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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
LumberJack-LaynWood
10-3-1 99
91.29
 
VS
proj
It Will Kill
94 8-7
102.14

Despite top scorer Ridley, It Will Kill fall to LumberJack-LaynWood, 99-94

Calvin Ridley racked up 24 points for It Will Kill, the best total in the matchup and fifth-best in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to topple LumberJack-LaynWood, who came from behind for a 99-94 win. Trailing 94-83 heading into Monday night, LumberJack-LaynWood charged back behind Diontae Johnson (8 Rec, 59 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Calvin Ridley (24 points) and Aaron Rodgers (14) did their part for It Will Kill in the loss. This marks the second time this season LumberJack-LaynWood have taken down It Will Kill, after winning 84-73 in their last matchup. LumberJack-LaynWood will look to keep winning in the Championship next week, while It Will Kill attempt to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  LumberJack-LaynWood   It Will Kill

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Johnson scored 16 points against the Bengals in Week 15 to beat his 10.93-point projection. He caught 8 passes for 59 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on LumberJack-LaynWood this week. In Week 16, Johnson and the Steelers will face the Colts.
Diontae Johnson

Top Player Comparison

LumberJack-LaynWood
Points
% of total points 99
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
21
15.16
21.2%
2
Tom Brady
QB
17
14.72
17.2%
3
Diontae Johnson
WR
16
10.93
16.2%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
14
14.37
14.1%
It Will Kill
Points
% of total points 94
1
Calvin Ridley
WR
24
13.97
25.5%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
14
16.4
14.9%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
14
9.83
14.9%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
13
12.92
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 46-yard touchdown pass for LumberJack-LaynWood, who trailed 73-41 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
DeAndre Hopkins had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 45-yard catch for LumberJack-LaynWood, who trailed 94-79 after the late slate.
Monday
Diontae Johnson had a 23-yard touchdown catch for LumberJack-LaynWood on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  LumberJack-LaynWood   It Will Kill

What If

LumberJack-LaynWood would have beaten six other teams besides It Will Kill this week.
It Will Kill would have lost to four other teams besides LumberJack-LaynWood this week.
LumberJack-LaynWood would be 7-7 if they played It Will Kill every week.
LumberJack-LaynWood would be 7-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as It Will Kill.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as LumberJack-LaynWood, It Will Kill would be 7-5.
If LumberJack-LaynWood had played every team in the league each week, they would be 96-56-2.
If they played every team every week, It Will Kill would be 84-69-8.

Coach Talk

LumberJack-LaynWood
Sure, we ultimately got the win, but we can't deny it, LumberJack-LaynWood. Our running backs were utterly outclassed by the opposition. Our backfield produced just 6 points in Week 15, and the starting backfield for It Will Kill tripled us up with a score of 21.
It Will Kill
Fortunately, It Will Kill, Week 15's problem isn't exactly rocket science. Choosing to start T.J. Hockenson in a tough fantasy matchup... let's all put this behind us and move on?