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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Daniel's Dandy Team
7-8 98.01
95.8
 
VS
proj
Turd Burglars
97.33 6-8
106.34

Despite top scorer Brees, Turd Burglars fall to Daniel's Dandy Team in 98.01-97.33 battle

Drew Brees had 35.53 points for Turd Burglars, the best total in the matchup and fourth-highest in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome Daniel's Dandy Team, who narrowly earned a 98.01-97.33 win. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Daniel's Dandy Team led 98.01-54.80 heading into Monday night. Turd Burglars closed the gap behind Drew Brees (307 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and the New Orleans Saints defense (7 Pts Allowed, 205 Yds Allowed). Daniel's Dandy Team were led by Kyler Murray, who passed for 219 yards and a touchdown and ran for 56 yards for 21.11 points, and Kenny Stills, who caught 3 passes for 35 yards and 2 touchdowns (17 points). This marks the second time this season Daniel's Dandy Team have beaten Turd Burglars, after winning 112.56-81.76 in their last matchup. Daniel's Dandy Team improve to 7-8 for the season, while Turd Burglars fall to 6-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Daniel's Dandy Team   Turd Burglars

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Stills overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 17 points against his 6.22-point projection. In a 24-21 win over the Titans, he caught 3 passes for 35 yards and 2 touchdowns. Stills will face the Buccaneers next week.
Kenny Stills

Top Player Comparison

Daniel's Dandy Team
Points
% of total points 98.01
1
Kyler Murray
QB
21.11
23.34
21.5%
2
Kenny Stills
WR
17
6.22
17.3%
3
Danny Amendola
WR
14.2
8.15
14.5%
4
James White
RB
13.7
11.09
14%
Turd Burglars
Points
% of total points 97.33
1
Drew Brees
QB
35.53
28.01
36.5%
2
Terry McLaurin
WR
21.5
9.57
22.1%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
10.6
12.57
10.9%
4
Zane Gonzalez
K
8
7.74
8.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Robby Anderson had a 41-yard catch for Daniel's Dandy Team, helping to stake the team to a 20.40-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Daniel's Dandy Team emerged with an 80.40-21.50 lead. Danny Amendola had a 46-yard catch for Daniel's Dandy Team, while James White had a 23-yard touchdown catch. Terry McLaurin made the highlight reel for Turd Burglars with a 75-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 51-yard pass for Daniel's Dandy Team, helping the team to a 98.01-54.80 lead.
Monday
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for Turd Burglars.

Points By Position

  Daniel's Dandy Team   Turd Burglars

Game Notes

Daniel's Dandy Team had five of their nine starters exceed their projected points.
Turd Burglars had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Turd Burglars can partially blame the loss on Demaryius Thomas, who didn't score any points.
The two highest scorers for Turd Burglars (Drew Brees and Terry McLaurin) scored more points than Kyler Murray, the leading scorer for Daniel's Dandy Team.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Daniel's Dandy Team scored more points than their projected total, while Turd Burglars failed to reach their projection.
Daniel's Dandy Team ranked 9th in the league in scoring this week, while Turd Burglars ranked 10th.
The matchup's 0.68-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
In close games this season, Daniel's Dandy Team moves to (2-0), while Turd Burglars falls to (0-4).
On the losing side, Drew Brees scored 35.53 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Daniel's Dandy Team
Well, we do applaud the confidence this past week, Daniel's Dandy Team. Starting a starter with negative points (the Los Angeles Rams defense) while still getting the win... that's a bit too risky for us traditionalists. All we ask is to please limit those shenanigans to the regular season. Try it in the playoffs and we're toast.
Turd Burglars
It's entirely possible that Turd Burglars may be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Seeing just five targets combined in Week 15, their two starting pass-catchers (two WR, zero TE) apparently contributed primarily by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.