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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Joshua's Tree
7-8 159.74
106.34
 
VS
proj
Chubby Johnson
119.1 3-11
98.81

Joshua's Tree outperform projections, defeat Chubby Johnson in 159.74-119.10 rout

Both teams stepped up and beat expectations, but it was Joshua's Tree who came out on top, rolling to a 159.74-119.10 victory over Chubby Johnson. Chubby Johnson pulled out to a 12.50-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Joshua's Tree after that. They were led by Ezekiel Elliott (117 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 43 Rec Yds) and Carson Wentz (266 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs). Saquon Barkley (28.3 points) and Mark Ingram II (23.1) were the leaders for Chubby Johnson in the loss. This marks the second time this season Joshua's Tree have gotten the best of Chubby Johnson, after winning 106.94-91.52 in their last matchup. Joshua's Tree improve to 7-8 for the season, while Chubby Johnson fall to 3-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Joshua's Tree   Chubby Johnson

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 130 yards and a touchdown against the Eagles, McLaurin scored 21.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.57-point projection and was much higher than his 9.27-point season scoring average. McLaurin ranks #79 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Terry McLaurin

Top Player Comparison

Joshua's Tree
Points
% of total points 159.74
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
29.5
17.52
18.5%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
24.54
20.28
15.4%
3
Terry McLaurin
WR
21.5
9.57
13.5%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
20
9.08
12.5%
Chubby Johnson
Points
% of total points 119.1
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
28.3
17.21
23.8%
2
Mark Ingram II
RB
23.1
11.92
19.4%
3
Adrian Peterson
RB
16.6
8.74
13.9%
4
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
13.6
21.39
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Robby Anderson had a 41-yard catch for Joshua's Tree, who trailed 23.10-10.60 after the opening game of the week.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Joshua's Tree owned an 83.64-82.60 lead. For Joshua's Tree, Terry McLaurin had a 75-yard touchdown catch. Joey Slye had a 52-yard field goal for Chubby Johnson, while Noah Fant had a 43-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Tyrell Williams had a 40-yard touchdown catch for Chubby Johnson, who trailed 159.74-105.70 after the late afternoon slate.
Sunday Night
John Brown had a 40-yard catch for Chubby Johnson, who trailed 159.74-119.10 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Joshua's Tree   Chubby Johnson

What If

Joshua's Tree would have beaten nine other teams besides Chubby Johnson this week.
Chubby Johnson would have lost to just three other teams besides Joshua's Tree this week.
If Joshua's Tree played Chubby Johnson every week this season, they'd be 9-5.
Joshua's Tree would be 3-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Chubby Johnson.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Joshua's Tree, Chubby Johnson would be 4-7.
If Joshua's Tree had played every team in the league each week, they would be 86-75.
If they played every team every week, Chubby Johnson would be 64-90.

Coach Talk

Joshua's Tree
Nice job, Joshua's Tree. Deploying a team that won by a whopping 40.64 points this past week.
Chubby Johnson
Well, Chubby Johnson, this week's problem isn't exactly a brain teaser. Choosing to start the Cleveland Browns defense in a fantasy matchup where your opposition put up 159.74 points... let's aim to play with a full deck of cards next time.