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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Derek's Brilliant Team
10-5 134.34
123.75
 
VS
proj
Matt's Mind-Blowing Team
104.9 11-4
118.04

Matt's Mind-Blowing Team lose to Derek's Brilliant Team in 134.34-104.90 beatdown

There's no sugarcoating it, Matt's Mind-Blowing Team underperformed, at least based on projections, as Derek's Brilliant Team cruised to a 134.34-104.90 victory. Derek's Brilliant Team jumped out to a 32.30-point lead on Thursday behind 32.3 points from George Kittle (4 Rec, 93 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Jason Myers (2-2 FG, 51 long, 1-1 XP) and never looked back. Kirk Cousins (460 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Chris Godwin (8 Rec, 83 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Matt's Mind-Blowing Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season Derek's Brilliant Team have beaten Matt's Mind-Blowing Team, after falling 83.84-73.92 in their last matchup. Derek's Brilliant Team (10-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Matt's Mind-Blowing Team (11-4) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Derek's Brilliant Team   Matt's Mind-Blowing Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 336 yards , running for 33 yards and scoring 3 touchdowns against the Texans, Mahomes recorded 32.74 points this week. His scoring output was 30.6% more than his 25.07-point projection and was higher than his 24.28-point season scoring average. Mahomes ranks #3 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Patrick Mahomes

Top Player Comparison

Derek's Brilliant Team
Points
% of total points 134.34
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
32.74
25.07
24.4%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
24.3
18.73
18.1%
3
George Kittle
TE
23.3
8.15
17.3%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
12
16.29
8.9%
Matt's Mind-Blowing Team
Points
% of total points 104.9
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
34.4
18.28
32.8%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
18.3
12.24
17.4%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.1
12.34
13.4%
4
Tony Pollard
RB
12.6
13.52
12%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
George Kittle had a 54-yard touchdown catch and a 28-yard touchdown catch for Derek's Brilliant Team, while Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal, helping to give Derek's Brilliant Team a 32.30-0.00 lead.
Saturday
Kirk Cousins had a 64-yard touchdown pass and a 63-yard pass for Matt's Mind-Blowing Team, who trailed 66.50-42.60 after Saturday's games.
Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Derek's Brilliant Team to contribute to a 113.64-72.80 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Derek's Brilliant Team   Matt's Mind-Blowing Team

What If

Derek's Brilliant Team would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Matt's Mind-Blowing Team would have lost to three other teams besides Derek's Brilliant Team this week.
If they played Matt's Mind-Blowing Team every week, Derek's Brilliant Team would be 9-6 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Derek's Brilliant Team would have gotten the victory over Matt's Mind-Blowing Team 112.28-107.2.
Derek's Brilliant Team would be 10-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Matt's Mind-Blowing Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Derek's Brilliant Team, Matt's Mind-Blowing Team would be 12-1.
If Derek's Brilliant Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 97-38.
If they played every team every week, Matt's Mind-Blowing Team would be 94-41.

Coach Talk

Derek's Brilliant Team
Whoa, the Texans defense didn't know what hit 'em! 36 connections on 41 attempts: good enough for an 88 percent completion percentage for Patrick Mahomes. We know the GM of Derek's Brilliant Team is appreciative of the attention to detail.
Matt's Mind-Blowing Team
Happy holidays, Matt's Mind-Blowing Team! We hope the GM of Derek's Brilliant Team will write a thank-you card for the generous 104.9-point gift this past week.