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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Darlene's Team
10-5 110.02
101.03
 
VS
proj
OprahsWhite
90.8 9-6
110.3

Darlene's Team beat OprahsWhite for fourth straight win, 110.02-90.80

Darlene's Team extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought win over OprahsWhite, emerging victorious with a 110.02-90.80 victory. Darlene's Team grabbed a 31.92-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive performances from Saquon Barkley (112 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 31 Rec Yds) and Tyler Lockett (8 Rec, 120 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Patrick Mahomes (29.7 points) and the New England Patriots defense (20) led the charge for OprahsWhite in the loss. This marks the second time this season Darlene's Team have beaten OprahsWhite, after winning 118.62-111.3 in their last matchup. Darlene's Team will look to keep winning in the Championship next week, while OprahsWhite attempt to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Darlene's Team   OprahsWhite

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lockett (8 Rec, 120 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 18 points against the Panthers in Week 15. 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

Darlene's Team
Points
% of total points 110.02
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
26.3
15.26
23.9%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
18
9.67
16.4%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
17.42
24.95
15.8%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
14.2
10.14
12.9%
OprahsWhite
Points
% of total points 90.8
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
29.7
30.16
32.7%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
20
9.08
22%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
17.1
12.52
18.8%
4
Wil Lutz
K
10
9.26
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Darlene's Team who took the lead, 104.02-72.10. Aaron Rodgers had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass for Darlene's Team, while Tyler Lockett had a 44-yard catch. Meanwhile, Patrick Mahomes had a 41-yard touchdown pass for OprahsWhite, while Aaron Jones had a 21-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Darlene's Team   OprahsWhite

StatSmack

Darlene's Team are on a roll, with victories in four straight weeks.
Darlene's Team see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than OprahsWhite (0).
Darlene's Team are clutch masters, with more close wins than OprahsWhite (2 vs 0).
Darlene's Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than OprahsWhite (7 vs 6).
By position, Darlene's Team have outscored OprahsWhite at QB, RB, WR, and TE this season.
The starters for Darlene's Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for OprahsWhite (2).
Hey OprahsWhite, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Darlene's Team
Hey, the key to football is creating mismatches, right? We really took that to heart this week by thoroughly outplaying OprahsWhite at the wide receiver position (30.5 points to 6.2).
OprahsWhite
Unless OprahsWhite wants to go full diva-mode, then "not seeing many chances" doesn't fly as an excuse this week. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) were targeted a hearty 18 times in Week 15. With only nine total catches, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.