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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Firestorm
9-6 161.84
142.27
 
VS
proj
Aquaman14
121.54 8-7
141.14

Firestorm brush off predictions, earn win over Aquaman14 in 161.84-121.54 beatdown

Firestorm brought their A game and beat expectations, rolling to a 161.84-121.54 victory over Aquaman14, who fell short of projections. Aquaman14 leapt out to a 30.18-point lead on Thursday behind a standout performance from Christian McCaffrey (108 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 30 Rec Yds). But Firestorm held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Kirk Cousins (56.9 points) and Jerick McKinnon (35.2). This marks the second time this season Firestorm have gotten the best of Aquaman14, after winning 141.39-130.44 in their last matchup. Firestorm will look to clinch the championship next week, while Aquaman14 attempt to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Firestorm   Aquaman14

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Colts in Week 15, Cousins passed for 460 yards and 4 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 56.9 points to nearly double his 29.72-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Firestorm this week. Next week, Cousins will battle the Giants.
Kirk Cousins

Top Player Comparison

Firestorm
Points
% of total points 161.84
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
56.9
29.72
35.2%
2
Jerick McKinnon
RB
35.2
15.18
21.7%
3
DJ Moore
WR
18.93
11.91
11.7%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
11.2
22.79
6.9%
Aquaman14
Points
% of total points 121.54
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
30.18
21.97
24.8%
2
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
29.15
28.95
24%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
22.38
19.93
18.4%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
17.1
16.82
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were players with big-time plays on both teams Saturday, but it was Firestorm who owned the lead, 78.98-59.33. For Firestorm, Kirk Cousins had a 64-yard touchdown pass and a 63-yard pass. Tua Tagovailoa made the highlight reel for Aquaman14 with a 67-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Early
Jerick McKinnon had a 26-yard touchdown run and a 20-yard touchdown catch for Firestorm, contributing to a 142.81-101.11 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Firestorm   Aquaman14

Game Notes

Firestorm won despite the fact that only four of their nine starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Aquaman14 lost despite five of their nine starters exceeding their points projection.
Aquaman14 can partially blame the loss on Josh Reynolds, who didn't score any points.
Firestorm put up more points than their season scoring average (138.02) while Aquaman14 fell short of theirs (134.53).
Firestorm put up more points than their projected total, while Aquaman14 fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 40.3-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Firestorm win, but they also covered the 1.13-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Firestorm moves to (2-2), while Aquaman14 falls to (4-2).
For Aquaman14, Christian McCaffrey put up 30.18 points, the third-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Firestorm
Good work, Firestorm. Putting together a team that won by more than 40 points this past matchup.
Aquaman14
The problem this week isn't exactly rocket science, Aquaman14. Choosing to start Josh Reynolds in a fantasy matchup where your opponent tallied nearly 162 points... let's just move on from this and assume something like this won't be happening again?