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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Cool and Easy Griese
6-8 194.86
180.09
 
VS
proj
Red Solo Kupp
173.34 5-9
176.92

Despite top scorer Jones, Red Solo Kupp fall to Cool and Easy Griese, 194.86-173.34

Red Solo Kupp had the No. 1 scorer in the matchup with WR Julio Jones accumulating 38.4 points, the seventh-best total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome Cool and Easy Griese, who secured a 194.86-173.34 win. Cool and Easy Griese never trailed in this one after taking a 10.50-point lead on Thursday behind Marquise Brown (14.5 points). Julio Jones (13 Rec, 134 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Ryan Tannehill (279 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) carried the flag for Red Solo Kupp in the loss. This marks the second time this season Cool and Easy Griese have taken down Red Solo Kupp, after falling 177.58-160.66 in their last matchup. Cool and Easy Griese improve to 6-8 for the season, while Red Solo Kupp fall to 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Cool and Easy Griese   Red Solo Kupp

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Patriots defense (13 Pts Allowed, 315 Yds Allowed, 5 Turnovers) scored 23 points against the Bengals in Week 15. They nearly doubled their 11.97-point projection and overachieved for the 10th time this season. The Patriots defense ranks #25 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

Cool and Easy Griese
Points
% of total points 194.86
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
29.2
29.88
15%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
24.36
24.37
12.5%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
23
11.97
11.8%
4
Raheem Mostert
RB
19.9
18.76
10.2%
Red Solo Kupp
Points
% of total points 173.34
1
Julio Jones
WR
38.4
17.54
22.2%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
30.66
24.83
17.7%
3
Baker Mayfield
QB
22.98
24.82
13.3%
4
Sterling Shepard
WR
21.1
12.4
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Marquise Brown had a 24-yard touchdown catch for Cool and Easy Griese, helping to stake the team to a 14.50-4.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but it was Cool and Easy Griese who took the lead, 113.80-108.56. For Cool and Easy Griese, Patrick Mahomes had a 41-yard touchdown pass. Ryan Tannehill had a 60-yard pass for Red Solo Kupp, while Chris Godwin had a 51-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 51-yard pass for Cool and Easy Griese, contributing to a 184.86-165.94 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Cool and Easy Griese   Red Solo Kupp

Game Notes

Six of the 12 starting players on Cool and Easy Griese scored higher than their projected point totals.
Red Solo Kupp had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Julio Jones and Ryan Tannehill both outscored Patrick Mahomes, the leading scorer for Cool and Easy Griese.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Cool and Easy Griese put up more points than their projected total, while Red Solo Kupp failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 21.52-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The victory concludes a streak of seven consecutive defeats for Cool and Easy Griese.
Not only did Cool and Easy Griese win, but they also easily covered the 3.17-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Julio Jones (38.4 points) posted the top overall score for a wideout this week.

Coach Talk

Cool and Easy Griese
Hey, football is all about creating mismatches, right? Thanks to great performances by Raheem Mostert and Leonard Fournette, our team certainly made that a point of emphasis this past week. We tripled Red Solo Kupp up at running back (39.7 points to 12). Mostert had 59 total yards and a TD, while Fournette chipped in with 73 yards.
Red Solo Kupp
Talk about under-utilized. The starting RBs for Red Solo Kupp failed to get a single target in the passing game this past week.