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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Matt's Team
8-7 108.2
93.82
 
VS
proj
Colonel Sanders
89.85 8-7
91.85

Back-and-forth battle ends with Matt's Team beating Colonel Sanders, 108.20-89.85

What a battle! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Matt's Team earned a hard-fought win over Colonel Sanders, earning a 108.20-89.85 victory. Matt's Team were led by Joe Burrow (23.8 points) and George Kittle (21.3), while Christian McCaffrey (108 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 30 Rec Yds) and Justin Herbert (313 Pass Yds) carried the flag for Colonel Sanders in the loss. This marks the first time this season Matt's Team have gotten the best of Colonel Sanders, after falling 86.7-85.05 in their last matchup. Matt's Team will look to keep the streak alive in the Championship next week, while Colonel Sanders attempt to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Matt's Team   Colonel Sanders

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thielen (3 Rec, 41 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 10.1 points in a 39-36 win over the Colts in Week 15. His scoring output was 24.7% more than his 8.1-point projection and was much higher than his 6.71-point season scoring average. Thielen ranks #85 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Matt's Team
Points
% of total points 108.2
1
Joe Burrow
QB
23.8
22.17
22%
2
George Kittle
TE
21.3
6.38
19.7%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
13.1
12.06
12.1%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
13
15.56
12%
Colonel Sanders
Points
% of total points 89.85
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
19.8
16.04
22%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
13.85
23.28
15.4%
3
Graham Gano
K
12
7.49
13.4%
4
Tony Pollard
RB
10.6
12.02
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
George Kittle had a 54-yard touchdown catch and a 28-yard touchdown catch for Matt's Team, who trailed 28.80-21.30 after Thursday Night Football.
Saturday
Tyreek Hill had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Matt's Team, helping the team to a 44.30-34.60 lead.
Sunday Early
Taysom Hill had a 68-yard touchdown pass for Colonel Sanders to contribute to a 64.00-62.40 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Graham Gano had multiple 50-yard field goals for Colonel Sanders, who trailed 108.20-89.85 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Matt's Team   Colonel Sanders

What If

Matt's Team would have beaten five other teams besides Colonel Sanders this week.
Colonel Sanders would have lost to just two other teams besides Matt's Team this week.
Matt's Team would be 8-7 if they played Colonel Sanders every week.
Matt's Team would be 6-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Colonel Sanders.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Matt's Team, Colonel Sanders would be 7-6.
If Matt's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 88-73.
If they played every team every week, Colonel Sanders would be 81-80.

Coach Talk

Matt's Team
Nice job, Matt's Team. Props on deploying a starting crew that won by more than 18 points in Week 15.
Colonel Sanders
Tis the season, Colonel Sanders! We hope the GM of Matt's Team will write a thank-you card for the generous gift you let them have this past week.