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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Rabbit King
10-5 351.35
339.92
 
VS
proj
The Steele Curtain
270.07 6-9
279.99

Rabbit King beat The Steele Curtain for seventh straight win, 351.35-270.07

Rabbit King extended their win streak to seven games with a hard-fought win over The Steele Curtain, earning a 351.35-270.07 victory. The Steele Curtain took a 49.55-point lead on Thursday, but Rabbit King held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by the Cleveland Browns defense (42.1 points) and Andy Dalton (37.89). Geno Smith (56.05 points) and Taysom Hill (30.09) were the leaders for The Steele Curtain in the loss. Rabbit King (10-5) will look to keep it rolling against Agent Orange in the playoffs. The Steele Curtain will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Rabbit King   The Steele Curtain

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While not recording an offensive stat against the Colts, Nwangwu put up 15.9 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.21-point projection and was much higher than his 5.8-point season scoring average. Nwangwu will face the Giants next week.
Kene Nwangwu

Top Player Comparison

Rabbit King
Points
% of total points 351.35
1
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
42.1
39.84
12%
2
Andy Dalton
QB
37.89
58.71
10.8%
3
Jaylen Waddle
WR
28.4
17.84
8.1%
4
Justin Jefferson
WR
27.8
23.65
7.9%
The Steele Curtain
Points
% of total points 270.07
1
Geno Smith
QB
56.05
49.59
20.8%
2
Taysom Hill
TE
30.09
13.23
11.1%
3
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
25.2
29.98
9.3%
4
Mack Hollins
WR
13.5
5.65
5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal for Rabbit King, who trailed 74.05-24.50 after the Thursday night game.
Saturday
Jaylen Waddle had a 67-yard touchdown catch for Rabbit King, contributing to a 172.80-96.05 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was Rabbit King who emerged with the lead, 270.89-188.15. For Rabbit King, Byron Pringle had a 35-yard touchdown catch. Taysom Hill made the highlight reel for The Steele Curtain with a 68-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Rabbit King   The Steele Curtain

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Rabbit King scored more points in this matchup (351.35) than their season average (292.14).
Rabbit King are on fire, winning seven in a row.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Rabbit King (10-5) have a better record than The Steele Curtain (6-9).
Even the computers think Rabbit King have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (306.64) than The Steele Curtain (289.06).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Rabbit King has left fewer points on the bench this season (12.4) than The Steele Curtain (62.59).
Rabbit King don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Steele Curtain (3 vs 1).
Rabbit King are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than The Steele Curtain (0 vs 2).
By position, Rabbit King have outscored The Steele Curtain at WR, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
Rabbit King has a higher average scoring margin (29) than The Steele Curtain this season (-3).
The starters for Rabbit King had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for The Steele Curtain (1).
The postseason awaits Rabbit King. They've clinched a playoff spot while The Steele Curtain are currently looking forward to next season.
Don't worry The Steele Curtain, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Rabbit King
Listen, Rabbit King, we do appreciate the confidence. It's a bold move to roll out, not one, but TWO players with zero points (Pat Freiermuth and Leighton Vander Esch), while still earning the win. Try those shenanigans next week against Agent Orange and see what happens!
The Steele Curtain
Hey, it's possible that The Steele Curtain would be a better GM in the NFL than in fantasy football. With just 25 targets as a group this past week, their eight wide receivers apparently helped their teams' causes by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.