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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
What?!
6-9 77.25
91.32
 
VS
proj
Lazy Laughing Lizard
72 1-14
94.37

What?! come back to hand Lazy Laughing Lizard 14th consecutive loss, 77.25-72.00

What?! rallied to earn a 77.25-72.00 victory to hand Lazy Laughing Lizard their 14th straight loss. After trailing 57.00-35.00 heading into Monday night, What?! came storming back behind Nick Chubb (91 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). Kyler Murray (16 points) and Austin Ekeler (15) led the charge for Lazy Laughing Lizard in the loss. This marks the second time this season What?! have beaten Lazy Laughing Lizard, after winning 103-74.5 in their last matchup. What?! ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 6-9. Lazy Laughing Lizard will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 1-14.

Matchup Timeline

  What?!   Lazy Laughing Lizard

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Football Team defense allowed 27 points, surrendered 519 yards, and forced 2 turnovers in a 27-17 loss to the Eagles. In doing so, they put up 13.75 points and scored 30.3% higher than their scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on What?! this week. The Football Team will go up against the Cowboys in Week 16.
The Washington Football Team defense

Top Player Comparison

What?!
Points
% of total points 77.25
1
Nick Chubb
RB
17
15.79
22%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.5
14.4
18.8%
3
The Washington Football Team defense
DEF
13.75
10.55
17.8%
4
Kyle Pitts
TE
8.5
6.95
11%
Lazy Laughing Lizard
Points
% of total points 72
1
Kyler Murray
QB
16
26.83
22.2%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
15
12.74
20.8%
3
Davante Adams
WR
12.5
16.72
17.4%
4
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
12.5
14.68
17.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kyler Murray had a 26-yard touchdown pass for Lazy Laughing Lizard, contributing to a 26.00-21.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Kyle Pitts had a 49-yard catch for What?!, who trailed 57.00-30.00 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  What?!   Lazy Laughing Lizard

Game Notes

What?! had five of their nine starting players exceed their projected points.
Lazy Laughing Lizard had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as What?! had one starter score zero points, while Lazy Laughing Lizard had three.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Lazy Laughing Lizard ranked 7th in the league in points scored this week, while What?! ranked 6th.
The win puts an end to a three-game losing skid for What?!.
What?! moves to (3-0) in comeback games this year, while Lazy Laughing Lizard falls to (0-9).
Despite the loss, Kyler Murray (16 points) recorded the fifth-best score for a QB this week.

Coach Talk

What?!
Hey, the key to football is taking advantage of the mismatches. Case in point: we really emphasized that by doubling up Lazy Laughing Lizard at running back this past week (31.5 points to 15).
Lazy Laughing Lizard
It's entirely possible that Lazy Laughing Lizard may be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Accumulating only 14 total targets in Week 15, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently helped their teams' causes by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.