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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Taco Corp
10-5 143.82
129.23
 
VS
proj
Finkle is Einhorn
124.37 10-4
130.91

Taco Corp knock off Finkle is Einhorn for fourth straight win, 143.82-124.37

Taco Corp extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought win over Finkle is Einhorn, emerging victorious with a 143.82-124.37 victory. Finkle is Einhorn took a 26.45-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding performances from Christian McCaffrey, who racked up 175 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 33.5 points, and Travis Kelce, who caught 11 passes for 142 yards (19.7 points). But Taco Corp held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Jameis Winston (458 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Ezekiel Elliott (117 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 43 Rec Yds). This marks the first time this season Taco Corp have beaten Finkle is Einhorn, after falling 137.73-113.22 in their last matchup. Taco Corp will look to clinch the league title next week, while Finkle is Einhorn seek to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Taco Corp   Finkle is Einhorn

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Parker overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 21.2 points against his 11.9-point projection. During a 36-20 loss to the Giants, he caught 4 passes for 72 yards and 2 touchdowns. Parker ranks #56 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
DeVante Parker

Top Player Comparison

Taco Corp
Points
% of total points 143.82
1
Jameis Winston
QB
39.72
25.8
27.6%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
29.5
17.52
20.5%
3
DeVante Parker
WR
21.2
11.9
14.7%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
17.1
14.04
11.9%
Finkle is Einhorn
Points
% of total points 124.37
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
33.5
23.21
26.9%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
19.7
12.97
15.8%
3
Tom Brady
QB
16.67
25.19
13.4%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
14.6
13.6
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with standout moments early Sunday, after which Finkle is Einhorn owned a 104.47-78.02 lead. Jameis Winston had a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 33-yard touchdown pass for Taco Corp, while DeVante Parker had a 29-yard touchdown catch and a 20-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Tom Brady had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Finkle is Einhorn, while Chris Godwin had a 51-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Taco Corp   Finkle is Einhorn

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Taco Corp exceeded their projected point totals.
Finkle is Einhorn had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Taco Corp put up more points than their season scoring average (126.42) while Finkle is Einhorn fell short of theirs (127.31).
Taco Corp recorded more points than their projected total, while Finkle is Einhorn fell shy of their projection.
In a losing effort, Christian McCaffrey registered 33.5 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Taco Corp
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? Our squad took that to heart this past week and doubled up Finkle is Einhorn at the quarterback position (39.72 points to 16.67).
Finkle is Einhorn
Let's use this last week as a learning experience and try to improve next year, Finkle is Einhorn. Get familiar with what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are preaching and deploy the most-potent possible lineup next year.