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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Nerd Herd
5-10 101.9
98.86
 
VS
proj
Minor Prophets
74.78 6-8
102.11

Minor Prophets succumb to Nerd Herd, 101.90-74.78

There's no easy way to say it, Minor Prophets dropped the ball, at least compared to projections, as Nerd Herd earned a 101.90-74.78 victory. Minor Prophets took a 4.00-point lead on Thursday, but Nerd Herd held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by the Minnesota Vikings defense (27 points) and Patrick Mahomes (23.7). Ezekiel Elliott (117 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 43 Rec Yds) and Dak Prescott (212 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 12 Rush Yds) were the leading scorers for Minor Prophets in the loss. This marks the first time this season Nerd Herd have gotten the best of Minor Prophets, after falling 104.36-69.28 in their last matchup. Nerd Herd improve to 5-10 for the season, while Minor Prophets fall to 6-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Nerd Herd   Minor Prophets

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Vikings defense overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 27 points against their 6.65-point projection. During a 39-10 win over the Chargers, they allowed only 10 points, surrendered 345 yards, and forced 7 turnovers. The Vikings defense ranks #5 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Packers next week.
The Minnesota Vikings defense

Top Player Comparison

Nerd Herd
Points
% of total points 101.9
1
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
27
6.65
26.5%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
23.7
23.31
23.3%
3
Davante Adams
WR
16.3
12.1
16%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
12.1
10.36
11.9%
Minor Prophets
Points
% of total points 74.78
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
28
15.97
37.4%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
17.68
20.32
23.6%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
9.9
10.19
13.2%
4
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
6
8.75
8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Nerd Herd, while Davante Adams had a 29-yard touchdown catch, helping Nerd Herd to a 60.20-4.00 lead.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 59-yard touchdown pass for Minor Prophets, who trailed 91.90-68.78 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  Nerd Herd   Minor Prophets

StatSmack

Minor Prophets are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Nerd Herd (2 vs 1).
Nerd Herd are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Minor Prophets (3).
Nerd Herd don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Minor Prophets (0 vs 1).
Nerd Herd should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Minor Prophets (4 vs 3).
Minor Prophets have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (1) than Nerd Herd (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Nerd Herd have outscored Minor Prophets at WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Nerd Herd had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Minor Prophets (1).
Hey Minor Prophets, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Nerd Herd
Earning the win is most important, Nerd Herd, but we've also identified one spot where we should improve as a team. Our starting running backs were soundly outmatched this past week. Phillip Lindsay (32 yards from scrimmage, no TDs) and David Montgomery (49 yards, no TDs) combined for just 8.1 points in Week 15. Devonta Freeman and Ezekiel Elliott literally quadrupled us with a score of 33.5.
Minor Prophets
Listen, I've been in this industry long enough to realize that occasionally, free points just seem to randomly appear out of nowhere. And then sometimes, like in your case this week, they don't! Well, okay; perhaps asking for an additional 28 points is a bit excessive. Keep your chin up, Minor Prophets!