Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football

Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Cancel

Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Fools and Horses
11-4 129
91.69
 
VS
proj
Homer's Team
72 6-8-1
95.31

Fools and Horses defeat Homer's Team in 129-72 rout

Fools and Horses brought their A game and beat expectations, rolling to a 129-72 victory over Homer's Team, who fell short of projections. This matchup was over almost as soon as it started, as Fools and Horses leapt out to a 38-point lead on Thursday behind a standout showing from Lamar Jackson (46 points). Jimmy Garoppolo (14 points) and Tyler Higbee (11) carried the flag for Homer's Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season Fools and Horses have beaten Homer's Team, after winning 91-64 in their last matchup. Fools and Horses improve to 11-4 for the season, while Homer's Team fall to 6-8-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Fools and Horses   Homer's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Drake (137 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs) scored 37 points against the Browns in Week 15. His scoring output more-than-quadrupled his 8.18-point projection and was much higher than his 7.27-point season scoring average. Drake ranks #84 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

Fools and Horses
Points
% of total points 129
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
46
25.56
35.7%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
37
8.18
28.7%
3
John Brown
WR
9
6.57
7%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
9
9.56
7%
Homer's Team
Points
% of total points 72
1
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
14
22.27
19.4%
2
Tyler Higbee
TE
11
7.2
15.3%
3
Harrison Butker
K
10
8.87
13.9%
4
Raheem Mostert
RB
9
8.97
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with standout plays on Thursday, but it was Fools and Horses who claimed the lead, 46-8. For Fools and Horses, Lamar Jackson had a 33-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass. Robby Anderson made the highlight reel for Homer's Team with a 41-yard catch.
Sunday Early
Noah Fant had a 43-yard catch for Fools and Horses to contribute to a 57-18 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
John Brown had a 40-yard catch for Fools and Horses, contributing to a 129-64 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Fools and Horses   Homer's Team

StatSmack

There's a pattern emerging. In their two head-to-head wins against Homer's Team, Fools and Horses averaged more points (110) than they usually score (99.27).
We heard scoring helps you win. Homer's Team need some help then, averaging just 88.13 versus Fools and Horses's 99.27.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Fools and Horses (11-4) have a better record than Homer's Team (6-8-1).
Even the computers think Fools and Horses have better players. Their projected average points is higher (98.36) than Homer's Team (93.02).
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. Fools and Horses has left fewer points on the bench this season (810) than Homer's Team (974).
Once Fools and Horses put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Homer's Team (7 vs 2).
Fools and Horses have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Homer's Team (1 vs 0).
Fools and Horses should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Homer's Team (9 vs 4).
Homer's Team have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Fools and Horses (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Fools and Horses have outscored Homer's Team at QB, RB, TE, and DEF this season.
Fools and Horses don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 12 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Fools and Horses had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Homer's Team (1).
Hey Homer's Team, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Fools and Horses
The key to success in football is taking advantage of the mismatches. In addition to doubling up Homer's Team at RB (48 points to 23), we also tripled them at QB (46 to 14).
Homer's Team
Well, Homer's Team, Week 15's problem isn't exactly a brain teaser. Starting Emmanuel Sanders in a tough fantasy matchup... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time?