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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
RedZone
9-6 100.86
117.85
 
VS
proj
Drill'erThen-Spiller
68.42 12-3
131.12

RedZone come up short of predictions, find way to top Drill'erThen-Spiller, 100.86-68.42

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, coming up short of their projected point totals, but RedZone did enough to knock off Drill'erThen-Spiller. Predicted to lose 131.12-117.85, RedZone secured a 100.86-68.42 victory over Drill'erThen-Spiller. RedZone never trailed in this one after grabbing a 7.00-point lead on Thursday behind Chris Jones (7 points) and Tyreek Hill (4.1). Greg Zuerlein (3-3 FG, 41 long, 2-2 XP) and T.Y. Hilton (5 Rec, 85 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Drill'erThen-Spiller in the loss. This marks the first time this season RedZone have knocked off Drill'erThen-Spiller, after falling 204.02-135.62 in their last matchup. RedZone will look to clinch the league title next week, while Drill'erThen-Spiller attempt to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  RedZone   Drill'erThen-Spiller

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Carrie overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 6 points against his 1.94-point projection. In a 17-16 win over the Broncos, he made 3 tackles and intercepted a pass. Carrie ranks #1 among fantasy CBs this season and will face the Bengals next week.
T.J. Carrie

Top Player Comparison

RedZone
Points
% of total points 100.86
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
22.36
20.5
22.2%
2
Tevin Coleman
RB
20.5
8.99
20.3%
3
Jaylen Samuels
RB
17.2
9.32
17.1%
4
Chris Jones
DE
7
3.75
6.9%
Drill'erThen-Spiller
Points
% of total points 68.42
1
Greg Zuerlein
K
12
11.7
17.5%
2
T.Y. Hilton
WR
8.5
8.63
12.4%
3
Roquan Smith
LB
7
6.59
10.2%
4
Drew Brees
QB
6.92
20.69
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Early
Tevin Coleman had a 43-yard touchdown run and a 65-yard run for RedZone, contributing to a 74.76-44.60 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  RedZone   Drill'erThen-Spiller

Game Notes

Only six of the 14 starting players on RedZone scored higher than their point projections.
Drill'erThen-Spiller had only three of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
RedZone won despite starting Keenan Allen, who scored zero points.
Deshaun Watson, Tevin Coleman, and Jaylen Samuels all scored more points than Greg Zuerlein, the leading scorer for Drill'erThen-Spiller.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The loss snaps a seven-game winning streak for Drill'erThen-Spiller.
In upset games this season, RedZone moves to (1-2), while Drill'erThen-Spiller falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Greg Zuerlein (12 points) posted the third-highest score for a K this week.

Coach Talk

RedZone
Identifying mismatches is a big component to winning in football. Not only did we triple Drill'erThen-Spiller at QB (22.36 points to 6.92), we also thoroughly dominated them at RB (37.7 to 6.4).
Drill'erThen-Spiller
Let's use this last matchup as a chance to learn and regroup for in Week 16, Drill'erThen-Spiller. Get familiar with what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are preaching and deploy the strongest lineup possible next week.