Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football

Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Cancel

Week 15

Weekly
Grade
u gonna eat that?
7-8 97
93.86
 
VS
proj
Stewies Pigskinners
86 7-8
81.01

Unable to overcome starter's goose egg, Stewies Pigskinners fall to u gonna eat that?, 97-86

Impeded by a goose egg from Austin Hooper, Stewies Pigskinners were unable to overcome u gonna eat that?, which came out on top with a 97-86 win. Stewies Pigskinners earned a 8-point lead on Thursday, but u gonna eat that? held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Matt Ryan (28 points) and Doug Baldwin (19). Philip Rivers (313 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Gus Edwards (104 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) did everything they could for Stewies Pigskinners in the loss. This marks the second time this season u gonna eat that? have taken down Stewies Pigskinners, after winning 116-109 in their last matchup. u gonna eat that? improve to 7-8 for the season, while Stewies Pigskinners fall to 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  u gonna eat that?   Stewies Pigskinners

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

McDonald (2 Rec, 13 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 7 points in a 17-10 win over the Patriots in Week 15. His scoring output was 35.4% more than his 5.17-point projection and was much higher than his 4.47-point season scoring average. McDonald ranks #10 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Saints next week.
Vance McDonald

Top Player Comparison

u gonna eat that?
Points
% of total points 97
1
Matt Ryan
QB
28
21.93
28.9%
2
Doug Baldwin
WR
19
6.24
19.6%
3
Davante Adams
WR
13
12.38
13.4%
4
Justin Jackson
RB
13
9.96
13.4%
Stewies Pigskinners
Points
% of total points 86
1
Philip Rivers
QB
25
25.42
29.1%
2
Gus Edwards
RB
16
8.11
18.6%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
13
6.95
15.1%
4
Mike Evans
WR
12
9
14%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Doug Baldwin had a 35-yard touchdown catch for u gonna eat that?, contributing to a 97-69 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  u gonna eat that?   Stewies Pigskinners

Game Notes

Five of the nine starting players on u gonna eat that? exceeded their projected point totals.
Stewies Pigskinners had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Stewies Pigskinners can partially blame the loss on Austin Hooper, who didn't score any points.
u gonna eat that? put up more points than their season scoring average (95.33) while Stewies Pigskinners fell short of theirs (94.13).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The win snaps a two-game winless streak for u gonna eat that?.
u gonna eat that? managed to get the win, but did not cover the 12.85-point projected margin of victory.
For Stewies Pigskinners, Philip Rivers registered 25 points, the fourth-best score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

u gonna eat that?
Way to shrug off that two-game losing skid, u gonna eat that?! Each fantasy GM is faced with adversity somewhere along the way... continue to keep your eyes out for what challenges lie ahead.
Stewies Pigskinners
Fortunately, Stewies Pigskinners, this week's problem is fairly easy to identify. Choosing to start Austin Hooper in a fantasy matchup where your opposition tallied 97 points... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time?