dog. They got the W, but did not cover the 17.33-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Drew Brees (36.28 points) recorded the fifth-best score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Iced Dog
Getting the win is most important, Iced Dog, but we definitely know of one spot where we can get stronger as a team; our starting wide receivers were thoroughly outmatched by the opposition. Buoyed by Michael Gallup (six yards from scrimmage, no TDs) and Golden Tate (51 yards, one TD), our three WRs combined for only 16.6 points in Week 15. The starting wideouts for DESERTDOGS doubled us up with a score of 39.9.
DESERTDOGS
Well, we certainly can't whine about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? Our pass-catching corps (three WR, one TE) collectively received a grand total of 33 targets in Week 15. With only 18 total receptions, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.