Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football

Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Cancel

Week 15

Weekly
Grade
absolutereckless
8-6 124.95
127.57
 
VS
proj
AngryBirdman
123.95 7-8
121.87

Despite top scorer Jackson, AngryBirdman fall to absolutereckless in 124.95-123.95 battle

AngryBirdman had the premier scorer in the matchup with QB Lamar Jackson accumulating 32.65 points, the fourth-best total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome absolutereckless, who narrowly earned a 124.95-123.95 win. AngryBirdman made a run at it on Monday night, but they fell short. absolutereckless led 124.95-123.95 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite points from on Monday night for AngryBirdman. D'Andre Swift (22.2 points) and Aaron Rodgers (19.75) led the way for absolutereckless in the victory. This marks the second time this season absolutereckless have taken down AngryBirdman, after winning 109.55-99.55 in their last matchup. absolutereckless improve to 8-6 for the season, while AngryBirdman fall to 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  absolutereckless   AngryBirdman

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry scored 17.5 points against the Raiders in Week 15 to beat his 9.89-point projection. He caught 5 passes for 65 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on absolutereckless this week. Henry will face the Broncos in Week 16.
Hunter Henry

Top Player Comparison

absolutereckless
Points
% of total points 124.95
1
D'Andre Swift
RB
22.2
13.37
17.8%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
19.75
25.28
15.8%
3
Hunter Henry
TE
17.5
9.89
14%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
15.4
17.78
12.3%
AngryBirdman
Points
% of total points 123.95
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
32.65
26.22
26.3%
2
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
22.3
16.5
18%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
14.6
15.16
11.8%
4
James Robinson
RB
14.3
15.68
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 44-yard pass for AngryBirdman, who trailed 124.95-109.35 after the early games.

Points By Position

  absolutereckless   AngryBirdman

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on absolutereckless scored higher than their projected point totals.
AngryBirdman had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
AngryBirdman can partially blame the loss on Tyler Boyd, who didn't score any points.
The two highest scorers for AngryBirdman (Lamar Jackson and Brandon Aiyuk) scored more points than D'Andre Swift, the leading scorer for absolutereckless.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
absolutereckless won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while AngryBirdman exceeded their projection.
The matchup's 1-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The loss puts an end to a two-match unbeaten streak for AngryBirdman.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with absolutereckless. They got the W, but did not cover the 5.7-point projected margin of victory.
absolutereckless moves to (1-2) in close games this season, while AngryBirdman falls to (1-1).
On the losing side, Lamar Jackson registered 32.65 points, the fourth-best score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

absolutereckless
Just one field goal on three attempts? In a matchup where every point mattered, Michael Badgley probably had the GM of absolutereckless sweating bullets.
AngryBirdman
Hey now, talk about under-utilized: As a group, the starting RBs for AngryBirdman collectively logged just five targets this past week.