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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Can I Haz Touchdown?
13-2 84.5
102.14
 
VS
proj
Philly Phresh
83 6-8-1
89.77

Can I Haz Touchdown? come up short of expectations, come back to beat Philly Phresh in 84.5-83.0 battle

Despite failing to bring their A game, Can I Haz Touchdown? staged a comeback for an 84.5-83.0 victory over Philly Phresh. Trailing 83.0-78.5 heading into Monday night, Can I Haz Touchdown? came back behind the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (6 points). Devin White (12 Tackles, 3 Sacks) and DeAndre Hopkins (9 Rec, 169 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for Philly Phresh in defeat. This marks the second time this season Can I Haz Touchdown? have gotten the best of Philly Phresh, after falling 79-66 in their last matchup. Can I Haz Touchdown? will look to keep the streak alive in the semifinal round next week, while Philly Phresh seek to rebound and lock up a top-6 finish.

Matchup Timeline

  Can I Haz Touchdown?   Philly Phresh

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Murray overachieved for the 10th time this season, scoring 20.5 points against his 8.92-point projection. In 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

Can I Haz Touchdown?
Points
% of total points 84.5
1
Kyler Murray
QB
20.5
8.92
24.3%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
15
9.92
17.8%
3
Robert Woods
WR
11
8.74
13%
4
Bobby Wagner
LB
7
5.22
8.3%
Philly Phresh
Points
% of total points 83
1
Devin White
LB
19
6.03
22.9%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
16
10.47
19.3%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
8.5
7.84
10.2%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
8
13.9
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams Saturday, but after the scoring was completed, Can I Haz Touchdown? had a 21.0-8.0 lead. For Can I Haz Touchdown?, Aaron Jones had a 46-yard run. Mason Crosby made the highlight reel for Philly Phresh with a 51-yard field goal.
Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 38-yard touchdown pass for Philly Phresh, while T.Y. Hilton had a 41-yard catch, contributing to a 51.5-36.0 lead for Philly Phresh.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was Philly Phresh who claimed the lead, 79.5-73.5. Kyler Murray had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass for Can I Haz Touchdown?, while Robert Woods had a 40-yard run. DeAndre Hopkins made the highlight reel for Philly Phresh with a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 45-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Can I Haz Touchdown?   Philly Phresh

Game Notes

Can I Haz Touchdown? got the win even though only four of their 12 starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Philly Phresh had only five of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Can I Haz Touchdown?. They got the W, but failed to cover the 12.37-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this season, Can I Haz Touchdown? moves to (3-0), while Philly Phresh falls to (0-3).
A bright spot in the loss, Devin White officially put up the second-best scoring output for any LB this year with 19 points.

Coach Talk

Can I Haz Touchdown?
Spotting mismatches is a huge key to success in football. Not only did we double up Philly Phresh at RB (19 points to 8), we also doubled them at QB (20.5 to 8.5).
Philly Phresh
The problem in Week 15 isn't exactly rocket science, Philly Phresh. Starting James Conner in what wound up being a tight fantasy matchup... we'll use this as an opportunity to get better and all agree that it won't happen again.