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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
aindog's Great Team
7-8 119.98
104.9
 
VS
proj
Holly's Team
101.58 8-7
86.55

aindog's Great Team knock off Holly's Team, 119.98-101.58

Both teams showed up and beat their projected point totals, but aindog's Great Team got the best of Holly's Team. Predicted to win 104.90-86.55, aindog's Great Team emerged victorious with a 119.98-101.58 win over Holly's Team. aindog's Great Team nabbed a 37.08-point lead on Thursday behind an outstanding showing from Lamar Jackson, who passed for 212 yards and 5 touchdowns and ran for 86 yards, and never looked back. Julio Jones (25.4 points) and Michael Thomas (18.8) led the charge for Holly's Team in the loss. aindog's Great Team ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 7-8. Holly's Team will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 8-7.

Matchup Timeline

  aindog's Great Team   Holly's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 120 yards and a touchdown against the Panthers, Lockett put up 18 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 9.67-point projection and was much higher than his 9.39-point season scoring average. Lockett ranks #53 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Tyler Lockett

Top Player Comparison

aindog's Great Team
Points
% of total points 119.98
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
37.08
24.42
30.9%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
20.8
16.11
17.3%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
18
9.67
15%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
15.6
9.52
13%
Holly's Team
Points
% of total points 101.58
1
Julio Jones
WR
25.4
11.49
25%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
18.8
13.85
18.5%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
17.68
20.32
17.4%
4
James White
RB
12.2
8.44
12%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Lamar Jackson had a 33-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for aindog's Great Team, helping to stake the team to a 37.08-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, aindog's Great Team boasted a 70.68-35.10 lead. For aindog's Great Team, Tyler Lockett had a 44-yard catch. James White made the highlight reel for Holly's Team with a 23-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the dust settled, aindog's Great Team had a 119.98-82.78 lead. For aindog's Great Team, Nick Chubb had a 33-yard touchdown run. Dak Prescott made the highlight reel for Holly's Team with a 59-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  aindog's Great Team   Holly's Team

Game Notes

Six of the 10 starters on aindog's Great Team exceeded their projected point totals.
Holly's Team had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as aindog's Great Team had one starter score zero points, while Holly's Team had two.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 18.4-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
This victory puts an end to a two-game losing streak for aindog's Great Team.
The experts were right on the money with this one. The projected margin of victory entering the match was 18.35, and aindog's Great Team covered by 18.4.
In a losing effort, Julio Jones scored 25.4 points, the highest score for a wide receiver this week.

Coach Talk

aindog's Great Team
The key to success in football is creating mismatches. Our team took that to heart this past week and doubled up Holly's Team at the quarterback position (37.08 points to 17.68).
Holly's Team
Posting four catches on just five targets this past week, it appears that the starting running backs for Holly's Team should remind their quarterbacks to get them more involved (and dial up a screen play or two).