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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Novaforce
9-6 99.32
105.56
 
VS
proj
Short Bus Ryderz
56.02 7-8
83.83

Offensively challenged Novaforce defeat Short Bus Ryderz, 99.32-56.02

Novaforce came out on top with a 99.32-56.02 victory over Short Bus Ryderz in spite of ranking only eighth in the league in points scored for the week. Short Bus Ryderz took an 8.80-point lead on Thursday, but Novaforce held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Deshaun Watson (18.92 points) and the New England Patriots defense (18). Aaron Jones (51 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Tom Brady (128 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) led the charge for Short Bus Ryderz in the loss. This marks the second time this season Novaforce have beaten Short Bus Ryderz, after winning 115.8-92.24 in their last matchup. Novaforce (9-6) have now won four straight and will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Short Bus Ryderz will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Novaforce   Short Bus Ryderz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Patriots defense (13 Pts Allowed, 315 Yds Allowed, 5 Turnovers) scored 18 points against the Bengals in Week 15. They scored 58.9% more than their 11.33-point projection and overachieved for the ninth time this season. The Patriots defense ranks #25 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

Novaforce
Points
% of total points 99.32
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
18.92
22.24
19%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
18
11.33
18.1%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
15.2
10.14
15.3%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
12.9
13.45
13%
Short Bus Ryderz
Points
% of total points 56.02
1
Aaron Jones
RB
17.1
12.52
30.5%
2
Tom Brady
QB
12.92
19.45
23.1%
3
Le'Veon Bell
RB
8.8
9.7
15.7%
4
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
7
11.29
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Jones had a 21-yard touchdown run for Short Bus Ryderz, while Tom Brady had a 23-yard touchdown pass for the team, who trailed 74.22-43.42 after the early games.

Points By Position

  Novaforce   Short Bus Ryderz

What If

Novaforce would have beaten only one other team besides Short Bus Ryderz this week.
Short Bus Ryderz would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If Novaforce played Short Bus Ryderz every week this season, they'd be 12-3.
Last week, Novaforce would have gotten the win over Short Bus Ryderz 148.38-97.36.
Novaforce would be 11-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Short Bus Ryderz.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Novaforce, Short Bus Ryderz would be 7-6.
If Novaforce had played every team in the league each week, they would be 100-35.
If they played every team every week, Short Bus Ryderz would be 65-70.

Coach Talk

Novaforce
Well Novaforce, the good news is that we took this matchup by more than 43 points. Even better news is that we've proven we're stronger than this, as our scoring average through Week 14 stood at 117.79. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Short Bus Ryderz
There's a decent chance that Short Bus Ryderz would be a better talent scout in the NFL than in fantasy football. Accumulating just 12 total targets this past week, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently did a superb job blocking downfield and running decoy routes.