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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Gareth
9-6 114.76
103.02
 
VS
proj
AvengerRam
105.49 8-7
93.21

Gareth beat expectations, defeat AvengerRam, 114.76-105.49

Both teams stepped up and beat their projected point totals, but it was Gareth who emerged victorious, earning a 114.76-105.49 victory over AvengerRam. Gareth jumped out to a 37.13-point lead on Saturday behind standout efforts from Kirk Cousins (460 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Jaylen Waddle (3 Rec, 114 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Patrick Mahomes (336 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 33 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Aaron Jones (90 Rush Yds, 36 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for AvengerRam in the loss. This marks the first time this season Gareth have taken down AvengerRam, after falling 123.62-80.8 in their last matchup. Gareth will look to keep winning in the Championship next week, while AvengerRam attempt to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Gareth   AvengerRam

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Colts in Week 15, Cousins passed for 460 yards and 4 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 37.2 points to more-than-double his 15.75-point projection, the second-highest percent increase of any QB in the league this season. In Week 16, Cousins and the Vikings will play the Giants.
Kirk Cousins

Top Player Comparison

Gareth
Points
% of total points 114.76
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
37.2
15.75
32.4%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
18.4
10
16%
3
James Conner
RB
15.1
12.3
13.2%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
14.3
9.45
12.5%
AvengerRam
Points
% of total points 105.49
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
31.02
23.02
29.4%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
16.6
11.91
15.7%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
13.7
13.49
13%
4
Tyler Boyd
WR
9.5
6.91
9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Kirk Cousins had a 64-yard touchdown pass and a 63-yard pass for Gareth, while Jaylen Waddle had a 67-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 55.60-18.47 lead for Gareth.
Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 20-yard touchdown pass for AvengerRam, who trailed 85.36-63.19 after the early action.
Monday
Matt Gay had a 55-yard field goal for AvengerRam.

Points By Position

  Gareth   AvengerRam

Game Notes

Gareth had five of their 10 starting players score higher than their projected points.
AvengerRam lost despite six of their 10 starters exceeding their points projection.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
Gareth ranked 2nd in the league in points scored this week, while AvengerRam put up the 4th-best score.
Gareth managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 9.81-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Patrick Mahomes put up 31.02 points, the third-best score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Gareth
Assembling a starting crew that accounted for 114.76 points this past week... we took care of business and did what we had to do.
AvengerRam
Happy holidays, AvengerRam! We hope the GM of Gareth will write a thank-you card for the gift of a fantasy football victory this past week.