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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Space Force
11-4 444.44
464.68
 
VS
proj
Word
422.83 10-5
470.44

Word come up short of projections, lose to Space Force, 444.44-422.83

There's no easy way to put it, Word underdelivered, at least according to projections, as Space Force staged an impressive comeback for a 444.44-422.83 victory. After trailing 412.83-386.24 heading into Monday night, Space Force came back behind Diontae Johnson (42.8 points) and Jaylen Samuels (6.9). Matt Ryan (72.73 points) and David Montgomery (68.45) did their part for Word in the loss. This marks the second time this season Space Force have knocked off Word, after winning 483.11-372.67 in their last matchup. Space Force will look to keep the streak alive in the Championship next week, while Word attempt to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Space Force   Word

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Howard (5 Tackles) scored 6.5 points against the Patriots in Week 15. He nearly doubled his 3.45-point projection and overachieved for the fifth time this season. Howard ranks #1 among fantasy CBs this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Xavien Howard

Top Player Comparison

Space Force
Points
% of total points 444.44
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
66.56
69.47
15%
2
Darren Waller
TE
63
35.74
14.2%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
62.4
43.4
14%
4
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
49.45
53.02
11.1%
Word
Points
% of total points 422.83
1
Matt Ryan
QB
72.73
52.01
17.2%
2
David Montgomery
RB
68.45
42.42
16.2%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
58.1
40.06
13.7%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
47.78
60.4
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Darren Waller had a 35-yard touchdown catch for Space Force, contributing to a 63.00-58.10 lead for the team.
Saturday
Stefon Diggs had a 55-yard catch for Space Force, while Teddy Bridgewater had a 40-yard pass, contributing to a 198.00-138.46 lead for Space Force.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Word who claimed the lead, 367.32-258.90. For Space Force, Younghoe Koo had a 52-yard field goal. T.Y. Hilton made the highlight reel for Word with a 41-yard catch.
Monday
Diontae Johnson had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Space Force on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Space Force   Word

Game Notes

Only eight of the 19 starters on Space Force exceeded their scoring projections.
Word had only eight of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
The two highest scorers for Word (Matt Ryan and David Montgomery) scored more points than Patrick Mahomes, the leading scorer for Space Force.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
This loss ends a streak of three consecutive wins for Word.
Space Force moves to (3-1) in comeback games this year, while Word falls to (1-1).
A bright spot in the loss, Matt Ryan scored 72.73 points, the third-best score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Space Force
Nice job, Space Force. Props on assembling a starting crew that won by 21.61 points this past matchup.
Word
Well, we can't really complain about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our five pass-catchers (four WR and one TE) combined to get a grand total of 28 targets in Week 15. Those players should spend extra practice time working with their QBs, considering they pulled down just 14 catches.