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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Pitts and giggles
6-9 116
91.94
 
VS
proj
KITTLE ME DIS
95 10-4-1
85.86

Pitts and giggles earn win over KITTLE ME DIS in 116-95 runaway

Both teams showed up and beat projections, but it was Pitts and giggles who came out on top, rolling to a 116-95 victory over KITTLE ME DIS. KITTLE ME DIS leapt out to a 34-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 31 points from George Kittle (4 Rec, 93 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and the San Francisco 49ers defense (13 Pts Allowed, 277 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers). But Pitts and giggles held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Kirk Cousins (48 points) and Justin Jefferson (19). This marks the first time this season Pitts and giggles have gotten the best of KITTLE ME DIS, after falling 91-79 in their last matchup. Pitts and giggles will look to not lose that winning feeling in the Championship next week, while KITTLE ME DIS attempt to rebound and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Pitts and giggles   KITTLE ME DIS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cousins (460 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) scored 48 points against the Colts in Week 15. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 23.79-point projection and was much higher than his 22.4-point season scoring average. Cousins ranks #13 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Kirk Cousins

Top Player Comparison

Pitts and giggles
Points
% of total points 116
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
48
23.79
41.4%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
19
15.1
16.4%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
17
11.63
14.7%
4
Isiah Pacheco
RB
13
11.32
11.2%
KITTLE ME DIS
Points
% of total points 95
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
37
31.24
38.9%
2
George Kittle
TE
23
5.94
24.2%
3
Garrett Wilson
WR
10
8.31
10.5%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
8
9.35
8.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
George Kittle had a 54-yard touchdown catch and a 28-yard touchdown catch for KITTLE ME DIS, helping to stake KITTLE ME DIS to a 34-0 lead.
Saturday
Kirk Cousins had a 64-yard touchdown pass and a 63-yard pass for Pitts and giggles to contribute to a 67-34 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 20-yard touchdown pass for KITTLE ME DIS, who trailed 99-81 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  Pitts and giggles   KITTLE ME DIS

Game Notes

Pitts and giggles had five of their eight starting players score higher than their projected points.
KITTLE ME DIS lost despite four of their eight starters exceeding their points projection.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 21-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The victory snaps a four-game losing skid for Pitts and giggles.
Not only did Pitts and giggles win, but they also easily covered the 6.08-point forecasted margin of victory.
Pitts and giggles moves to (4-1) in blowout games this year, while KITTLE ME DIS falls to (1-2).
Despite the loss, Patrick Mahomes scored 37 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Pitts and giggles
You know what, Pitts and giggles, we do respect the confidence. Deploying a starter with zero points (Jeff Driskel), while still earning the W... that's a bit too risky for us traditionalists.
KITTLE ME DIS
With literally no passes thrown their direction this past week the starting running backs for KITTLE ME DIS should smooth things over with their quarterbacks... and remind them to start checking down more frequently.