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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Deflated Balls
13-2 166
125.47
 
VS
proj
My Ball Zach Ertz II
108 9-6
114.94

Deflated Balls defy predictions, earn win over My Ball Zach Ertz II in 166-108 rout

Deflated Balls showed up and outperformed expectations, rolling to a 166-108 victory over My Ball Zach Ertz II, who fell short of projections. My Ball Zach Ertz II pulled out to a 1-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Deflated Balls after that. They were led by Jameis Winston, who passed for 458 yards and 4 touchdowns for 40 points, and Ezekiel Elliott, who racked up 160 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns (27 points). Gardner Minshew II (22 points) and Deshaun Watson (20) led the charge for My Ball Zach Ertz II in defeat. This marks the first time this season Deflated Balls have taken down My Ball Zach Ertz II, after falling 95-62 in their last matchup. Deflated Balls will look to clinch the championship next week, while My Ball Zach Ertz II attempt to rebound and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Deflated Balls   My Ball Zach Ertz II

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lockett (8 Rec, 120 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 18 points in a 30-24 win over the Panthers in Week 15. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.73-point projection and was much higher than his 9.13-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

Deflated Balls
Points
% of total points 166
1
Jameis Winston
QB
40
23.39
24.1%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
27
15.33
16.3%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
18
13.73
10.8%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
18
8.73
10.8%
My Ball Zach Ertz II
Points
% of total points 108
1
Gardner Minshew II
QB
22
19.1
20.4%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
20
24
18.5%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
12
9.44
11.1%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
11
13.08
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jameis Winston had a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 33-yard touchdown pass for Deflated Balls, while Tyler Lockett had a 44-yard catch, helping Deflated Balls to an 82-62 lead.
Sunday Late
Gardner Minshew II had a 55-yard pass for My Ball Zach Ertz II, who trailed 138-98 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  Deflated Balls   My Ball Zach Ertz II

What If

Deflated Balls would have beaten six other teams besides My Ball Zach Ertz II this week.
My Ball Zach Ertz II would have lost to just three other teams besides Deflated Balls this week.
If they played My Ball Zach Ertz II every week, Deflated Balls would be 9-6 this season.
Deflated Balls would be 9-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as My Ball Zach Ertz II.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Deflated Balls, My Ball Zach Ertz II would be 11-2.
If Deflated Balls had played every team in the league each week, they would be 121-62.
If they played every team every week, My Ball Zach Ertz II would be 104-76-3.

Coach Talk

Deflated Balls
Putting together a lineup that won by a whopping 58 points this past week... we deem that to be a job well done.
My Ball Zach Ertz II
"Not getting many looks" won't fly as an excuse this week for My Ball Zach Ertz II. Our trio of pass-catchers (two WR and one TE) collectively got a respectable 24 targets in Week 15. Timing and chemistry seem to be issues as that group notched only 12 catches.