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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Matty Ice and Co.
7-8 157.64
123.18
 
VS
proj
GloriouslyVictorious
102.8 6-8
130.67

Matty Ice and Co. knock off GloriouslyVictorious in 157.64-102.80 rout

Matty Ice and Co. stepped up and beat expectations, rolling to a 157.64-102.80 victory over GloriouslyVictorious, who fell short of projections. GloriouslyVictorious earned a 26.50-point lead on Thursday behind an impressive showing from Darren Waller (9 Rec, 150 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). But Matty Ice and Co. held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Calvin Ridley (28.3 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (26.5). This marks the second time this season Matty Ice and Co. have taken down GloriouslyVictorious, after winning 160.42-143.36 in their last matchup. Matty Ice and Co. improve to 7-8 for the season, while GloriouslyVictorious fall to 6-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Matty Ice and Co.   GloriouslyVictorious

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ryan (356 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 16 Rush Yds) scored 25.84 points against the Buccaneers in Week 15. His scoring output was 70.2% more than his 15.18-point projection and was much higher than his 14.66-point season scoring average. Ryan ranks #17 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Matt Ryan

Top Player Comparison

Matty Ice and Co.
Points
% of total points 157.64
1
Calvin Ridley
WR
28.3
15.33
18%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
26.5
16.5
16.8%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
25.84
15.18
16.4%
4
D'Andre Swift
RB
20.2
11.58
12.8%
GloriouslyVictorious
Points
% of total points 102.8
1
Darren Waller
TE
26.5
12.93
25.8%
2
Antonio Brown
WR
17.8
9.24
17.3%
3
James Robinson
RB
12.8
14
12.5%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
8.1
13.98
7.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Darren Waller had a 35-yard touchdown catch for GloriouslyVictorious, contributing to a 26.50-0.00 lead for GloriouslyVictorious.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which Matty Ice and Co. owned a 117.74-71.60 lead. For Matty Ice and Co., Rodrigo Blankenship had a 53-yard field goal. Antonio Brown made the highlight reel for GloriouslyVictorious with a 46-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
DeAndre Hopkins had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 45-yard catch for Matty Ice and Co. to contribute to a 144.24-95.10 lead for the team.
Monday
Ben Roethlisberger had a 23-yard touchdown pass for GloriouslyVictorious.

Points By Position

  Matty Ice and Co.   GloriouslyVictorious

What If

Matty Ice and Co. would have beaten seven other teams besides GloriouslyVictorious this week.
GloriouslyVictorious would have lost to nine other teams besides Matty Ice and Co. this week.
If Matty Ice and Co. played GloriouslyVictorious every week this season, they'd be 6-8.
Matty Ice and Co. would be 5-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as GloriouslyVictorious.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Matty Ice and Co., GloriouslyVictorious would be 7-5.
If Matty Ice and Co. had played every team in the league each week, they would be 81-80.
If they played every team every week, GloriouslyVictorious would be 97-57.

Coach Talk

Matty Ice and Co.
Kudos on assembling a lineup that won by nearly 55 points this past week. We consider that to be a job done right.
GloriouslyVictorious
Happy holidays, GloriouslyVictorious! We hope the GM of Matty Ice and Co. will write a thank-you card for the generous 102.8-point gift this past week.