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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Slapnuts
7-8 296
303.01
 
VS
proj
With Myself
278 6-9
279.34

Slapnuts defeat With Myself, 296-278

Slapnuts earned a hard-fought win over With Myself, securing a 296-278 victory. Slapnuts never trailed in this one after grabbing a 29-point lead on Thursday behind George Kittle. Raheem Mostert (38 points) and Jared Goff (35) were the top scorers for With Myself in the loss. This marks the second time this season Slapnuts have taken down With Myself, after winning 310-282 in their last matchup. Slapnuts improve to 7-8 for the season, while With Myself fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Slapnuts   With Myself

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 11 tackles and recording a sack against the Chiefs, Kirksey tallied 36 points this week. His scoring output was 65.2% more than his 21.79-point projection and was much higher than his 20.64-point season scoring average. Kirksey ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Titans next week.
Christian Kirksey

Top Player Comparison

Slapnuts
Points
% of total points 296
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
39
25.17
13.2%
2
Christian Kirksey
LB
36
21.79
12.2%
3
Taylor Heinicke
QB
29
33.13
9.8%
4
George Kittle
TE
29
13.24
9.8%
With Myself
Points
% of total points 278
1
Raheem Mostert
RB
38
16.31
13.7%
2
Jared Goff
QB
35
37.49
12.6%
3
Quay Walker
LB
33
19.4
11.9%
4
Lavonte David
LB
30
21.45
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
George Kittle had a 54-yard touchdown catch and a 28-yard touchdown catch for Slapnuts to contribute to a 29-0 lead for the team.
Saturday
Dalvin Cook had a 64-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard run for Slapnuts to contribute to a 119-52 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Slapnuts owned a 241-130 lead. For Slapnuts, DeVonta Smith had a 45-yard catch. Jared Goff made the highlight reel for With Myself with a 51-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday night, but after all was said and done, Slapnuts boasted a 287-245 lead. For Slapnuts, Taylor Heinicke had a 61-yard pass. Graham Gano made the highlight reel for With Myself with a pair of 50-yard field goals.

Points By Position

  Slapnuts   With Myself

Game Notes

Only six of the 15 starting players on Slapnuts exceeded their projected scoring totals.
With Myself had only seven of their 15 starters score higher than their projected points.
Slapnuts put up more points than their season scoring average (282.17) while With Myself fell short of theirs (285.7).
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Slapnuts. They won, but did not cover the 23.67-point projected margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Slapnuts
Props on deploying a lineup that won by 18 points this past week. We did what we needed to do and took care of business.
With Myself
Happy holidays, With Myself! We hope the GM of Slapnuts will write a thank-you card for the generous 278-point gift this past week.