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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
CardinalFan
7-8 75.35
85.93
 
VS
proj
AvengerRam
41.78 6-9
79.34

CardinalFan manage to beat AvengerRam 75.35-41.78 despite falling short of projections

Both teams failed to bring their A game, but CardinalFan did enough to knock off AvengerRam. Predicted to win 85.93-79.34, CardinalFan emerged victorious with a 75.35-41.78 victory over AvengerRam. AvengerRam nabbed a 1.20-point lead on Thursday, but CardinalFan held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Brandin Cooks, who caught 7 passes for 102 yards and 2 touchdowns for 23.2 points, and Craig Reynolds, who ran for 112 yards (12.7 points). Matthew Stafford (14.58 points) and Davante Adams (10.4) led the charge for AvengerRam in the loss. This marks the first time this season CardinalFan have gotten the best of AvengerRam, after falling 120.42-89.06 in their last matchup. CardinalFan improve to 7-8 for the season, while AvengerRam fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  CardinalFan   AvengerRam

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kmet scored 7.1 points in a 17-9 loss to the Vikings to beat his 4.42-point projection. He caught 6 passes for 71 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on CardinalFan this week. Kmet will face the Seahawks in Week 16.
Cole Kmet

Top Player Comparison

CardinalFan
Points
% of total points 75.35
1
Brandin Cooks
WR
23.2
8.65
30.8%
2
Craig Reynolds
RB
12.7
8.16
16.9%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
8.96
16.48
11.9%
4
Cole Kmet
TE
7.1
4.42
9.4%
AvengerRam
Points
% of total points 41.78
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
14.58
18.12
34.9%
2
Davante Adams
WR
10.4
14.76
24.9%
3
Terry McLaurin
WR
5.1
9.84
12.2%
4
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
4
4.47
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Brandin Cooks had a 43-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch for CardinalFan, helping the team to a 59.76-9.00 lead.

Points By Position

  CardinalFan   AvengerRam

Game Notes

Just four of the 10 starters on CardinalFan exceeded their scoring projections.
AvengerRam had only zero of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was AvengerRam even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
Not only did CardinalFan get the W, but they also easily covered the 6.59-point predicted margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Matthew Stafford put up 14.58 points, the second-best score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

CardinalFan
Hey, this sport is all about creating mismatches, right? Thanks to some monster yardage production from our ball-carriers, our team created a big disparity this week. Our three starting backs put up 169 more total yards than the RBs of AvengerRam (208 yards from scrimmage to only 39), as we ultimately royally dominated them at the position, 21.8 points to 3.9.
AvengerRam
It's entirely possible that AvengerRam might be a better GM in the NFL than in fantasy football. With just 11 total targets in Week 15, their three wide receivers apparently did a superb job blocking downfield and running decoy routes.