Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football

Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Cancel

Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Aussig Spartans
8-7 128.74
115.75
 
VS
proj
High Fives
72.16 7-8
102.23

Aussig Spartans knock off High Fives in 128.74-72.16 rout

Aussig Spartans brought their A game, cruising to a 128.74-72.16 victory over High Fives, who fell short of projections. Aussig Spartans never trailed in this one after nabbing a 3.70-point lead on Thursday behind Nelson Agholor (6.9 points). Patrick Mahomes (25.86 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (25.5) led the charge for High Fives in the loss. This marks the second time this season Aussig Spartans have knocked off High Fives, after winning 186.34-159.98 in their last matchup. Aussig Spartans improve to 8-7 for the season, while High Fives fall to 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Aussig Spartans   High Fives

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Murray overachieved for the ninth time this season, scoring 34.14 points against his 22.78-point projection. During a 33-26 win over the Eagles, he passed for 406 yards , ran for 29 yards and scored 4 touchdowns. Murray ranks #1 among all fantasy players this season and will face the 49ers next week.
Kyler Murray

Top Player Comparison

Aussig Spartans
Points
% of total points 128.74
1
Kyler Murray
QB
34.14
22.78
26.5%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
23.3
16.19
18.1%
3
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
17.8
13.6
13.8%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
13.6
14.4
10.6%
High Fives
Points
% of total points 72.16
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
25.86
25.79
35.8%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
25.5
16.51
35.3%
3
James White
RB
7.5
7.93
10.4%
4
Harrison Butker
K
6
10.04
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Aaron Jones had a 46-yard run for Aussig Spartans, contributing to a 30.20-3.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Younghoe Koo had a 52-yard field goal for Aussig Spartans to contribute to a 71.00-12.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout moments on Sunday afternoon, but after all was said and done, Aussig Spartans emerged with a 115.14-70.16 lead. For Aussig Spartans, Kyler Murray had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass. DeAndre Hopkins made the highlight reel for High Fives with a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 45-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Aussig Spartans   High Fives

Game Notes

Aussig Spartans had five of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
High Fives had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
High Fives can partially blame the loss on Eric Ebron, who didn't score any points.
Aussig Spartans put up more points than their season scoring average (114.74) while High Fives fell short of theirs (107.47).
Aussig Spartans recorded more points than their projected total, while High Fives fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 56.58-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Aussig Spartans win, but they also easily covered the 13.52-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Aussig Spartans moves to (5-5), while High Fives falls to (3-4).

Coach Talk

Aussig Spartans
A big key to success in football is exploiting the mismatches. Case in point: we made that a point of emphasis by quadrupling High Fives at running back this past week (36.9 points to 8.3).
High Fives
Talk about under-utilized. As a group, the starting backfield for High Fives collectively logged only five targets this past week.