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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Ripsnorters
8-7 118.68
124.89
 
VS
proj
Captain Hindsight
101.4 8-7
107.05

Ripsnorters defeat Captain Hindsight, 118.68-101.40

Ripsnorters earned a hard-fought win over Captain Hindsight, emerging victorious with a 118.68-101.40 victory. Ripsnorters earned a 41.08-point lead on Thursday behind standout showings from Lamar Jackson (37.08 points) and Justin Tucker (4) and never looked back. Chris Carson (133 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Julio Jones (13 Rec, 134 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) led the charge for Captain Hindsight in the loss. This marks the first time this season Ripsnorters have gotten the best of Captain Hindsight, after falling 128.02-126.94 in their last matchup. Ripsnorters ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 8-7. Captain Hindsight will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 8-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Ripsnorters   Captain Hindsight

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

McCaffrey (87 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 88 Rec Yds) scored 29.5 points against the Seahawks in Week 15. His scoring output was 45.2% more than his 20.31-point projection and was higher than his 21.94-point season scoring average. McCaffrey ranks #2 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Christian McCaffrey

Top Player Comparison

Ripsnorters
Points
% of total points 118.68
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
37.08
24.42
31.2%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
29.5
20.31
24.9%
3
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
14
11.43
11.8%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
13.5
9.45
11.4%
Captain Hindsight
Points
% of total points 101.4
1
Chris Carson
RB
26.7
14.94
26.3%
2
Julio Jones
WR
26.4
11.49
26%
3
Davante Adams
WR
17.3
12.1
17.1%
4
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
12.6
20.44
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Lamar Jackson had a 33-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for Ripsnorters, contributing to a 41.08-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Ripsnorters who emerged with the lead, 114.38-47.00. For Ripsnorters, Chris Godwin had a 51-yard catch. Davante Adams made the highlight reel for Captain Hindsight with a 29-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Ripsnorters   Captain Hindsight

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Ripsnorters are doing a better job of that, averaging 117.72 versus Captain Hindsight's 98.51.
Even the computers think Ripsnorters have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (114.97) than Captain Hindsight (99.02).
Captain Hindsight are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Ripsnorters (4 vs 3).
Ripsnorters should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Captain Hindsight (9 vs 7).
By position, Ripsnorters have outscored Captain Hindsight at QB, RB, and K this season.
Ripsnorters has a higher average scoring margin (8) than Captain Hindsight this season (4).
The starters for Ripsnorters had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Captain Hindsight (1).
Don't worry Captain Hindsight, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Ripsnorters
A big key to success in football is taking advantage of the mismatches. Our team found one this past week and almost tripled Captain Hindsight at the quarterback position (37.08 points to 12.6).
Captain Hindsight
Unless Captain Hindsight wants to go full diva-mode, then "not getting many chances" can't be a viable excuse this time around. Our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 41 times in Week 15. With just 24 total receptions, that group may have some chemistry issues.