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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
SpikeitlikeGronk
12-3 154.04
114.31
 
VS
proj
Liam's Genius Team
84.34 7-8
121.7

SpikeitlikeGronk brush off projections, earn win over Liam's Genius Team in 154.04-84.34 rout

SpikeitlikeGronk rose to the occasion, cruising to a 154.04-84.34 victory over Liam's Genius Team, who fell short of projections. SpikeitlikeGronk never trailed in this one after taking a 23.30-point lead on Thursday behind George Kittle. Jaylen Waddle (18.9 points) and James Conner (16.6) did their part for Liam's Genius Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season SpikeitlikeGronk have beaten Liam's Genius Team, after winning 104.02-79.82 in their last matchup. SpikeitlikeGronk (12-3) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Liam's Genius Team will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  SpikeitlikeGronk   Liam's Genius Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cook overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 25 points against his 14.61-point projection. In a 39-36 win over the Colts, he racked up 190 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass. Cook ranks #31 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Dalvin Cook

Top Player Comparison

SpikeitlikeGronk
Points
% of total points 154.04
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
25
14.61
16.2%
2
George Kittle
TE
23.3
8.15
15.1%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
22.6
16.57
14.7%
4
Dak Prescott
QB
22.24
21.93
14.4%
Liam's Genius Team
Points
% of total points 84.34
1
Jaylen Waddle
WR
18.9
11.52
22.4%
2
James Conner
RB
16.6
13.69
19.7%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
14
18.3
16.6%
4
Deshaun Watson
QB
12.64
20.25
15%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
George Kittle had a 54-yard touchdown catch and a 28-yard touchdown catch for SpikeitlikeGronk, helping to give the team a 23.30-0.00 lead.
Saturday
Both teams had players with big-time plays Saturday, but after the results were tallied, SpikeitlikeGronk boasted a 48.30-37.54 lead. For SpikeitlikeGronk, Dalvin Cook had a 64-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard run. Jaylen Waddle made the highlight reel for Liam's Genius Team with a 67-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 68-yard catch for SpikeitlikeGronk, while Dak Prescott had a 20-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 125.94-38.94 lead for SpikeitlikeGronk.

Points By Position

  SpikeitlikeGronk   Liam's Genius Team

What If

SpikeitlikeGronk would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Liam's Genius Team would have lost to seven other teams besides SpikeitlikeGronk this week.
If they played Liam's Genius Team every week, SpikeitlikeGronk would be 10-5 this season.
Last week, SpikeitlikeGronk would have beaten Liam's Genius Team 117.38-101.4.
SpikeitlikeGronk would be 9-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Liam's Genius Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as SpikeitlikeGronk, Liam's Genius Team would be 8-5.
If SpikeitlikeGronk had played every team in the league each week, they would be 94-41.
If they played every team every week, Liam's Genius Team would be 72-63.

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