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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Luck My Balls
6-8 169.08
132.48
 
VS
proj
Whole ngata love
130.3 3-11
119.85

Luck My Balls hand Whole ngata love fourth consecutive loss in 169.08-130.30 rout

Luck My Balls rolled to a 169.08-130.30 victory to hand Whole ngata love their fourth straight loss. Luck My Balls pulled out to a 14.50-point lead on Thursday behind Marquise Brown and never gave it back. George Kittle (26.4 points) and Tyler Lockett (26) were the leaders for Whole ngata love in the loss. This marks the second time this season Luck My Balls have taken down Whole ngata love, after winning 131.44-112.76 in their last matchup. Luck My Balls improve to 6-8 for the season, while Whole ngata love fall to 3-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Luck My Balls   Whole ngata love

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 34-13 win over the Bengals, the Patriots defense scored 22 points to beat their 12.08-point projection. They allowed only 13 points, surrendered 315 yards, and forced 5 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Luck My Balls this week. Next week, the Patriots will play the Bills.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

Luck My Balls
Points
% of total points 169.08
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
37.5
26.11
22.2%
2
Drew Brees
QB
36.28
25.35
21.5%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
22
12.08
13%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
20.8
14.8
12.3%
Whole ngata love
Points
% of total points 130.3
1
George Kittle
TE
26.4
16.45
20.3%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
26
14.54
20%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
23.8
17.91
18.3%
4
Matt Ryan
QB
23.1
21.37
17.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Marquise Brown had a 24-yard touchdown catch for Luck My Balls, helping the team to a 14.50-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Tyler Lockett had a 44-yard catch for Whole ngata love, while Tyreek Hill had a 41-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 81.00-58.40 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Stefon Diggs had a 46-yard catch for Luck My Balls, helping the team to a 132.80-116.90 lead.
Monday
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for Luck My Balls on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Luck My Balls   Whole ngata love

StatSmack

There's a pattern emerging. In their two matchup wins against Whole ngata love, Luck My Balls averaged more points (150.26) than they usually score (126.41).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Whole ngata love. They've dropped their last four matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Luck My Balls are doing a better job of that, averaging 126.41 versus Whole ngata love's 108.31.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Luck My Balls (6-8) have a better record than Whole ngata love (3-11).
Even the machines think Luck My Balls have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (128.15) than Whole ngata love (106.56).
Once Luck My Balls put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Whole ngata love (3 vs 1).
Luck My Balls have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Whole ngata love (57 vs 47).
By position, Luck My Balls have outscored Whole ngata love at RB, WR, and DEF this season.
The starters for Luck My Balls had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Whole ngata love (2).
Hey Whole ngata love, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Luck My Balls
Spotting mismatches is a huge key to success in football. With solid performances by Christian McCaffrey and Todd Gurley II, our squad took that to heart this past week. We nearly quadrupled Whole ngata love at running back (58.3 points to 15.5). McCaffrey had 175 total yards and two TDs, while Gurley II logged 38 yards and two scores.
Whole ngata love
Talk about under-utilized. As a group, the starting backfield for Whole ngata love collectively logged just a couple of catches on four targets this past week.