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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Head Bussa
8-7 130.68
97.31
 
VS
proj
Salehs squad
71.28 4-11
108.96

Head Bussa knock off Salehs squad in 130.68-71.28 beatdown

Head Bussa showed up, rolling to a 130.68-71.28 victory over Salehs squad, who fell short of projections. Head Bussa earned a 17.32-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Christian Kirk (24.4 points) and Ameer Abdullah (15.5) and never gave it up. Aaron Jones (15 points) and Kyler Murray (13.58) carried the flag for Salehs squad in defeat. This marks the second time this season Head Bussa have gotten the best of Salehs squad, after winning 143.42-65.6 in their last matchup. Head Bussa improve to 8-7 for the season, while Salehs squad fall to 4-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Head Bussa   Salehs squad

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Saints defense (0 Pts Allowed, 302 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 18 points against the Buccaneers in Week 15. Their scoring output more-than-quadrupled their 3.89-point projection and was much higher than their 7.6-point season scoring average. The Saints defense ranks #6 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
The New Orleans Saints defense

Top Player Comparison

Head Bussa
Points
% of total points 130.68
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
32.8
18.31
25.1%
2
Christian Kirk
WR
24.4
13.84
18.7%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
18
3.89
13.8%
4
Ameer Abdullah
RB
15.5
6.62
11.9%
Salehs squad
Points
% of total points 71.28
1
Aaron Jones
RB
15
17.58
21%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
13.58
24.79
19.1%
3
Diontae Johnson
WR
9.8
16.66
13.7%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
9
7.47
12.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was Head Bussa who owned the lead, 47.70-30.38. Christian Kirk had a 26-yard touchdown catch for Head Bussa, while Ameer Abdullah had a 23-yard touchdown catch. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for Salehs squad with a 26-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Joe Burrow had a 56-yard touchdown pass for Head Bussa, contributing to a 67.48-45.38 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Head Bussa   Salehs squad

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starters on Head Bussa exceeded their scoring projections.
Salehs squad had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
Head Bussa had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Salehs squad.
Head Bussa put up more points than their season scoring average (114.9) while Salehs squad fell short of theirs (109.8).
Head Bussa recorded more points than their projected total, while Salehs squad fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 59.4-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This victory ends a streak of two consecutive losses for Head Bussa.
In blowout games this season, Head Bussa moves to (4-4), while Salehs squad falls to (2-6).
For Salehs squad, Aaron Jones registered 15 points, the fifth-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Head Bussa
Hey, it's good to be confident, Head Bussa. Deploying a starter with zero points (Tyler Higbee), while still earning a W... talk about arrogant.
Salehs squad
There's a real chance that Salehs squad would be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Accumulating only 16 targets as a group in Week 15, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently helped their teams' causes by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.