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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Axel
7-8 220.98
201.9
 
VS
proj
MangoKid
148.5 4-11
188.66

MangoKid come up short of expectations, lose to Axel in 220.98-148.50 rout

There's no easy way to say it, MangoKid underdelivered, at least compared to projections, as Axel cruised to a 220.98-148.50 victory. Axel grabbed a 31.18-point lead on Thursday behind Lamar Jackson (37.08 points) and Mark Andrews (15.2) and never looked back. Mark Ingram II (76 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 10 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Matt Ryan (210 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 27 Rush Yds) did their part for MangoKid in defeat. This marks the second time this season Axel have knocked off MangoKid, after falling 167.8-126.34 in their last matchup. Axel improve to 7-8 for the season, while MangoKid fall to 4-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Axel   MangoKid

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 4 tackles and intercepting 2 passes against the Steelers, White scored 17.4 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.56-point projection and was much higher than his 8.01-point season scoring average. White ranks #1 among fantasy CBs this season and will face the Patriots next week.
Tre'Davious White

Top Player Comparison

Axel
Points
% of total points 220.98
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
37.08
23.81
16.8%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
30.3
19.16
13.7%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
25.4
12.31
11.5%
4
Tre'Davious White
CB
17.4
6.56
7.9%
MangoKid
Points
% of total points 148.5
1
Mark Ingram II
RB
23.6
12.92
15.9%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
19.1
17.67
12.9%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
17.9
21.4
12.1%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
16.6
12.62
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Lamar Jackson had a 33-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for Axel, helping to stake the team to a 54.78-23.60 lead.
Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 60-yard catch for Axel, helping the team to a 156.08-60.00 lead.
Sunday Late
Stefon Diggs had a 46-yard catch for Axel, contributing to a 188.18-138.10 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Axel   MangoKid

Game Notes

Axel had nine of their 18 starters score higher than their projected point totals.
MangoKid had only five of their 18 starters score higher than their projected points.
MangoKid can partially blame the loss on Brian Burns, who didn't score any points.
Axel had three players score more points than the leading scorer for MangoKid.
Axel put up more points than their season scoring average (186.9) while MangoKid fell short of theirs (173.16).
Axel put up more points than their projected total, while MangoKid failed to reach their projection.
The showdown featured the highest and lowest-scoring teams of the week.
The matchup's 72.48-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Axel win, but they also easily covered the 13.24-point forecasted margin of victory.
Axel moves to (2-0) in blowout games this season, while MangoKid falls to (0-2).

Coach Talk

Axel
Nice work, Axel. Bravo on assembling a team that blew the competition out by a whopping 72.48 points this past matchup.
MangoKid
Well, Week 15's problem isn't exactly rocket science, MangoKid. Choosing to start Brian Burns in a tough fantasy matchup... let's attempt to play with a full deck of cards next time.