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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Westerners
8-7 123.04
155.66
 
VS
proj
Predators
65.86 5-10
88.16

Westerners fall short of projections, find way to knock off Predators in 123.04-65.86 rout

Both teams were unable to meet projections, but Westerners did enough to get the best of Predators, cruising to a 123.04-65.86 victory. Predators grabbed a 2.20-point lead on Thursday, but Westerners held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Jeff Wilson Jr. (110 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Deebo Samuel (29 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 60 Rec Yds). Jonathan Taylor (170 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Josh Jacobs (52 Rush Yds, 42 Rec Yds) led the charge for Predators in the loss. Westerners ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 8-7. Predators will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Westerners   Predators

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 9 points, surrendering 370 yards, and forcing 3 fumbles against the Bears, the Vikings defense recorded 15 points this week. Their scoring output nearly doubled their 7.79-point projection and was much higher than their 6.93-point season scoring average. The Vikings defense will face the Rams next week.
The Minnesota Vikings defense

Top Player Comparison

Westerners
Points
% of total points 123.04
1
Jeff Wilson Jr.
RB
19.9
12.27
16.2%
2
Deebo Samuel
WR
18.9
14.07
15.4%
3
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
15
7.79
12.2%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
13.5
18.98
11%
Predators
Points
% of total points 65.86
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
23
21.07
34.9%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
12.4
15.74
18.8%
3
Mason Crosby
K
7
8.07
10.6%
4
Tom Brady
QB
5.76
23.13
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Jonathan Taylor had a 67-yard touchdown run for Predators, helping the team to a 25.20-7.40 lead.

Points By Position

  Westerners   Predators

Game Notes

Westerners won even though only five of their 15 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Predators had only five of their 15 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Westerners had three starters score zero points, while Predators had six.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Westerners managed to get the win, but did not cover the 67.5-point projected margin of victory.
Westerners moves to (5-3) in blowout games this season, while Predators falls to (3-9).
A bright spot in the loss, Jonathan Taylor (23 points) posted the highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Westerners
Hey, football is all about spotting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by thoroughly dominating Predators at the wide receiver position (46.8 points to 7.8).
Predators
Hey, it's possible that Predators might be a better GM in real football than in fantasy. With only 12 total targets this past week, their eight starting pass-catchers (five WR, three TE) apparently made the bulk of their contributions by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.