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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
WARRIORS
11-4 112.55
133.46
 
VS
proj
Brees43
83.45 4-11
141.62

WARRIORS manage to defeat Brees43 112.55-83.45

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, falling short of projections, but WARRIORS did enough to beat Brees43, earning a 112.55-83.45 victory. Brees43 took a 4.90-point lead on Thursday, but WARRIORS held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, who allowed only 13 points, surrendered 318 yards, and forced 4 turnovers for 29.85 points, and Mark Andrews, who caught 10 passes for 136 yards and 2 touchdowns (27.6 points). Kyler Murray (257 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and the Cleveland Browns defense (16 Pts Allowed, 328 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) did everything they could for Brees43 in the loss. This marks the third time this season WARRIORS have knocked off Brees43, after winning 169.15-164 in their last matchup. WARRIORS will look to not lose that winning feeling in the Championship next week, while Brees43 seek to rebound and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  WARRIORS   Brees43

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Andrews (10 Rec, 136 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 27.6 points against the Packers in Week 15. His scoring output nearly tripled his 9.67-point projection and was much higher than his 10.95-point season scoring average. Andrews ranks #31 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Mark Andrews

Top Player Comparison

WARRIORS
Points
% of total points 112.55
1
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
29.85
17.7
26.5%
2
Mark Andrews
TE
27.6
9.67
24.5%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
14.2
11.82
12.6%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
13.2
13.17
11.7%
Brees43
Points
% of total points 83.45
1
Kyler Murray
QB
18.15
32.52
21.7%
2
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
16.2
18.45
19.4%
3
Matt Gay
K
10
9.03
12%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
9.1
18.81
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kyler Murray had a 26-yard touchdown pass for Brees43, who trailed 56.65-42.15 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Mark Andrews had a 43-yard catch for WARRIORS to contribute to an 84.55-48.15 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  WARRIORS   Brees43

What If

WARRIORS would have beaten only two other teams besides Brees43 this week.
Brees43 would have lost to five other teams besides WARRIORS this week.
WARRIORS would be 9-6 if they played Brees43 every week.
WARRIORS would be 7-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Brees43.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as WARRIORS, Brees43 would be 8-4.
If WARRIORS had played every team in the league each week, they would be 67-38.
If they played every team every week, Brees43 would be 49-56.

Coach Talk

WARRIORS
Earning the win is most important, WARRIORS, but we've also identified one spot where we should get better as a team: our quarterback was significantly outplayed by the opposition. Our one guys under center combined for just 8.9 points in Week 15, while the QBs for Brees43 doubled us up with a score of 18.15.
Brees43
Well, we certainly can't complain about a lack of opportunities this week, can we? As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR, one TE) collectively got a whopping 24 targets in Week 15. With just 11 total catches, that group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.