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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
The Last Ride...
9-6 132.66
142.2
 
VS
proj
Cougar bait
102.26 8-7
132.12

Cougar bait come up short of projections, lose to The Last Ride... in 132.66-102.26 runaway

There's no easy way to put it, Cougar bait dropped the ball, at least based on projections, as The Last Ride... rolled to a 132.66-102.26 victory. The Last Ride... never trailed in this one after nabbing a 2.90-point lead on Thursday behind Brandon Aiyuk. Tua Tagovailoa (234 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Travis Kelce (10 Rec, 105 Rec Yds) led the way for Cougar bait in the loss. This marks the first time this season The Last Ride... have gotten the best of Cougar bait, after falling 148.64-114.32 in their last matchup. The Last Ride... will look to keep winning in the Championship next week, while Cougar bait seek to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  The Last Ride...   Cougar bait

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cousins overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 33.4 points against his 18.28-point projection. In a 39-36 win over the Colts, he passed for 460 yards and 4 touchdowns. Cousins ranks #13 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Kirk Cousins

Top Player Comparison

The Last Ride...
Points
% of total points 132.66
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
33.4
18.28
25.2%
2
Tom Brady
QB
18.58
17.57
14%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
16.2
18.27
12.2%
4
J.K. Dobbins
RB
13.3
9.84
10%
Cougar bait
Points
% of total points 102.26
1
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
18.06
18.16
17.7%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
15.5
16.07
15.2%
3
Isiah Pacheco
RB
12.9
13.37
12.6%
4
Donovan Peoples-Jones
WR
11.1
8.66
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were players with big-time moments for both teams Saturday, but it was The Last Ride... who took the lead, 62.40-53.78. For The Last Ride..., Kirk Cousins had a 64-yard touchdown pass and a 63-yard pass. Tua Tagovailoa made the highlight reel for Cougar bait with a 67-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Nick Folk had a 54-yard field goal for The Last Ride..., helping the team to a 132.66-95.88 lead.

Points By Position

  The Last Ride...   Cougar bait

StatSmack

The Last Ride... don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Cougar bait (6 vs 4).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Cougar bait - they’ve made more transactions (1) than The Last Ride... (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, The Last Ride... have outscored Cougar bait at QB, RB, WR, and K this season.
The Last Ride... has a higher average scoring margin (9) than Cougar bait this season (1).
The starters for The Last Ride... had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Cougar bait (2).
Hey Cougar bait, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

The Last Ride...
Identifying mismatches is a huge component to winning in football. Our team found one this past week and doubled up Cougar bait at the quarterback position (51.98 points to 24.08).
Cougar bait
Your quarterback threw one interception and no touchdowns? I guess we're presented with a couple of options here. Did Tyler Huntley seem shaky back there in the pocket, or was the Browns secondary just that great defending the pass?