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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Harbaugh's Phenoms
9-6 245.28
165.44
 
VS
proj
PG
148.68 5-10
139.83

Harbaugh's Phenoms top predictions, earn win over PG in 245.28-148.68 rout

Harbaugh's Phenoms stepped up, cruising to a 245.28-148.68 victory over PG. PG got out to a 1.50-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Harbaugh's Phenoms after that. They were led by Miles Sanders, who racked up 172 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns for 44.7 points, and Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 340 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 11 yards (42.6 points). The Buffalo Bills defense (29 points) and Anthony Miller (21.4) carried the flag for PG in the loss. Harbaugh's Phenoms improve to 9-6 for the season, while PG fall to 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Harbaugh's Phenoms   PG

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 37-27 win over the Redskins, Sanders scored 44.7 points to more-than-quadruple his 10.43-point projection. He racked up 172 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Harbaugh's Phenoms this week. Next week, Sanders will square off against the Cowboys.
Miles Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Harbaugh's Phenoms
Points
% of total points 245.28
1
Miles Sanders
RB
44.7
10.43
18.2%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
42.6
26.88
17.4%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
31.1
10.03
12.7%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
21
10.86
8.6%
PG
Points
% of total points 148.68
1
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
29
15.1
19.5%
2
Anthony Miller
WR
21.4
5.87
14.4%
3
DJ Moore
WR
16.4
9.47
11%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
16.13
22.71
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Harbaugh's Phenoms owned a 189.55-59.23 lead. Miles Sanders had a 56-yard run for Harbaugh's Phenoms, while Patrick Mahomes had a 41-yard touchdown pass. Aaron Rodgers made the highlight reel for PG with a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass.
Sunday Night
John Brown had a 40-yard catch for Harbaugh's Phenoms, helping the team to a 236.20-146.78 lead.

Points By Position

  Harbaugh's Phenoms   PG

Game Notes

More than half (9 of the 15) of the starters on Harbaugh's Phenoms scored higher than their projected point totals.
PG had only five of their 15 starters score higher than their projected points.
PG can partially blame the loss on JJ Arcega-Whiteside, who didn't score any points.
Miles Sanders, Patrick Mahomes, and Joe Mixon all scored more points than the Buffalo Bills defense, the leading scorer for PG.
Harbaugh's Phenoms put up more points than their season scoring average (187.62) while PG fell short of theirs (175.95).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 96.6-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Harbaugh's Phenoms win, but they also easily covered the 25.61-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Harbaugh's Phenoms moves to (2-1), while PG falls to (0-4).
On the losing side, the Buffalo Bills defense scored 29 points, the second-highest score for a DEF this week.

Coach Talk

Harbaugh's Phenoms
Props on deploying a starting crew that won by an impressive 96.6 points this past week. We took care of business and did what had to be done.
PG
Luckily, Week 15's problem is pretty easy to diagnose, PG. Choosing to start JJ Arcega-Whiteside in a fantasy matchup where your opposition tallied more than 245 points... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time?