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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Trevor's Nifty Team
10-5 118.8
112.61
 
VS
proj
Kaiba_Boy's Team
82.84 8-7
107.81

Trevor's Nifty Team defeat Kaiba_Boy's Team for third straight win in 118.80-82.84 blowout

Trevor's Nifty Team extended their win streak to three games with an easy win over Kaiba_Boy's Team, cruising to a 118.80-82.84 victory. It didn't take long to figure out who would have the advantage in this matchup, as Trevor's Nifty Team jumped out to a 30.60-point lead on Thursday behind Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 410 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 32 yards. Jalen Hurts (296 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 38 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (13 Pts Allowed, 318 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) led the charge for Kaiba_Boy's Team in defeat. This marks the first time this season Trevor's Nifty Team have taken down Kaiba_Boy's Team, after falling 141.9-115.24 in their last matchup. Trevor's Nifty Team (10-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Kaiba_Boy's Team will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 8-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Trevor's Nifty Team   Kaiba_Boy's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Andrews overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 30.6 points against his 12.14-point projection. During a 31-30 loss to the Packers, he caught 10 passes for 136 yards and 2 touchdowns. Andrews ranks #31 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Mark Andrews

Top Player Comparison

Trevor's Nifty Team
Points
% of total points 118.8
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
30.6
24.05
25.8%
2
Mark Andrews
TE
30.6
12.14
25.8%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
14
15.66
11.8%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
11.5
15.43
9.7%
Kaiba_Boy's Team
Points
% of total points 82.84
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
28.64
21.47
34.6%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
16
6.43
19.3%
3
George Kittle
TE
12.3
14.95
14.8%
4
DJ Moore
WR
9.8
10.52
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Patrick Mahomes had a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 69-yard pass for Trevor's Nifty Team to contribute to a 30.60-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Mark Andrews had a 43-yard catch for Trevor's Nifty Team to contribute to a 94.10-54.20 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Trevor's Nifty Team   Kaiba_Boy's Team

Game Notes

Trevor's Nifty Team won despite the fact that only three of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Kaiba_Boy's Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Trevor's Nifty Team had one starter score zero points, while Kaiba_Boy's Team had two.
Trevor's Nifty Team put up more points than their season scoring average (112.84) while Kaiba_Boy's Team fell short of theirs (100.33).
Trevor's Nifty Team put up more points than their projected total, while Kaiba_Boy's Team failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 35.96-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Trevor's Nifty Team get the win, but they also easily covered the 4.81-point forecasted margin of victory.
Trevor's Nifty Team moves to (5-5) in blowout games this season, while Kaiba_Boy's Team falls to (5-6).
A bright spot in the defeat, Jalen Hurts recorded 28.64 points, the fifth-best score in the league this week.

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