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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
CHUCK KNOWS BEST!
7-8 294.8
297.59
 
VS
proj
He's Gone
224.8 6-9
293.42

He's Gone come up short of expectations, succumb to CHUCK KNOWS BEST!, 294.8-224.8

He's Gone underperformed projections, as CHUCK KNOWS BEST! secured a 294.8-224.8 victory. CHUCK KNOWS BEST! grabbed an early 29.4-point lead on Thursday. He's Gone bounced back to take the lead on Saturday, powered by Stefon Diggs (33.7 points) and A.J. Johnson (10). Unphased, CHUCK KNOWS BEST! made a run later that afternoon, as Tom Brady (78.8 points) and Kevin Byard (25) put them back on top for good. This marks the second time this season CHUCK KNOWS BEST! have knocked off He's Gone, after winning 309.6-248.3 in their last matchup. CHUCK KNOWS BEST! improve to 7-8 for the season, while He's Gone fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  CHUCK KNOWS BEST!   He's Gone

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 11 tackles against the Colts, Adams scored 21 points this week. He scored 73% more than his 12.14-point projection and overachieved for the seventh time this season. Adams ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Tyrell Adams

Top Player Comparison

CHUCK KNOWS BEST!
Points
% of total points 294.8
1
Tom Brady
QB
78.8
67.1
26.7%
2
Darren Waller
TE
42
21.5
14.2%
3
Kevin Byard
S
25
14.57
8.5%
4
Tyrell Adams
LB
21
12.14
7.1%
He's Gone
Points
% of total points 224.8
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
33.7
25.6
15%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
28.9
62.06
12.9%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
22.6
22.47
10.1%
4
Blake Martinez
LB
19
15.96
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Darren Waller had a 35-yard touchdown catch for CHUCK KNOWS BEST!, helping to give the team a 48.0-18.6 lead.
Saturday
Stefon Diggs had a 55-yard catch for He's Gone, contributing to a 62.3-48.0 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, CHUCK KNOWS BEST! had a 247.3-104.1 lead. For CHUCK KNOWS BEST!, Tom Brady had a 46-yard touchdown pass. Younghoe Koo made the highlight reel for He's Gone with a 52-yard field goal.
Monday
Ben Roethlisberger had a 23-yard touchdown pass for He's Gone.

Points By Position

  CHUCK KNOWS BEST!   He's Gone

Game Notes

Only six of the 17 starting players on CHUCK KNOWS BEST! exceeded their projected scoring totals.
He's Gone had only six of their 17 starters score higher than their projected points.
CHUCK KNOWS BEST! won despite starting Quinton Dunbar, who scored zero points.
CHUCK KNOWS BEST! put up more points than their season scoring average (257.04) while He's Gone fell short of theirs (272.27).
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 70-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did CHUCK KNOWS BEST! earn the W, but they also easily covered the 4.17-point forecasted margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Stefon Diggs scored 33.7 points, the second-highest score for a wide receiver this week.

Coach Talk

CHUCK KNOWS BEST!
You know, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches. Fueled by an awesome performance from Tom Brady, we absolutely dominated He's Gone at the quarterback position this past week (78.8 points to 28.9). Brady went 31-for-45 for 390 yards, two TDs, and no INTs in a four-point win over the Falcons.
He's Gone
Wow, talk about under-utilized. The starting backfield for He's Gone collectively recorded only two targets this past week.