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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Francis's First-Rate Team
9-6 134.9
108.56
 
VS
proj
Weekend Warrior (125)
114.94 8-7
114.73

Francis's First-Rate Team defeat Weekend Warrior (125) for third straight win, 134.90-114.94

Francis's First-Rate Team extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Weekend Warrior (125), securing a 134.90-114.94 victory. Francis's First-Rate Team jumped out to a 52.5-point lead on Saturday behind impressive efforts from Kirk Cousins (460 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Dalvin Cook (27) and never looked back. Patrick Mahomes (38.74 points) and Derrick Henry (28.3) did their part for Weekend Warrior (125) in the loss. This marks the second time this season Francis's First-Rate Team have beaten Weekend Warrior (125), after winning 127.56-87.9 in their last matchup. Francis's First-Rate Team will look to clinch the championship next week, while Weekend Warrior (125) attempt to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Francis's First-Rate Team   Weekend Warrior (125)

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 460 yards and 4 touchdowns against the Colts, Cousins scored 48.4 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 22.06-point projection and was much higher than his 21.3-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

Francis's First-Rate Team
Points
% of total points 134.9
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
48.4
22.06
35.9%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
27
16.16
20%
3
David Montgomery
RB
24.1
12.72
17.9%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
13
17.78
9.6%
Weekend Warrior (125)
Points
% of total points 114.94
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
38.74
29.91
33.7%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
28.3
17.52
24.6%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
13.1
13.09
11.4%
4
Donovan Peoples-Jones
WR
13.1
10.32
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Kirk Cousins connected with Dalvin Cook for a 64-yard touchdown pass for Francis's First-Rate Team. Cousins also lit up the scoreboard with a 63-yard pass, while Cook added a 40-yard run to contribute to a 78.70-26.20 lead for Francis's First-Rate Team.
Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Weekend Warrior (125), who trailed 102.80-85.04 after the early action.

Points By Position

  Francis's First-Rate Team   Weekend Warrior (125)

StatSmack

We're sensing a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against Weekend Warrior (125), Francis's First-Rate Team averaged more points (131.23) than they usually score (114.45).
Francis's First-Rate Team are on fire, winning three in a row.
You can't win if you don't play. Weekend Warrior (125) has left more points on the bench this season (605.28) than Francis's First-Rate Team (513.86).
Weekend Warrior (125) are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Francis's First-Rate Team (4 vs 3).
Francis's First-Rate Team laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (3) than Weekend Warrior (125) (0).
Francis's First-Rate Team are clutch masters, with more close wins than Weekend Warrior (125) (2 vs 1).
Francis's First-Rate Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Weekend Warrior (125) (9 vs 8).
By position, Francis's First-Rate Team have outscored Weekend Warrior (125) at RB, TE, and DEF this season.
The starters for Francis's First-Rate Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Weekend Warrior (125) (1).
Hey Weekend Warrior (125), maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Francis's First-Rate Team
Sure, we ultimately got the win, but we can't deny it, Francis's First-Rate Team. Our starting wide receivers were significantly outmatched by the opposition. Parris Campbell (13 total yards, no TDs) logged only 8 points in Week 15. For Weekend Warrior (125), Adam Thielen and Donovan Peoples-Jones tripled us up with a score of 26.2.
Weekend Warrior (125)
So, Weekend Warrior (125), what did your receiving crew do to get written out of their teams' game plans this week? With just 11 targets combined this past week, our three starting pass-catchers (two WR, one TE) obviously got on their respective QBs' bad sides.