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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Minnesota
10-5 120.22
116.79
 
VS
proj
Jeffrey's Dandy Team
89.7 9-6
116.39

Minnesota beat Jeffrey's Dandy Team for fifth straight win in 120.22-89.70 rout

Minnesota extended their win streak to five games with an easy win over Jeffrey's Dandy Team, cruising to a 120.22-89.70 victory. Minnesota grabbed a 4.00-point lead on Thursday behind Justin Tucker and never gave it up. Patrick Mahomes (340 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 11 Rush Yds) and Darren Waller (8 Rec, 122 Rec Yds) did their part for Jeffrey's Dandy Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season Minnesota have knocked off Jeffrey's Dandy Team, after falling 97.78-76.92 in their last matchup. Minnesota will look to clinch the championship next week, while Jeffrey's Dandy Team attempt to rebound and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Minnesota   Jeffrey's Dandy Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Patriots defense overachieved for the 11th time this season, scoring 20 points against their 9.07-point projection. During 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

Minnesota
Points
% of total points 120.22
1
Michael Thomas
WR
24.8
18.41
20.6%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
20
9.07
16.6%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
18.92
22.24
15.7%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
17.1
10.71
14.2%
Jeffrey's Dandy Team
Points
% of total points 89.7
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
23.7
23.3
26.4%
2
Darren Waller
TE
16.2
9.66
18.1%
3
Robbie Gould
K
12
9.16
13.4%
4
Raheem Mostert
RB
10.4
11.51
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Jeffrey's Dandy Team, who trailed 80.02-41.80 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  Minnesota   Jeffrey's Dandy Team

Game Notes

Minnesota emerged victorious despite the fact that only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Jeffrey's Dandy Team had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Minnesota put up more points than their season scoring average (108.67) while Jeffrey's Dandy Team fell short of theirs (113.91).
Minnesota put up more points than their projected total, while Jeffrey's Dandy Team fell short of their projection.
Not only did Minnesota earn the win, but they also covered the 0.4-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Minnesota moves to (5-2), while Jeffrey's Dandy Team falls to (8-4).
In a losing effort, Patrick Mahomes put up 23.7 points, the fourth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Minnesota
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? We really took that to heart this week by nearly tripling Jeffrey's Dandy Team at the wide receiver position (40.2 points to 13.6).
Jeffrey's Dandy Team
Posting four receptions on just five targets this past week, it seems like the starting running backs for Jeffrey's Dandy Team obviously need to smooth things over with their quarterbacks... and remind them to start checking down more frequently.