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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Dj's Team
7-8 135.08
99.97
 
VS
proj
Brian's Timberwolves
87.66 6-9
117.41

Dj's Team hand Brian's Timberwolves third straight loss in 135.08-87.66 rout

Dj's Team rolled to a 135.08-87.66 victory to hand Brian's Timberwolves their third straight loss. Brian's Timberwolves got out to a 4.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Dj's Team after that. They were led by Derrick Henry (29.74 points) and the Atlanta Falcons defense (20). Chris Carson (119 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 29 Rec Yds) and Julio Jones (6 Rec, 82 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Brian's Timberwolves in defeat. This marks the second time this season Dj's Team have gotten the best of Brian's Timberwolves, after winning 109.54-107.62 in their last matchup. Dj's Team improve to 7-8 for the season, while Brian's Timberwolves fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Dj's Team   Brian's Timberwolves

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 29.74 points against his 10.87-point projection. During a 17-0 win over the Giants, he ran for 170 yards and 2 touchdowns. Henry ranks #63 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Redskins next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Dj's Team
Points
% of total points 135.08
1
Derrick Henry
RB
29.74
10.87
22%
2
The Atlanta Falcons defense
DEF
20
8.63
14.8%
3
David Johnson
RB
17.6
13.3
13%
4
Lamar Jackson
QB
16.74
19.61
12.4%
Brian's Timberwolves
Points
% of total points 87.66
1
Chris Carson
RB
23.8
12.04
27.2%
2
Julio Jones
WR
17.2
15.66
19.6%
3
Robert Woods
WR
12.8
14.22
14.6%
4
Jared Goff
QB
12.66
21.54
14.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
David Johnson had a 40-yard catch for Dj's Team, contributing to a 109.38-30.00 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Dj's Team   Brian's Timberwolves

What If

Dj's Team would have beaten six other teams besides Brian's Timberwolves this week.
Brian's Timberwolves would have lost to three other teams besides Dj's Team this week.
Dj's Team would be 7-8 if they played Brian's Timberwolves every week.
Had they played each other last week, Brian's Timberwolves would have defeated Dj's Team 123-69.08.
Dj's Team would be 6-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Brian's Timberwolves.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dj's Team, Brian's Timberwolves would be 6-6.
If Dj's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 69-64.
If they played every team every week, Brian's Timberwolves would be 71-62.

Coach Talk

Dj's Team
Now that's what we call righting the ship... The GM of Dj's Team shrugged off their four-game winless streak by putting up a tremendous 135.08 points this past week!
Brian's Timberwolves
The problem this week isn't exactly rocket science, Brian's Timberwolves. Starting Austin Hooper in a tough fantasy matchup... let's use this as a learning experience and all agree that it won't happen again?