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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
BROOKLYN ZOO
9-6 124.5
113.6
 
VS
proj
El Capitán
73.5 7-8
111.77

El Capitán fall short of expectations, succumb to BROOKLYN ZOO in 124.5-73.5 runaway

El Capitán fell short of projections, as BROOKLYN ZOO cruised to a 124.5-73.5 victory. El Capitán earned an 11.5-point lead on Thursday, but BROOKLYN ZOO held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Justin Fields (27 points) and Saquon Barkley (19.5). Chris Godwin (8 Rec, 83 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and J.K. Dobbins (125 Rush Yds) carried the flag for El Capitán in the loss. This marks the second time this season BROOKLYN ZOO have gotten the best of El Capitán, after falling 130-93.5 in their last matchup. BROOKLYN ZOO will look to clinch the league title next week, while El Capitán attempt to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  BROOKLYN ZOO   El Capitán

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 120 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Commanders, Barkley registered 19.5 points this week. His scoring output was 58.2% more than his 12.33-point projection and was higher than his 14.43-point season scoring average. Barkley ranks #24 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Saquon Barkley

Top Player Comparison

BROOKLYN ZOO
Points
% of total points 124.5
1
Justin Fields
QB
27
21.39
21.7%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
19.5
12.33
15.7%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
18
12.83
14.5%
4
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
15.5
14.7
12.4%
El Capitán
Points
% of total points 73.5
1
Chris Godwin
WR
18
11.38
24.5%
2
J.K. Dobbins
RB
12.5
8.04
17%
3
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
11.5
10.1
15.6%
4
Justin Herbert
QB
9
24.62
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Fields had a 35-yard touchdown pass for BROOKLYN ZOO, contributing to a 53.5-38.5 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Brandon McManus had a 52-yard field goal for El Capitán, who trailed 87.0-73.5 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  BROOKLYN ZOO   El Capitán

StatSmack

El Capitán are under .500 against BROOKLYN ZOO this season, with a record of 1-2.
We heard scoring helps you win. BROOKLYN ZOO are doing a better job of that, averaging 117.5 versus El Capitán's 106.57.
Once BROOKLYN ZOO put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than El Capitán (7 vs 4).
BROOKLYN ZOO are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than El Capitán (0 vs 1).
BROOKLYN ZOO should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than El Capitán (10 vs 4).
By position, BROOKLYN ZOO have outscored El Capitán at QB, RB, and DEF this season.
BROOKLYN ZOO don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 8 points, highest in the league.
Hey El Capitán, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

BROOKLYN ZOO
A big key to success in football is creating mismatches. In addition to tripling El Capitán at QB (27 points to 9), we also tripled them at RB (48.5 to 14).
El Capitán
With just a pair of catches this past week, the starting running backs for El Capitán should remind their QBs to start checking down more frequently (and dial up a screen play or two).