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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Spoon
5-10 98
77.82
 
VS
proj
Philly Phresh
95.5 7-8
93

Spoon come back to win against Philly Phresh in 98.0-95.5 nailbiter

Spoon exceeded their projected point total, rallying to earn a 98.0-95.5 victory over Philly Phresh. After trailing 95.5-81.0 heading into Monday night, Spoon roared back behind the Los Angeles Rams defense (17 points). Justin Jefferson (18 points) and Saquon Barkley (14) carried the flag for Philly Phresh in the loss. This marks the first time this season Spoon have gotten the best of Philly Phresh, after falling 94.5-54.5 in their last matchup. Spoon ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 5-10. Philly Phresh will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Spoon   Philly Phresh

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 6 tackles and recording 2 sacks against the Bears, Sweat recorded 11 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 3.41-point projection and was much higher than his 3.97-point season scoring average. Sweat ranks #1 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Josh Sweat

Top Player Comparison

Spoon
Points
% of total points 98
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
17
9.72
17.3%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
16.5
6.72
16.8%
3
Nick Folk
K
13
7.24
13.3%
4
Josh Sweat
DE
11
3.41
11.2%
Philly Phresh
Points
% of total points 95.5
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
18
11.87
18.8%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
14
8.4
14.7%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
13
13.67
13.6%
4
Javon Hargrave
DT
8
2.96
8.4%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Kirk Cousins had a 64-yard touchdown pass and a 63-yard pass for Spoon, contributing to a 35.0-31.0 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Dak Prescott had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Philly Phresh, helping the team to a 70.5-49.0 lead.
Sunday Late
Nick Folk had a 54-yard field goal for Spoon, who trailed 81.5-72.0 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  Spoon   Philly Phresh

Game Notes

More than half (7 of the 12) of the starters on Spoon scored higher than their projected point totals.
Philly Phresh had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The matchup's 2.5-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
This win ends a streak of two consecutive losses for Spoon.
Spoon moves to (1-2) in close games this season, while Philly Phresh falls to (0-2).
For Philly Phresh, Justin Jefferson recorded 18 points, the best overall score for a wide receiver this week.

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