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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Hard Targets
8-6 160.5
151.58
 
VS
proj
Dirty Hippies
90.45 6-9
126.34

Dirty Hippies come up short of projections, succumb to Hard Targets in 160.50-90.45 rout

There's no easy way to put it, Dirty Hippies didn't do their job, at least based on projections, as Hard Targets rolled to a 160.50-90.45 victory. There wasn't much drama in this matchup, as Hard Targets jumped out to a 70.95-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 50.2 points from Carson Wentz (266 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and the New England Patriots defense (13 Pts Allowed, 315 Yds Allowed, 5 Turnovers). Kyle Allen (16.35 points) and Austin Ekeler (13.1) did their part for Dirty Hippies in the loss. This marks the second time this season Hard Targets have beaten Dirty Hippies, after winning 148.25-126.65 in their last matchup. Hard Targets improve to 8-6 for the season, while Dirty Hippies fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Hard Targets   Dirty Hippies

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Patriots defense overachieved for the 10th time this season, scoring 20 points against their 9.08-point projection. In a 34-13 win over the Bengals, they allowed only 13 points, surrendered 315 yards, and forced 5 turnovers. 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

Hard Targets
Points
% of total points 160.5
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
31
19.07
19.3%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
30.2
24.77
18.8%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
20
9.08
12.5%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
19.5
15.82
12.1%
Dirty Hippies
Points
% of total points 90.45
1
Kyle Allen
QB
16.35
22.31
18.1%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
13.1
15.39
14.5%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
11.6
13.18
12.8%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
10.2
8.49
11.3%

Points By Position

  Hard Targets   Dirty Hippies

Game Notes

Six of the 11 starting players on Hard Targets exceeded their projected point totals.
Dirty Hippies had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Hard Targets had five players score more points than the leading scorer for Dirty Hippies.
Hard Targets put up more points than their season scoring average (145.95) while Dirty Hippies fell short of theirs (123.94).
Hard Targets put up more points than their projected total, while Dirty Hippies fell shy of their projection.
Not only did Hard Targets win, but they also easily covered the 25.24-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Hard Targets moves to (5-1), while Dirty Hippies falls to (3-8).

Coach Talk

Hard Targets
Nice job, Hard Targets. Props on deploying a lineup that recorded 160.5 points this past matchup.
Dirty Hippies
It's entirely possible that Dirty Hippies may be a better GM in the NFL than in fantasy football. With just 19 targets as a group this past week, their four wide receivers apparently helped their teams' causes by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.