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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Jays Eagles
8-7 126.1
115.56
 
VS
proj
New England Slammer
76.82 3-12
104.98

Jays Eagles hand New England Slammer seventh consecutive loss in 126.10-76.82 blowout

Jays Eagles cruised to a 126.10-76.82 victory to hand New England Slammer their seventh consecutive loss. Jays Eagles jumped out to an 80.7-point lead on Saturday behind impressive efforts from Kirk Cousins (460 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Dalvin Cook (95 Rush Yds, 95 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Nick Folk (13 points) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (11.8) did everything they could for New England Slammer in the loss. This marks the second time this season Jays Eagles have gotten the best of New England Slammer, after winning 118.7-101.12 in their last matchup. Jays Eagles (8-7) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. New England Slammer will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 3-12.

Matchup Timeline

  Jays Eagles   New England Slammer

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 460 yards and 4 touchdowns against the Colts, Cousins recorded 34.4 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 18.28-point projection and was much higher than his 17.22-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

Jays Eagles
Points
% of total points 126.1
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
34.4
18.28
27.3%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
25
14.62
19.8%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
24.3
18.73
19.3%
4
Brett Maher
K
12
8.32
9.5%
New England Slammer
Points
% of total points 76.82
1
Nick Folk
K
13
7.75
16.9%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
11.8
11.98
15.4%
3
Mike Evans
WR
10.8
11.11
14.1%
4
Justin Herbert
QB
10.72
22.12
14%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Kirk Cousins teamed up with Dalvin Cook for a 64-yard touchdown pass for Jays Eagles. Cousins also lit up the scoreboard with a 63-yard pass, while Cook added a 40-yard run, contributing to an 89.30-8.60 lead for Jays Eagles.
Sunday Early
Brett Maher had a 53-yard field goal for Jays Eagles, helping the team to a 119.50-20.40 lead.
Sunday Late
Nick Folk had a 54-yard field goal for New England Slammer, who trailed 119.50-76.82 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  Jays Eagles   New England Slammer

Game Notes

Jays Eagles won despite the fact that only four of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
New England Slammer had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Jays Eagles had three players score more points than the leading scorer for New England Slammer.
Jays Eagles put up more points than their season scoring average (105.41) while New England Slammer fell short of theirs (95.17).
Jays Eagles put up more points than their projected total, while New England Slammer fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 49.28-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The win puts an end to a three-game winless streak for Jays Eagles.
Not only did Jays Eagles win, but they also easily covered the 10.58-point forecasted margin of victory.
Jays Eagles moves to (2-3) in blowout games this season, while New England Slammer falls to (1-5).
A bright spot in the defeat, Nick Folk (13 points) recorded the best overall score for a K this week.

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