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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
PANTHERS
8-7 159.06
159.33
 
VS
proj
Seattle Cyclones
121.24 6-9
113.38

PANTHERS beat Seattle Cyclones for third straight win in 159.06-121.24 landslide

PANTHERS extended their win streak to three games with a dominant win over Seattle Cyclones, rolling to a 159.06-121.24 victory. PANTHERS were led by Travis Kelce, who caught 10 passes for 191 yards and 2 touchdowns for 39.1 points, and Jonathan Taylor, who ran for 170 yards and a touchdown (27 points), while Cooper Kupp (9 Rec, 136 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (13 Pts Allowed, 318 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) did everything they could for Seattle Cyclones in the loss. PANTHERS ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 8-7. Seattle Cyclones will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  PANTHERS   Seattle Cyclones

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 98 yards and a touchdown against the , Valdes-Scantling put up 18.3 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.77-point projection and was much higher than his 5.21-point season scoring average. Valdes-Scantling will be on bye next week.
Marquez Valdes-Scantling

Top Player Comparison

PANTHERS
Points
% of total points 159.06
1
Travis Kelce
TE
39.1
14.74
24.6%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
27
20.05
17%
3
Christian Kirk
WR
19.9
11.86
12.5%
4
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR
18.3
8.77
11.5%
Seattle Cyclones
Points
% of total points 121.24
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
32.2
19.41
26.6%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
17
7.15
14%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
16.8
14.2
13.9%
4
Chris Boswell
K
15
8.03
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Jonathan Taylor had a 67-yard touchdown run for PANTHERS to contribute to a 32.40-16.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Christian Kirk had a 26-yard touchdown catch for PANTHERS, who trailed 73.70-71.20 after the early action.

Points By Position

  PANTHERS   Seattle Cyclones

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. PANTHERS scored more in this matchup (159.06) than their season average (143.05).
PANTHERS are on fire, winning three in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Seattle Cyclones need some help then, averaging just 115.88 versus PANTHERS's 143.05.
Even the machines think PANTHERS have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (146.79) than Seattle Cyclones (119.68).
In dire times, at least PANTHERS keep it close. They've been blown out less times than Seattle Cyclones (4 vs 7).
PANTHERS have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Seattle Cyclones (79 vs 64).
By position, PANTHERS have outscored Seattle Cyclones at QB, WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
PANTHERS has a higher average scoring margin (4) than Seattle Cyclones this season (-9).
The starters for PANTHERS had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Seattle Cyclones (2).
Hey Seattle Cyclones, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

PANTHERS
We do appreciate the confidence this past week, PANTHERS. It takes a certain sort of moxie to play a starter with zero points (Sammy Watkins), while still earning the win.
Seattle Cyclones
Wait, our quarterback tossed one interception and no touchdowns? I suppose we're presented with a couple of options here. Was Russell Wilson actually that shaky in the pocket, or were the Rams just that great defending the pass? What do you think, Seattle Cyclones... should we continue to start him with confidence?