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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Instant Kamara
10-5 97.34
137.6
 
VS
proj
Tom's Team
93.56 10-5
100.28

Instant Kamara fall short of predictions, come back to beat Tom's Team in 97.34-93.56 battle

Despite being unable to meet expectations, Instant Kamara staged a comeback to earn a 97.34-93.56 victory over Tom's Team. Trailing 93.56-68.30 heading into Monday night, Instant Kamara charged back behind Alvin Kamara, who racked up 103 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 23.3 points, and Cam Newton, who passed for 131 yards and ran for 15 (5.74 points). Todd Gurley II (34.4 points) and Mike Evans (16.1) did everything they could for Tom's Team in defeat. This marks the second time this season Instant Kamara have beaten Tom's Team, after falling 127.68-81.48 in their last matchup. Instant Kamara will look to clinch the championship next week, while Tom's Team attempt to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Instant Kamara   Tom's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 21.9 points, Adams scored 17.9% more than his 18.58-point projection as the Packers lost to the Bears 24-17. He caught 8 passes for 119 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Instant Kamara this week. Adams will go up against the Jets in Week 16.
Davante Adams

Top Player Comparison

Instant Kamara
Points
% of total points 97.34
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
23.3
21.37
23.9%
2
Davante Adams
WR
21.9
18.58
22.5%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
12
11.7
12.3%
4
Josh Adams
RB
8.8
10.86
9%
Tom's Team
Points
% of total points 93.56
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
34.4
25.4
36.8%
2
Mike Evans
WR
16.1
14.75
17.2%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
14.46
19.11
15.5%
4
Golden Tate
WR
9.3
10.2
9.9%

Points By Position

  Instant Kamara   Tom's Team

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starting players on Instant Kamara scored higher than their point projections.
Tom's Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Tom's Team could have used points from DeSean Jackson and Isaiah Crowell, as both put up goose eggs.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 3.78-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The win concludes a two-game losing slide for Instant Kamara, while the loss brings an end to a five-game winning streak for Tom's Team.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Instant Kamara. They got the W, but did not cover the 37.32-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this season, Instant Kamara moves to (4-0), while Tom's Team falls to (0-2).
For Tom's Team, Todd Gurley II put up 34.4 points, the highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Instant Kamara
Listen Instant Kamara, we're "glass half full" kind of coaches. While some may harp on the fact that our scoring's slipped recently, we'll choose to take the high road. Averaging 132.25 points through Week 14, our crew has obviously proven that it's even stronger than the 97.34 we needed to win this past week!
Tom's Team
Unless Tom's Team wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting many chances" cannot be a reasonable excuse this week. As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 19 times in Week 15. Those players might need to get some extra reps with the JUGS machine, considering they recorded just 11 receptions.