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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
VFA-101
8-7 104.5
111.32
 
VS
proj
DJ Magicfingers
81 5-10
104.8

DJ Magicfingers succumb to VFA-101 in 104.5-81.0 rout

There's no sugarcoating it, DJ Magicfingers underperformed, at least compared to projections, as VFA-101 cruised to a 104.5-81.0 victory. VFA-101 never trailed in this one after nabbing a 12.0-point lead on Thursday behind the Kansas City Chiefs defense (8 points) and Harrison Butker (4). Peyton Barber (85 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Ben Roethlisberger (235 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) carried the flag for DJ Magicfingers in the loss. This marks the second time this season VFA-101 have taken down DJ Magicfingers, after winning 114.64-102.04 in their last matchup. VFA-101 improve to 8-7 for the season, while DJ Magicfingers fall to 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  VFA-101   DJ Magicfingers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 129 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Raiders, Mixon registered 26 points this week. His scoring output was 67% more than his 15.57-point projection and was much higher than his 13.46-point season scoring average. Mixon ranks #38 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Joe Mixon

Top Player Comparison

VFA-101
Points
% of total points 104.5
1
Joe Mixon
RB
26
15.57
24.9%
2
Davante Adams
WR
17.9
15.48
17.1%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
16.3
19.74
15.6%
4
Antonio Brown
WR
12.9
16.06
12.3%
DJ Magicfingers
Points
% of total points 81
1
Peyton Barber
RB
15.9
7.32
19.6%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
15.1
22.07
18.6%
3
Robert Woods
WR
12.8
14.22
15.8%
4
Mason Crosby
K
12
8.29
14.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joe Mixon had a 47-yard run for VFA-101, while Kirk Cousins had a 40-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 83.2-37.2 lead for VFA-101.

Points By Position

  VFA-101   DJ Magicfingers

StatSmack

VFA-101 are up in wins against DJ Magicfingers this season, with a record of 2-1.
They're not even trying that hard. VFA-101 have a winning record vs DJ Magicfingers this season despite scoring less against them on average (110.08) than their overall average (118.03).
We heard scoring helps you win. DJ Magicfingers need some help then, averaging just 98.79 versus VFA-101's 118.03.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" VFA-101 (8-7) have a better record than DJ Magicfingers (5-10).
Even the computers think VFA-101 have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (115.93) than DJ Magicfingers (105.06).
VFA-101 don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than DJ Magicfingers (4 vs 0).
VFA-101 should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than DJ Magicfingers (8 vs 5).
By position, VFA-101 have outscored DJ Magicfingers at RB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
VFA-101 don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 4 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for VFA-101 had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for DJ Magicfingers (0).
Hey DJ Magicfingers, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

VFA-101
The key to success in football is taking advantage of the mismatches. Fueled by stellar production out of our ball-carriers, our crew certainly made that a point of emphasis this past week. We doubled DJ Magicfingers up at running back (34.4 points to 16.7). Joe Mixon had 130 total yards and two TDs, while Mark Ingram chipped in with 74 yards.
DJ Magicfingers
Whoa now, talk about old-school ground n' pound: The starting backfield for DJ Magicfingers collectively logged only two targets this past week. Get those offensive coordinators to dial up a screen play or two in Week 16!