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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Ely's Unmatched Team
8-7 142.58
142.46
 
VS
proj
Knathan's Team
131.78 6-9
147.4

Knathan's Team come up short of expectations, lose to Ely's Unmatched Team, 142.58-131.78

There's no way around it, Knathan's Team didn't do their job, at least according to projections, as Ely's Unmatched Team earned a 142.58-131.78 victory. Ely's Unmatched Team grabbed a 39.08-point lead on Thursday behind a standout performance from Lamar Jackson, who passed for 212 yards and 5 touchdowns and ran for 86 yards (47.08 points), and never looked back. Travis Kelce (11 Rec, 142 Rec Yds) and Dak Prescott (212 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 12 Rush Yds) did their part for Knathan's Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season Ely's Unmatched Team have gotten the best of Knathan's Team, after winning 156.64-73.52 in their last matchup. Ely's Unmatched Team improve to 8-7 for the season, while Knathan's Team fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Ely's Unmatched Team   Knathan's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sanders (122 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 50 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 35.2 points in a 37-27 win over the Redskins in Week 15. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 13.75-point projection and was much higher than his 14.36-point season scoring average. Sanders ranks #68 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Miles Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Ely's Unmatched Team
Points
% of total points 142.58
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
47.08
26.99
33%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
35.2
13.75
24.7%
3
Allen Robinson II
WR
19.5
15.82
13.7%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
15.6
12.62
10.9%
Knathan's Team
Points
% of total points 131.78
1
Travis Kelce
TE
25.2
15.79
19.1%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
21.68
22.77
16.5%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
17.9
21.4
13.6%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
17.1
15.56
13%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Lamar Jackson had a 33-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for Ely's Unmatched Team, contributing to a 47.08-8.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Ely's Unmatched Team emerged with a 119.88-88.00 lead. Miles Sanders had a 56-yard run for Ely's Unmatched Team, while James White had a 23-yard touchdown catch. Aaron Jones made the highlight reel for Knathan's Team with a 21-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 59-yard touchdown pass for Knathan's Team, who trailed 142.58-122.58 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  Ely's Unmatched Team   Knathan's Team

Game Notes

Just five of the 11 starters on Ely's Unmatched Team exceeded their scoring projections.
Knathan's Team had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Ely's Unmatched Team had two starters score zero points, while Knathan's Team had one.
Ely's Unmatched Team put up more points than their season scoring average (139.41) while Knathan's Team fell short of theirs (145.4).
Ely's Unmatched Team put up more points than their projected total, while Knathan's Team failed to reach their projection.
In a losing effort, Travis Kelce (25.2 points) posted the best overall score for a tight end this week.

Coach Talk

Ely's Unmatched Team
Listen, Ely's Unmatched Team, we applaud you on the confidence. It takes a special kind of moxie to start a player with negative points (plus two zero-point players) while still earning the W. All we ask is to please limit those shenanigans to the regular season. Try it in the playoffs and we're toast.
Knathan's Team
Logging a pair of catches on just three targets this past week, it seems like the starting RBs for Knathan's Team should work to smooth things over with their quarterbacks... and remind them to start checking down more frequently.