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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Rando Rick
10-5 116.92
143.69
 
VS
proj
GloriouslyVictorious
107.48 10-4
124.9

Rando Rick find way to top GloriouslyVictorious 116.92-107.48 despite falling short of expectations

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, falling short of projections, but Rando Rick did enough to beat GloriouslyVictorious, coming out on top with a 116.92-107.48 victory. Rando Rick never trailed in this one after taking a 8.10-point lead on Thursday behind Tyreek Hill. Alshon Jeffery (25 points) and Tevin Coleman (21.5) carried the flag for GloriouslyVictorious in the loss. This marks the first time this season Rando Rick have knocked off GloriouslyVictorious, after falling 136.4-109.82 in their last matchup. Rando Rick will look to keep winning in the Championship next week, while GloriouslyVictorious seek to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Rando Rick   GloriouslyVictorious

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 41-17 win over the Dolphins, Cook scored 30.3 points to more-than-double his 13.86-point projection. He racked up 163 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Rando Rick this week. In Week 16, Cook and the Vikings will battle the Lions.
Dalvin Cook

Top Player Comparison

Rando Rick
Points
% of total points 116.92
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
30.3
13.86
25.9%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
28
17.07
23.9%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
11.9
16.37
10.2%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
11
16.65
9.4%
GloriouslyVictorious
Points
% of total points 107.48
1
Alshon Jeffery
WR
25
10.01
23.3%
2
Tevin Coleman
RB
21.5
10.99
20%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
13.5
13.22
12.6%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
13
8.45
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Rando Rick who owned the lead, 90.70-70.18. Dalvin Cook had a 21-yard touchdown run for Rando Rick, while Joe Mixon had a 47-yard run. Tevin Coleman made the highlight reel for GloriouslyVictorious with a 43-yard touchdown run and a 65-yard run.
Sunday Night
Alshon Jeffery had a 50-yard catch for GloriouslyVictorious, who trailed 108.60-98.08 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Rando Rick   GloriouslyVictorious

StatSmack

You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Rando Rick has left fewer points on the bench this season (666.08) than GloriouslyVictorious (731.82).
Rando Rick should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than GloriouslyVictorious (7 vs 5).
Rando Rick have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than GloriouslyVictorious (73 vs 59).
GloriouslyVictorious have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Rando Rick (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Rando Rick have outscored GloriouslyVictorious at QB and WR this season.
Rando Rick don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 18 points, third-highest in the league.
Hey GloriouslyVictorious, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Rando Rick
You know, this sport is all about finding the mismatches. Thanks to some monster yardage production from our running backs, our team certainly made that happen this week. Our backfield put up 166 more yards from scrimmage than the RBs of GloriouslyVictorious (393 total yards to 227), as we ultimately doubled up them at the position (69.3 points to 31.7).
GloriouslyVictorious
Hey now, talk about old-school ground n' pound: As a group, the starting RBs for GloriouslyVictorious collectively recorded a couple of catches on just three targets this past week. Tell those quarterbacks to dump it down a little more often in Week 16!