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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Nerd Herd
7-7 105.8
99.44
 
VS
proj
The Trubisky Fanboys
95.46 6-9
102.85

Nerd Herd beat The Trubisky Fanboys for fourth straight win, 105.80-95.46

Nerd Herd extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought win over The Trubisky Fanboys, coming out on top with a 105.80-95.46 victory. Nerd Herd never trailed in this one after earning a 12.00-point lead on Thursday behind the Kansas City Chiefs defense (8 points) and Harrison Butker (4). Deshaun Watson (294 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 26 Rush Yds) and Alvin Kamara (67 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 36 Rec Yds) carried the flag for The Trubisky Fanboys in the loss. This marks the first time this season Nerd Herd have taken down The Trubisky Fanboys, after falling 98.78-83.48 in their last matchup. Nerd Herd improve to 7-7 for the season, while The Trubisky Fanboys fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Nerd Herd   The Trubisky Fanboys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 170 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Giants, Henry recorded 29.24 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.27-point projection and was much higher than his 8.05-point season scoring average. Henry ranks #63 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Redskins next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Nerd Herd
Points
% of total points 105.8
1
Derrick Henry
RB
29.24
10.27
27.6%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
29
12.85
27.4%
3
Jared Goff
QB
12.66
21.54
12%
4
Antonio Brown
WR
10.9
12.84
10.3%
The Trubisky Fanboys
Points
% of total points 95.46
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
22.36
20.5
23.4%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
16.3
15.56
17.1%
3
Julio Jones
WR
14.2
12.46
14.9%
4
Brandon McManus
K
12
9.03
12.6%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday

Points By Position

  Nerd Herd   The Trubisky Fanboys

StatSmack

Nerd Herd are looking unstoppable, with victories in four straight matchups.
You can't win if you don't play. Nerd Herd has left fewer points on the bench this season (476.82) than The Trubisky Fanboys (579.92).
Nerd Herd laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than The Trubisky Fanboys (0).
Nerd Herd don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than The Trubisky Fanboys (2 vs 4).
By position, Nerd Herd have outscored The Trubisky Fanboys at QB, WR, and K this season.
Hey The Trubisky Fanboys, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Nerd Herd
Identifying mismatches is a huge component to winning in football. Thanks to good numbers from our ball-carriers, our squad took that to heart this past week. We doubled The Trubisky Fanboys up at the running back position (35.64 points to 17.7). Derrick Henry did most of the heavy lifting (176 total yards and two TDs), while Leonard Fournette chipped in with 64 yards.
The Trubisky Fanboys
"Not getting enough chances" really isn't an excuse this week for The Trubisky Fanboys. As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) were targeted a hearty 30 times in Week 15. With just 17 total catches, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.