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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Bucs Reaching Stars
7-8 167.9
122.98
 
VS
proj
Runnin' Rebs
121.46 3-12
107.66

Bucs Reaching Stars earn win over Runnin' Rebs in 167.90-121.46 rout

Both teams exceeded expectations, but Bucs Reaching Stars beat Runnin' Rebs, cruising to a 167.90-121.46 victory. Bucs Reaching Stars never trailed in this one after nabbing a 25.30-point lead on Thursday behind George Kittle. Trevor Lawrence (318 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 21 Rush Yds) and Latavius Murray (130 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 12 Rec Yds) led the charge for Runnin' Rebs in the loss. This marks the second time this season Bucs Reaching Stars have knocked off Runnin' Rebs, after winning 129.2-90.42 in their last matchup. Bucs Reaching Stars improve to 7-8 for the season, while Runnin' Rebs fall to 3-12.

Matchup Timeline

  Bucs Reaching Stars   Runnin' Rebs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cousins (460 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) scored 34.4 points against the Colts in Week 15. His scoring output nearly doubled his 18.28-point projection and was much higher than his 17.17-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

Bucs Reaching Stars
Points
% of total points 167.9
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
34.4
18.28
20.5%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
26.3
17.52
15.7%
3
George Kittle
TE
25.3
10.03
15.1%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
22.3
15.05
13.3%
Runnin' Rebs
Points
% of total points 121.46
1
Trevor Lawrence
QB
27.82
17.77
22.9%
2
Latavius Murray
RB
21.2
12.15
17.5%
3
Donovan Peoples-Jones
WR
13.1
10.32
10.8%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
12.4
16.92
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
George Kittle had a 54-yard touchdown catch and a 28-yard touchdown catch for Bucs Reaching Stars, helping the team to a 25.30-0.00 lead.
Saturday
Kirk Cousins had a 64-yard touchdown pass and a 63-yard pass for Bucs Reaching Stars, helping the team to a 59.70-13.10 lead.
Sunday Early
Trevor Lawrence had a 59-yard touchdown pass for Runnin' Rebs, who trailed 107.60-73.52 after the early action.

Points By Position

  Bucs Reaching Stars   Runnin' Rebs

What If

Bucs Reaching Stars would have beaten six other teams besides Runnin' Rebs this week.
Runnin' Rebs would have lost to four other teams besides Bucs Reaching Stars this week.
Bucs Reaching Stars would be 9-6 if they played Runnin' Rebs every week.
Bucs Reaching Stars would be 4-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Runnin' Rebs.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Bucs Reaching Stars, Runnin' Rebs would be 6-7.
If Bucs Reaching Stars had played every team in the league each week, they would be 73-88.
If they played every team every week, Runnin' Rebs would be 53-108.

Coach Talk

Bucs Reaching Stars
Props on assembling a lineup that netted almost 168 points this past week. We did what was needed and took care of business.
Runnin' Rebs
Whoa now, talk about under-utilized: The starting backfield for Runnin' Rebs collectively logged just three targets this past week.