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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Julio Think You Are?
7-8 123
98.24
 
VS
proj
Philippians 4.13
86 8-7
83.85

Back-and-forth battle ends with Julio Think You Are? defeating Philippians 4.13 in 123-86 rout

Well, that was exhilarating! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Julio Think You Are? earned a convincing win over Philippians 4.13, rolling to a 123-86 victory. Julio Think You Are? were led by Derrick Henry (170 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Matt Ryan (231 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 18 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD), while DeAndre Hopkins (10 Rec, 170 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and the Atlanta Falcons defense (14 Pts Allowed, 253 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) carried the flag for Philippians 4.13 in the loss. This marks the first time this season Julio Think You Are? have knocked off Philippians 4.13, after falling 130-115 in their last matchup. Julio Think You Are? improve to 7-8 for the season, while Philippians 4.13 fall to 8-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Julio Think You Are?   Philippians 4.13

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry ran for 170 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Titans beat the Giants 17-0. In doing so, he put up 29 points and more-than-tripled his scoring projection, the fifth-highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. In Week 16, Henry and the Titans will battle the Redskins.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Julio Think You Are?
Points
% of total points 123
1
Derrick Henry
RB
29
9.22
23.6%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
24
18.24
19.5%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
23
21.03
18.7%
4
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
12
3.95
9.8%
Philippians 4.13
Points
% of total points 86
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
29
12.37
33.7%
2
The Atlanta Falcons defense
DEF
20
8.63
23.3%
3
Chris Carson
RB
19
10.15
22.1%
4
Drew Brees
QB
7
20.32
8.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday

Points By Position

  Julio Think You Are?   Philippians 4.13

Game Notes

Julio Think You Are? had five of their nine starters exceed their projected points.
Philippians 4.13 had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Philippians 4.13 can partially blame the loss on James Conner, who didn't score any points.
Julio Think You Are? put up more points than their season scoring average (106.13) while Philippians 4.13 fell short of theirs (98.33).
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
This matchup included the week's two highest scores.
The matchup's 37-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The win snaps a streak of three straight losses for Julio Think You Are?.
Not only did Julio Think You Are? win, but they also easily covered the 14.39-point projected margin of victory.
Julio Think You Are? moves to (5-2) in blowout games this season, while Philippians 4.13 falls to (6-3).
Despite the loss, DeAndre Hopkins put up 29 points, the best overall score for a WR this week.

Coach Talk

Julio Think You Are?
Talk about a bounce-back! The GM of Julio Think You Are? shrugged off their three-game losing skid by logging a whopping 123 points this past week.
Philippians 4.13
The problem this week was pretty easy to diagnose, Philippians 4.13. Starting James Conner in a tough fantasy matchup... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time?