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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Steeler Virginity
5-10 107.64
104.67
 
VS
proj
JJ's Crazy Team
85.2 5-10
74.42

JJ's Crazy Team outperform predictions but lose to Steeler Virginity in 107.64-85.20 rout

JJ's Crazy Team beat their projected point total, but it wasn't enough to swing the result. Predicted to win 104.67-74.42, Steeler Virginity rolled to a 107.64-85.20 win over JJ's Crazy Team. JJ's Crazy Team leapt out to a 38.5-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive efforts from Tom Brady (25.4 points) and David Johnson (19.8). But it was all Steeler Virginity after that. They were led by Kyler Murray (406 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 29 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and DeAndre Hopkins (9 Rec, 169 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). This marks the second time this season Steeler Virginity have knocked off JJ's Crazy Team, after winning 144.7-99.22 in their last matchup. Steeler Virginity improve to 5-10 for the season, while JJ's Crazy Team fall to 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Steeler Virginity   JJ's Crazy Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Murray overachieved for the ninth time this season, scoring 39.14 points against his 22.18-point projection. During a 33-26 win over the Eagles, he passed for 406 yards , ran for 29 yards and scored 4 touchdowns. Murray ranks #1 among all fantasy players this season and will face the 49ers next week.
Kyler Murray

Top Player Comparison

Steeler Virginity
Points
% of total points 107.64
1
Kyler Murray
QB
39.14
22.18
36.4%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
27.5
16.5
25.5%
3
D'Andre Swift
RB
20.2
11.58
18.8%
4
Cam Akers
RB
6.7
13.47
6.2%
JJ's Crazy Team
Points
% of total points 85.2
1
Tom Brady
QB
25.4
21.96
29.8%
2
David Johnson
RB
19.8
12.11
23.2%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
18.8
14.79
22.1%
4
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
10
9.08
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 46-yard touchdown pass for JJ's Crazy Team, contributing to a 66.40-27.90 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray linked up with DeAndre Hopkins on multiple big plays for Steeler Virginity: a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass. Murray also lit up the scoreboard with a 44-yard pass, contributing to a 107.64-85.20 lead for Steeler Virginity.

Points By Position

  Steeler Virginity   JJ's Crazy Team

StatSmack

There's a pattern emerging. In their two head-to-head wins against JJ's Crazy Team, Steeler Virginity averaged more points (126.17) than they usually score (111.55).
We heard scoring helps you win. Steeler Virginity are doing a better job of that, averaging 111.55 versus JJ's Crazy Team's 96.58.
Even the computers think Steeler Virginity have better players. Their projected average points is higher (112.55) than JJ's Crazy Team (100.49).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. JJ's Crazy Team has left more points on the bench this season (428.18) than Steeler Virginity (375.46).
Once Steeler Virginity put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than JJ's Crazy Team (3 vs 0).
Steeler Virginity should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than JJ's Crazy Team (9 vs 6).
By position, Steeler Virginity have outscored JJ's Crazy Team at QB, RB, and WR this season.
The starters for Steeler Virginity had more big plays in their NFL games this week (7) than the starters for JJ's Crazy Team (1).
Hey JJ's Crazy Team, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Steeler Virginity
Football is all about creating mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by quadrupling JJ's Crazy Team at the wide receiver position (36.8 points to 8.9).
JJ's Crazy Team
Fortunately, Week 15's problem isn't exactly rocket science, JJ's Crazy Team. Choosing to start Antonio Gibson, Deebo Samuel, and DeVante Parker in a fantasy matchup where your opponent tallied 107.64 points... we'll all move on from this and assume something like this won't be happening again.