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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Minnesota Madness
6-9 96.67
96.77
 
VS
proj
The Phoenix
58.5 7-7
85.34

The Phoenix fall short of expectations, succumb to Minnesota Madness, 96.67-58.50

The Phoenix failed to rise to the occasion, as Minnesota Madness earned a 96.67-58.50 victory. Minnesota Madness earned an early 1.50-point lead on Thursday. The Phoenix bounced back to take the lead on Saturday, powered by Curtis Samuel (4.4 points) and Tim Patrick (2.2). Not to be deterred, Minnesota Madness got it going later that afternoon, as Matt Ryan (34.67 points) and Rodrigo Blankenship (13) put them back ahead for good. This marks the second time this season Minnesota Madness have beaten The Phoenix, after winning 102.42-91.18 in their last matchup. Minnesota Madness improve to 6-9 for the season, while The Phoenix fall to 7-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Minnesota Madness   The Phoenix

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ryan overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 34.67 points against his 19.77-point projection. During a 31-27 loss to the Buccaneers, he passed for 356 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 16 yards. Ryan ranks #17 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Matt Ryan

Top Player Comparison

Minnesota Madness
Points
% of total points 96.67
1
Matt Ryan
QB
34.67
19.77
35.9%
2
Robert Woods
WR
13.8
10.09
14.3%
3
Rodrigo Blankenship
K
13
10.4
13.4%
4
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
10
9.85
10.3%
The Phoenix
Points
% of total points 58.5
1
Tom Brady
QB
28.9
23.82
49.4%
2
Dustin Hopkins
K
5.5
7.13
9.4%
3
Gus Edwards
RB
4.9
4.72
8.4%
4
Nelson Agholor
WR
4.45
7.68
7.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Minnesota Madness owned a 61.12-50.35 lead. Rodrigo Blankenship had a 53-yard field goal for Minnesota Madness, while T.Y. Hilton had a 41-yard catch. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for The Phoenix with a 46-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Robert Woods had a 40-yard run for Minnesota Madness, contributing to an 80.97-53.35 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Minnesota Madness   The Phoenix

What If

Minnesota Madness would have beaten only two other teams besides The Phoenix this week.
The Phoenix would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played The Phoenix every week, Minnesota Madness would be 11-3 this season.
Minnesota Madness would be 6-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Phoenix.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Minnesota Madness, The Phoenix would be 5-7.
If Minnesota Madness had played every team in the league each week, they would be 65-96.
If they played every team every week, The Phoenix would be 52-102.

Coach Talk

Minnesota Madness
This sport is all about creating mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up The Phoenix at the wide receiver position (27 points to 13.3).
The Phoenix
Well, we can't really complain about a lack of opportunities this week, can we? Our pass-catching corps (four WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 28 times in Week 15. Chemistry could be an issue, as that group recorded just 14 catches.