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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Swamp Thing
9-6 300
272.59
 
VS
proj
C Cole's Crazy Team
264 10-4
286.43

Swamp Thing brush off projections, defeat C Cole's Crazy Team, 300-264

Swamp Thing beat their projected point total, earning a 300-264 victory over C Cole's Crazy Team, who fell short of projections. C Cole's Crazy Team jumped out to a 136-point lead on Thursday behind standout efforts from Philip Rivers, who passed for 313 yards and 2 touchdowns for 83 points, and Damien Williams, who racked up 123 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns (53 points). But Swamp Thing held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Derrick Henry (83 points) and Aaron Rodgers (79). This marks the first time this season Swamp Thing have knocked off C Cole's Crazy Team, after falling 305-289 in their last matchup. Swamp Thing will look to clinch the championship next week, while C Cole's Crazy Team seek to rebound and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Swamp Thing   C Cole's Crazy Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 17-0 win over the Giants, Henry scored 83 points to more-than-double his 32.7-point projection. He ran for 170 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the second-highest percentage of any RB in the league this season. Henry will square off against the Redskins next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Swamp Thing
Points
% of total points 300
1
Derrick Henry
RB
83
32.7
27.7%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
79
72.77
26.3%
3
Adrian Peterson
RB
35
25.27
11.7%
4
Josh Adams
RB
27
29.18
9%
C Cole's Crazy Team
Points
% of total points 264
1
Philip Rivers
QB
83
87.11
31.4%
2
Marlon Mack
RB
64
27.66
24.2%
3
Damien Williams
RB
53
32.29
20.1%
4
Julio Jones
WR
29
28.11
11%

Points By Position

  Swamp Thing   C Cole's Crazy Team

StatSmack

Swamp Thing should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than C Cole's Crazy Team (9 vs 8).
Swamp Thing have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than C Cole's Crazy Team (81 vs 58).
By position, Swamp Thing have outscored C Cole's Crazy Team at QB, RB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
Swamp Thing don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 19 points, second-highest in the league.
Hey C Cole's Crazy Team, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Swamp Thing
Way to shrug off that two-match losing skid, Swamp Thing! Every fantasy team will surely be presented with adversity at some point or another... continue to keep your eyes out for what challenges lie ahead.
C Cole's Crazy Team
Fortunately, C Cole's Crazy Team, this week's problem is pretty easy to diagnose. Starting Austin Hooper in a fantasy matchup where your opposition tallied 300 points... let's do a little research ahead of time in Week 16.