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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Ballaholics
9-6 163.6
137.45
 
VS
proj
Keep on Lion
145.46 9-6
128.06

Back-and-forth battle ends with Ballaholics coming back to beat Keep on Lion, 163.60-145.46

Well, that was exhilarating! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Ballaholics extended their win streak to four games with a come-from-behind win over Keep on Lion, coming back to earn a 163.60-145.46 victory. Ballaholics trailed 145.46-142.70 heading into Monday night, but the squad came back behind Diontae Johnson (8 Rec, 59 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Josh Allen (359 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 33 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Jonathan Taylor (83 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 12 Rec Yds) led the way for Keep on Lion in defeat. This marks the first time this season Ballaholics have gotten the best of Keep on Lion, after falling 178-100.46 in their last matchup. Ballaholics improve to 9-6 for the season, while Keep on Lion fall to 9-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Ballaholics   Keep on Lion

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 59 yards and a touchdown against the Bengals, Johnson recorded 20.9 points this week. His scoring output was 45.6% more than his 14.35-point projection and was much higher than his 12.84-point season scoring average. Johnson ranks #77 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Diontae Johnson

Top Player Comparison

Ballaholics
Points
% of total points 163.6
1
Tom Brady
QB
25.4
19.88
15.5%
2
Robert Woods
WR
21.6
17.53
13.2%
3
Diontae Johnson
WR
20.9
14.35
12.8%
4
Noah Fant
TE
20.8
9.4
12.7%
Keep on Lion
Points
% of total points 145.46
1
Josh Allen
QB
38.66
21.38
26.6%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
19.5
15.65
13.4%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
18.4
21.91
12.6%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
17.4
20.58
12%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Josh Allen had a 24-yard touchdown run and a 22-yard touchdown pass for Keep on Lion, contributing to a 43.66-20.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 46-yard touchdown pass for Ballaholics, while Younghoe Koo had a 52-yard field goal, contributing to a 115.30-92.56 lead for Ballaholics.
Sunday Late
Robert Woods had a 40-yard run for Ballaholics, helping the team to a 136.90-136.86 lead.
Monday
Diontae Johnson had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Ballaholics on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Ballaholics   Keep on Lion

StatSmack

Ballaholics are on fire, with victories in four straight weeks.
You can't win if you don't play. Ballaholics has left fewer points on the bench this season (469.96) than Keep on Lion (503.94).
Ballaholics are clutch masters, with more close wins than Keep on Lion (1 vs 0).
Ballaholics should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Keep on Lion (9 vs 8).
By position, Ballaholics have outscored Keep on Lion at TE, K, and IDP this season.
Ballaholics don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 9 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Ballaholics had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Keep on Lion (3).
Hey Keep on Lion, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Ballaholics
Identifying mismatches is a huge key to success in football. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up Keep on Lion at the wide receiver position (62.9 points to 26.7).
Keep on Lion
Luckily, this week's problem isn't exactly rocket science, Keep on Lion. Going with Deebo Samuel in a fantasy matchup where your opposition put up 163.6 points... let's aim to play with a full deck of cards next time.