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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
White Lightning
6-9 107.3
97.32
 
VS
proj
Joseph's Team
92 7-8
93.49

White Lightning defy projections, knock off Joseph's Team, 107.3-92.0

White Lightning brought their A game and beat their projected point total, earning a 107.3-92.0 victory over Joseph's Team, who fell short of projections. White Lightning nabbed a 46.1-point lead on Saturday behind a combined 44.3 points from Kirk Cousins (460 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Nick Chubb (99 Rush Yds) and never looked back. Joe Burrow (200 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and David Montgomery (53 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 38 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for Joseph's Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season White Lightning have gotten the best of Joseph's Team, after winning 88.68-75.3 in their last matchup. White Lightning ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 6-9. Joseph's Team will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  White Lightning   Joseph's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 460 yards and 4 touchdowns against the Colts, Cousins tallied 34.4 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 18.28-point projection and was much higher than his 20.61-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

White Lightning
Points
% of total points 107.3
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
34.4
18.28
32.1%
2
James Conner
RB
15.1
12.3
14.1%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
14.3
9.45
13.3%
4
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
10
7.93
9.3%
Joseph's Team
Points
% of total points 92
1
Joe Burrow
QB
25.8
21.09
28%
2
David Montgomery
RB
21.1
10.18
22.9%
3
The Las Vegas Raiders defense
DEF
11
6.9
12%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
10.5
12.72
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Kirk Cousins had a 64-yard touchdown pass and a 63-yard pass for White Lightning, helping the team to a 50.3-4.2 lead.

Points By Position

  White Lightning   Joseph's Team

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Joseph's Team need some help then, averaging just 94.48 versus White Lightning's 99.72.
Joseph's Team are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than White Lightning (3 vs 2).
White Lightning have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Joseph's Team (1 vs 0).
White Lightning should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Joseph's Team (9 vs 6).
By position, White Lightning have outscored Joseph's Team at RB, WR, and DEF this season.
The starters for White Lightning had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Joseph's Team (0).
Hey Joseph's Team, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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