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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Black & Gold Balls
9-6 139.99
146.5
 
VS
proj
VIkingman
133.25 9-6
141.09

Back-and-forth battle ends with Black & Gold Balls defeating VIkingman, 139.99-133.25

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Black & Gold Balls earned a hard-fought win over VIkingman, emerging victorious with a 139.99-133.25 victory. Black & Gold Balls were led by Todd Gurley II, who racked up 124 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 34.5 points, and Davante Adams, who caught 8 passes for 119 yards (30.8 points), while Dalvin Cook (136 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 27 Rec Yds) and Julio Jones (6 Rec, 82 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for VIkingman in the loss. This marks the second time this season Black & Gold Balls have beaten VIkingman, after winning 132.38-104.71 in their last matchup. Black & Gold Balls will look to clinch the league title next week, while VIkingman attempt to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Black & Gold Balls   VIkingman

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 119 yards against the Bears, Adams put up 30.8 points this week. He scored 41.3% more than his 21.79-point projection and overachieved for the 10th time this season. Adams ranks #19 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
Davante Adams

Top Player Comparison

Black & Gold Balls
Points
% of total points 139.99
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
34.5
26.11
24.6%
2
Davante Adams
WR
30.8
21.79
22%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
20.3
21.1
14.5%
4
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
18.15
12.85
13%
VIkingman
Points
% of total points 133.25
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
33.25
13.93
25%
2
Julio Jones
WR
23.9
23.72
17.9%
3
Robert Woods
WR
18.45
20.41
13.8%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
15.4
9.26
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Black & Gold Balls became the proud owner of a 100.79-96.78 lead. For Black & Gold Balls, Kirk Cousins had a 40-yard touchdown pass. Dalvin Cook made the highlight reel for VIkingman with a 21-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Black & Gold Balls   VIkingman

What If

Black & Gold Balls would have beaten five other teams besides VIkingman this week.
VIkingman would have lost to just one other team besides Black & Gold Balls this week.
If they played VIkingman every week, Black & Gold Balls would be 10-5 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Black & Gold Balls would have been victorious over VIkingman 131.5-128.78.
Black & Gold Balls would be 9-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as VIkingman.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Black & Gold Balls, VIkingman would be 7-6.
If Black & Gold Balls had played every team in the league each week, they would be 81-76.
If they played every team every week, VIkingman would be 82-75.

Coach Talk

Black & Gold Balls
Nice job, Black & Gold Balls. Props on fielding a lineup that nearly earned 140 points this past week. We'll keep this momentum going as we move on to our Week 16 matchup.
VIkingman
We'd suggest that you use this loss as a chance to learn and regroup for in Week 16, VIkingman. Get familiar with what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are preaching and deploy the most-potent possible lineup next week.