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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Big Mikes Asskickers
9-6 175.25
186.61
 
VS
proj
Check My Ballz
119.5 6-9
152.62

Check My Ballz come up short of expectations, lose to Big Mikes Asskickers, 175.25-119.50

There's no sugarcoating it, Check My Ballz underperformed, at least according to projections, as Big Mikes Asskickers emerged victorious with a 175.25-119.50 victory. Check My Ballz leapt out to a 26.30-point lead on Thursday behind a stellar performance from the Baltimore Ravens defense. But Big Mikes Asskickers held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Ryan Tannehill (279 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Christian McCaffrey (87 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 88 Rec Yds). This marks the first time this season Big Mikes Asskickers have gotten the best of Check My Ballz, after falling 165.7-128.95 in their last matchup. Big Mikes Asskickers improve to 9-6 for the season, while Check My Ballz fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Big Mikes Asskickers   Check My Ballz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

McCaffrey overachieved for the 10th time this season, scoring 43.5 points against his 29.27-point projection. In a 30-24 loss to the Seahawks, he racked up 175 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. McCaffrey ranks #2 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Christian McCaffrey

Top Player Comparison

Big Mikes Asskickers
Points
% of total points 175.25
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
44.45
33.87
25.4%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
43.5
29.27
24.8%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
29
21.27
16.5%
4
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
27.8
33.58
15.9%
Check My Ballz
Points
% of total points 119.5
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
47.3
46.53
39.6%
2
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
26.3
36.37
22%
3
James White
RB
16.7
14.8
14%
4
Robbie Gould
K
10.5
8.91
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Big Mikes Asskickers who emerged with the lead, 166.45-93.50. Ryan Tannehill had a 60-yard pass for Big Mikes Asskickers, while Tyler Lockett had a 44-yard catch. Meanwhile, Patrick Mahomes had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Check My Ballz, while James White had a 23-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Big Mikes Asskickers   Check My Ballz

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starters on Big Mikes Asskickers scored more than their point projections.
Check My Ballz had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 55.75-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Big Mikes Asskickers get the win, but they also covered the 33.99-point forecasted margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Patrick Mahomes (47.3 points) posted the fourth-best score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Big Mikes Asskickers
Creating mismatches is a huge key to success in football. Not only did we double up Check My Ballz at RB (50.4 points to 21.7), we also tripled them at WR (39.8 to 13.2).
Check My Ballz
Hey, it's possible that Check My Ballz could be a better GM in the NFL than in fantasy football. Accumulating only 15 total targets this past week, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently spent most of their games blocking downfield and running decoy routes.