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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Steel Reign
9-6 174.65
143.45
 
VS
proj
Cocks
126.45 9-5
142.65

Steel Reign outperform expectations, knock off Cocks in 174.65-126.45 blowout

Steel Reign stepped up and exceeded their projected point total, rolling to a 174.65-126.45 victory over Cocks, who fell short of projections. Cocks pulled out to a 16.35-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but it was all Steel Reign after that. They were led by Cooper Kupp (34.7 points) and Christian Kirk (24.4). Travis Kelce (41.1 points) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (16) carried the flag for Cocks in the loss. This marks the first time this season Steel Reign have knocked off Cocks, after falling 125.8-120.7 in their last matchup. Steel Reign will look to clinch the league title next week.

Matchup Timeline

  Steel Reign   Cocks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kirk overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 24.4 points against his 14.27-point projection. During a 30-12 loss to the Lions, he caught 9 passes for 94 yards and a touchdown. Kirk ranks #75 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Christian Kirk

Top Player Comparison

Steel Reign
Points
% of total points 174.65
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
34.7
23.52
19.9%
2
Christian Kirk
WR
24.4
14.27
14%
3
Josh Reynolds
WR
18.8
9.12
10.8%
4
Matt Ryan
QB
17.8
22.15
10.2%
Cocks
Points
% of total points 126.45
1
Travis Kelce
TE
41.1
17.81
32.5%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
16
6.42
12.7%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
14.75
29.23
11.7%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
13.5
18.98
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Christian Kirk had a 26-yard touchdown catch for Steel Reign, while Josh Reynolds had a 22-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 65.75-49.40 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Matt Ryan had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass for Steel Reign, while Evan McPherson had a 58-yard field goal and a 53-yard field goal, contributing to a 119.45-69.15 lead for Steel Reign.

Points By Position

  Steel Reign   Cocks

Game Notes

Steel Reign had seven of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Cocks had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Cocks can partially blame the loss on Ryan Succop, who didn't score any points.
Steel Reign put up more points than their season scoring average (141.99) while Cocks fell short of theirs (134.8).
Steel Reign recorded more points than their projected total, while Cocks fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 48.2-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This victory snaps a three-game losing slide for Steel Reign, while the loss breaks a five-game unbeaten streak for Cocks.
Not only did Steel Reign get the win, but they also covered the 0.8-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Steel Reign moves to (5-2), while Cocks falls to (3-3).
Despite the loss, Travis Kelce recorded 41.1 points, the second-highest scoring output for any tight end this year.

Coach Talk

Steel Reign
Bravo on assembling a lineup that won by over 48 points this past week. We deem that to be a job well done.
Cocks
Whoa now, talk about under-utilized: The starting backfield for Cocks collectively logged just one single target this past week.