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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
King Crabbz
11-3 140.92
138.92
 
VS
proj
Fighting Kelpies
107.58 10-5
123.1

King Crabbz defeat Fighting Kelpies in 140.92-107.58 rout

Despite similar records, King Crabbz held a substantial season point advantage over Fighting Kelpies coming into this one (2,026-1,510), and they lived up to their reputation with a easy win, cruising to a 140.92-107.58 victory. King Crabbz grabbed a 32.12-point lead on Thursday behind impressive performances from Patrick Mahomes (22.02 points) and the Kansas City Chiefs defense (8) and never looked back. Derrick Henry (170 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Christian McCaffrey (50 Pass Yds, 53 Rush Yds, 67 Rec Yds, 1 Off. TD,) led the charge for Fighting Kelpies in the loss. This marks the second time this season King Crabbz have gotten the best of Fighting Kelpies, after winning 147.76-130.68 in their last matchup. King Crabbz will look to keep it rolling in the Championship next week, while Fighting Kelpies seek to rebound and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  King Crabbz   Fighting Kelpies

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hopkins (10 Rec, 170 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 29 points in a 29-22 win over the Jets in Week 15. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 12.97-point projection and was much higher than his 13.41-point season scoring average. Hopkins ranks #24 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
DeAndre Hopkins

Top Player Comparison

King Crabbz
Points
% of total points 140.92
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
29
12.97
20.6%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
24.4
21.59
17.3%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
22.02
30.94
15.6%
4
David Johnson
RB
16.1
11.99
11.4%
Fighting Kelpies
Points
% of total points 107.58
1
Derrick Henry
RB
29.24
10.4
27.2%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
20
16.82
18.6%
3
Jaylen Samuels
RB
17.2
9.6
16%
4
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
10
9.43
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Early
David Johnson had a 40-yard catch for King Crabbz, helping the team to a 109.52-47.54 lead.
Monday
Christian McCaffrey had a 50-yard touchdown pass for Fighting Kelpies.

Points By Position

  King Crabbz   Fighting Kelpies

Game Notes

King Crabbz had six of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Fighting Kelpies had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
King Crabbz put up more points than their projected total, while Fighting Kelpies failed to reach their projection.
This matchup included the two highest scores of the week.
The defeat puts an end to a three-game winning streak for Fighting Kelpies.
Not only did King Crabbz get the win, but they also easily covered the 15.82-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, King Crabbz moves to (10-1), while Fighting Kelpies falls to (6-2).
On the losing side, Derrick Henry (29.24 points) registered the highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

King Crabbz
Hey, football is all about exploiting the mismatches, right? We really took that to heart this week by tripling Fighting Kelpies at the wide receiver position (52.9 points to 16.7).
Fighting Kelpies
Unless Fighting Kelpies wants to go full diva-mode, then "not seeing enough chances" is definitely not an excuse this week. Our three wide receivers collectively received a whopping 21 targets in Week 15. With only 13 total receptions, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.