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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
deepball
8-7 157
140.66
 
VS
proj
Tony b's storm
118 8-7
141.9

deepball defeat Tony b's storm in 157-118 drubbing

deepball stepped up and outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 157-118 victory over Tony b's storm, who fell short of projections. deepball never trailed in this one after taking a 12-point lead on Thursday behind DK Metcalf. Dalvin Cook (29 points) and Tyreek Hill (21) were the leading performers for Tony b's storm in the loss. This marks the third time this season deepball have beaten Tony b's storm, after winning 145-134 in their last matchup. deepball will look to clinch the championship next week, while Tony b's storm attempt to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  deepball   Tony b's storm

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 460 yards and 4 touchdowns against the Colts, Cousins scored 44 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 19.4-point projection and was much higher than his 19.38-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

deepball
Points
% of total points 157
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
44
19.4
28%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
22
13.71
14%
3
Dawson Knox
TE
21
7.47
13.4%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
18
14.17
11.5%
Tony b's storm
Points
% of total points 118
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
29
15.54
24.6%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
21
17.84
17.8%
3
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
18
19.06
15.3%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
14
20.28
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were several players with standout plays for both teams Saturday, but after the dust settled, deepball boasted an 82-74 lead. Kirk Cousins had a 64-yard touchdown pass and a 63-yard pass for deepball, while Dawson Knox had a 45-yard catch. Meanwhile, Dalvin Cook had a 64-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard run for Tony b's storm, while Tua Tagovailoa had a 67-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  deepball   Tony b's storm

StatSmack

Tony b's storm aren't even on the board against deepball this season, with a record of 0-3.
History is repeating itself. In three games vs Tony b's storm this season, deepball have averaged more points (158) than they usually score this season (137.07).
deepball laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Tony b's storm (0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Tony b's storm - they’ve made more transactions (6) than deepball (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, deepball have outscored Tony b's storm at QB and WR this season.
deepball don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 7 points, second-highest in the league.
Hey Tony b's storm, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

deepball
Identifying mismatches is a huge component to winning in football. Thanks to a solid outing from Kirk Cousins, we doubled up Tony b's storm at the quarterback position this past week (44 points to 18). Cousins went 34-for-54 for 460 yards, four TDs, and two INTs in a three-point triumph over the Colts.
Tony b's storm
Well, we can't really gripe about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) collectively got a hearty 36 targets in Week 15. Chemistry seems to be an issue, as that group hauled in just 21 receptions.