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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Maybe next week
8-7 155.18
156.85
 
VS
proj
Luke 2334
127.6 9-6
162.66

Back-and-forth battle ends with Maybe next week beating Luke 2334 in 155.18-127.60 rout

What a battle! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Maybe next week earned a dominant win over Luke 2334, cruising to a 155.18-127.60 victory. Maybe next week were led by DeAndre Hopkins, who caught 10 passes for 170 yards and 2 touchdowns for 39 points, and Todd Gurley II, who racked up 124 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns (34.4 points), while Ben Roethlisberger (235 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Tevin Coleman (145 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) carried the flag for Luke 2334 in the loss. This marks the second time this season Maybe next week have knocked off Luke 2334, after winning 199.5-146.03 in their last matchup. Maybe next week improve to 8-7 for the season, while Luke 2334 fall to 9-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Maybe next week   Luke 2334

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hopkins (10 Rec, 170 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 39 points against the Jets in Week 15. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 18.62-point projection and was much higher than his 19.16-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

Maybe next week
Points
% of total points 155.18
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
39
18.62
25.1%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
34.4
25.4
22.2%
3
Andrew Luck
QB
25.68
48.57
16.5%
4
Jordy Nelson
WR
14.8
10.51
9.5%
Luke 2334
Points
% of total points 127.6
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
41.1
54.94
32.2%
2
Tevin Coleman
RB
20.5
10.99
16.1%
3
Julio Jones
WR
20.2
18.85
15.8%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
13.1
17.92
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Maybe next week had a 87.48-66.70 lead. For Maybe next week, Jordy Nelson had a 44-yard catch. Tevin Coleman made the highlight reel for Luke 2334 with a 43-yard touchdown run and a 65-yard run.

Points By Position

  Maybe next week   Luke 2334

Game Notes

Maybe next week had five of their nine starting players score higher than their projected points.
Luke 2334 had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
Maybe next week ranked 1st in the league in scoring this week, while Luke 2334 put up the 3rd-best score.
Maybe next week moves to (6-4) in blowout games this season, while Luke 2334 falls to (6-3).
Despite the loss, Ben Roethlisberger scored 41.1 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Maybe next week
Good work, Maybe next week. Fielding a lineup that won by a whopping 27.58 points in Week 15... we'll keep this momentum as we step into our Week 16 matchup.
Luke 2334
Logging zero catches on just one target this past week, it appears that the starting running backs for Luke 2334 should remind their quarterbacks to get them more involved (and dial up a screen play or two).