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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Raider Princess
7-8 95
96.49
 
VS
proj
RGK Lily
70 6-9
98.57

RGK Lily fall to Raider Princess in 95-70 rout

There's no sugarcoating it, RGK Lily underdelivered, at least compared to projections, as Raider Princess cruised to a 95-70 victory. Raider Princess nabbed an early 5-point lead on Thursday. RGK Lily came back to take the lead on Saturday, powered by the New York Jets defense (9 points). Unphased, Raider Princess made a run later that afternoon, as Derrick Henry (30 points) and Stefon Diggs (10) put them back in the lead for good. This marks the second time this season Raider Princess have knocked off RGK Lily, after winning 124-93 in their last matchup. Raider Princess improve to 7-8 for the season, while RGK Lily fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Raider Princess   RGK Lily

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 170 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Giants, Henry put up 30 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 9.22-point projection and was much higher than his 12.73-point season scoring average. Henry ranks #63 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Redskins next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Raider Princess
Points
% of total points 95
1
Derrick Henry
RB
30
9.22
31.6%
2
Doug Baldwin
WR
19
6.43
20%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
17
26.16
17.9%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
10
9.98
10.5%
RGK Lily
Points
% of total points 70
1
David Johnson
RB
16
10.12
22.9%
2
Kenny Golladay
WR
15
7.35
21.4%
3
Mason Crosby
K
12
8.29
17.1%
4
The New York Jets defense
DEF
9
8.78
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
David Johnson had a 40-yard catch for RGK Lily, while Kenny Golladay had a 40-yard catch for the team, who trailed 55-52 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Doug Baldwin had a 35-yard touchdown catch for Raider Princess, contributing to a 95-60 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Raider Princess   RGK Lily

StatSmack

RGK Lily are down in wins against Raider Princess this season, with a record of 1-2.
This isn't a one-time thing. In three games vs RGK Lily this season, Raider Princess have averaged more points (112.33) than they usually score this season (102.2).
We heard scoring helps you win. Raider Princess are doing a better job of that, averaging 102.2 versus RGK Lily's 96.33.
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. RGK Lily has left more points on the bench this season (1,019) than Raider Princess (916).
Raider Princess don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than RGK Lily (5 vs 2).
Raider Princess should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than RGK Lily (7 vs 6).
Raider Princess have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than RGK Lily (55 vs 45).
By position, Raider Princess have outscored RGK Lily at QB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
Hey RGK Lily, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Raider Princess
You know Raider Princess, the good news is that we took this matchup by a impressive 25 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even better than this... in fact, our team's scoring average through 14 weeks was 89.57. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
RGK Lily
Even though you started Drew Brees at quarterback, it's not like we can just breeze through every fantasy matchup week-after-week. Keep your head up, RGK Lily!