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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
mason's Legit Team
11-4 133.2
111.94
 
VS
proj
The Hurts Locker
118.3 8-7
121.55

mason's Legit Team defeat The Hurts Locker for fourth straight win, 133.2-118.3

mason's Legit Team extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought win over The Hurts Locker, coming out on top with a 133.2-118.3 victory. The Hurts Locker grabbed a 23.3-point lead on Thursday, but mason's Legit Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Joe Burrow (28.8 points) and Dalvin Cook (25). Jalen Hurts (315 Pass Yds, 61 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs) and George Kittle (4 Rec, 93 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) carried the flag for The Hurts Locker in the loss. This marks the second time this season mason's Legit Team have beaten The Hurts Locker, after winning 128.38-106.46 in their last matchup. mason's Legit Team (11-4) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while The Hurts Locker (8-7) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  mason's Legit Team   The Hurts Locker

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Colts in Week 15, Cook scored 25 points to beat his 14.62-point projection. He racked up 190 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on mason's Legit Team this week. Cook will battle the Giants in Week 16.
Dalvin Cook

Top Player Comparison

mason's Legit Team
Points
% of total points 133.2
1
Joe Burrow
QB
28.8
22.43
21.6%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
25
14.62
18.8%
3
Juwan Johnson
TE
20.7
6.33
15.5%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.1
12.35
10.6%
The Hurts Locker
Points
% of total points 118.3
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
34.7
26.98
29.3%
2
George Kittle
TE
23.3
8.14
19.7%
3
James Conner
RB
16.6
13.69
14%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
14
18.31
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
George Kittle had a 54-yard touchdown catch and a 28-yard touchdown catch for The Hurts Locker, helping The Hurts Locker to a 23.3-0.0 lead.
Saturday
Dalvin Cook had a 64-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard run for mason's Legit Team to contribute to a 39.8-23.3 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Jalen Hurts had a 22-yard touchdown run and a 68-yard pass for The Hurts Locker, who trailed 74.6-72.0 after the early games.

Points By Position

  mason's Legit Team   The Hurts Locker

Game Notes

mason's Legit Team won despite the fact that only four of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
The Hurts Locker had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
mason's Legit Team scored more points than their projected total, while The Hurts Locker fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 14.9-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
For The Hurts Locker, Jalen Hurts scored 34.7 points, the fourth-best score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

mason's Legit Team
Nice job, mason's Legit Team. Kudos on deploying a lineup that won by nearly 15 points this past week. Let's tip our cap to the GM of The Hurts Locker, take this W in stride, and continue the march towards a fantasy championship.
The Hurts Locker
Happy holidays, The Hurts Locker! We hope the GM of mason's Legit Team will pen a thank-you card for the gift of a fantasy football victory this past week.