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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Philly Phresh
6-9 90
95.37
 
VS
proj
Hakuna Matata
63 3-12
83.46

Hakuna Matata succumb to Philly Phresh in 90.0-63.0 landslide

Hakuna Matata failed to bring their A game, falling short of projections, as Philly Phresh cruised to a 90.0-63.0 victory. Philly Phresh got out to a 6-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Ezekiel Elliott (11 points) and Greg Zuerlein (8) and never looked back. Matt Gay (10 points) and the Denver Broncos defense (9) led the way for Hakuna Matata in defeat. This marks the second time this season Philly Phresh have knocked off Hakuna Matata, after winning 88-66.5 in their last matchup. Philly Phresh ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 6-9. Hakuna Matata will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 3-12.

Matchup Timeline

  Philly Phresh   Hakuna Matata

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The 49ers defense (13 Pts Allowed, 275 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) scored 18 points against the Falcons in Week 15. Their scoring output just beat their 16.76-point projection and was higher than their 12.73-point season scoring average. The 49ers defense will face the Titans next week.
The San Francisco 49ers defense

Top Player Comparison

Philly Phresh
Points
% of total points 90
1
Travis Kelce
TE
22
9.16
24.4%
2
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
18
16.76
20%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
11
8.62
12.2%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
8
8.68
8.9%
Hakuna Matata
Points
% of total points 63
1
Matt Gay
K
10
8.56
15.9%
2
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
9
12.29
14.3%
3
Josh Allen
QB
8
9.75
12.7%
4
C.J. Mosley
LB
8
6.53
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Josh Allen had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Hakuna Matata, who trailed 31.0-25.0 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Joe Burrow had a 56-yard touchdown pass for Philly Phresh, helping the team to a 61.0-42.0 lead.

Points By Position

  Philly Phresh   Hakuna Matata

StatSmack

There's a pattern emerging. In their two matchup wins against Hakuna Matata, Philly Phresh averaged more points (89) than they usually score (83.27).
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Philly Phresh (6-9) have a better record than Hakuna Matata (3-12).
Philly Phresh don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Hakuna Matata (4 vs 2).
Philly Phresh are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (1) than Hakuna Matata (4).
Philly Phresh should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Hakuna Matata (6 vs 4).
By position, Philly Phresh have outscored Hakuna Matata at RB, TE, and DEF this season.
The starters for Philly Phresh had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Hakuna Matata (2).
Don't worry Hakuna Matata, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Philly Phresh
Listen, Philly Phresh, we do appreciate the confidence. Deploying a player with zero points (Shaquil Barrett), while still getting the W... that's borderline arrogant.
Hakuna Matata
Unless Hakuna Matata wants to go full diva-mode, then "not seeing many chances" isn't really an excuse this time around. Our trio of pass-catchers (two WR and one TE) combined to receive a hearty 16 targets in Week 15. Timing and chemistry appear to be issues as that group recorded just 10 receptions.