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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Touch of Downs
8-7 141.12
147.08
 
VS
proj
Tommy Sleaze
127.58 6-8
140.75

Despite top scorer Lockett, Tommy Sleaze fall to Touch of Downs, 141.12-127.58

Tyler Lockett racked up 22 points for Tommy Sleaze, the best total in the matchup and 18th-highest in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to defeat Touch of Downs, who staged an impressive comeback to earn a 141.12-127.58 win. Despite trailing 120.68-112.84 heading into Monday night, Touch of Downs came storming back behind Drew Brees (307 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs). Tyler Lockett (22 points) and DJ Moore (16.3) were the leading scorers for Tommy Sleaze in the loss. This marks the second time this season Touch of Downs have knocked off Tommy Sleaze, after winning 141.44-137.92 in their last matchup. Touch of Downs improve to 8-7 for the season, while Tommy Sleaze fall to 6-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Touch of Downs   Tommy Sleaze

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Barkley (112 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 31 Rec Yds) scored 28.3 points in a 36-20 win over the Dolphins in Week 15. His scoring output was 64.4% more than his 17.21-point projection and was much higher than his 10.47-point season scoring average. Barkley ranks #71 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Redskins next week.
Saquon Barkley

Top Player Comparison

Touch of Downs
Points
% of total points 141.12
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
28.3
17.21
20.1%
2
Drew Brees
QB
28.28
21.02
20%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
19.34
20.86
13.7%
4
James White
RB
13.7
11.09
9.7%
Tommy Sleaze
Points
% of total points 127.58
1
Tyler Lockett
WR
22
12.1
17.2%
2
DJ Moore
WR
16.3
13.21
12.8%
3
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
16.26
17.27
12.7%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
14.9
17.43
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Touch of Downs owned a 104.84-96.08 lead. Russell Wilson had a 58-yard pass and a 44-yard pass for Touch of Downs, while James White had a 23-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Tyler Lockett had a 44-yard catch for Tommy Sleaze, while Eli Manning had a 51-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for Touch of Downs on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Touch of Downs   Tommy Sleaze

Game Notes

Touch of Downs won despite the fact that only three of their 12 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Tommy Sleaze had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Touch of Downs put up more points than their season scoring average (134.71) while Tommy Sleaze fell short of theirs (134.77).
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
Tommy Sleaze ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while Touch of Downs ranked 9th.
The defeat concludes a two-game winning streak for Tommy Sleaze.
Not only did Touch of Downs win, but they also easily covered the 6.33-point projected margin of victory.
Touch of Downs moves to (4-0) in comeback games this year, while Tommy Sleaze falls to (2-1).
Despite the loss, Tyler Lockett scored 22 points, the fourth-best score for a wideout this week.

Coach Talk

Touch of Downs
Hey, exploiting mismatches is the key to football, right? Thanks to some monster yardage production from our running backs, our team really made that happen this week. Our four backfield starters recorded 113 more yards from scrimmage than the RBs on Tommy Sleaze (323 total yards to 210), as we ultimately doubled up them at the position, 53.3 points to 24.5.
Tommy Sleaze
Your quarterback tossed three interceptions and just a pair of touchdowns? It might be wise to go back and review the game tape: Did Eli Manning seem flustered back there in the pocket, or was the Dolphins secondary just that good against the pass?