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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Sammy's Team
5-10 150.26
102.64
 
VS
proj
A Few Good Players
94.86 8-7
117.46

Sammy's Team smirk at projections, earn win over A Few Good Players in 150.26-94.86 rout

Sammy's Team outperformed expectations, rolling to a 150.26-94.86 victory over A Few Good Players, who fell short of projections. Sammy's Team never trailed in this one after nabbing a 12.96-point lead on Thursday behind Justin Herbert (27.96 points). Patrick Mahomes (25.86 points) and David Johnson (18.8) carried the flag for A Few Good Players in the loss. This marks the first time this season Sammy's Team have gotten the best of A Few Good Players, after falling 105.94-79.52 in their last matchup. Sammy's Team improve to 5-10 for the season, while A Few Good Players fall to 8-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Sammy's Team   A Few Good Players

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 13 passes for 101 yards against the Seahawks, Thomas tallied 16.6 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.43-point projection and was much higher than his 8.55-point season scoring average. Thomas ranks #6 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Logan Thomas

Top Player Comparison

Sammy's Team
Points
% of total points 150.26
1
David Montgomery
RB
28.7
13.98
19.1%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
27.96
20.25
18.6%
3
Corey Davis
WR
19
11.03
12.6%
4
Logan Thomas
TE
16.6
7.43
11%
A Few Good Players
Points
% of total points 94.86
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
25.86
25.79
27.3%
2
David Johnson
RB
18.8
12.11
19.8%
3
Hunter Henry
TE
15
8.09
15.8%
4
J.K. Dobbins
RB
14.6
12.35
15.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Justin Herbert had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard pass for Sammy's Team, helping to stake the team to a 27.96-15.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Corey Davis had a 75-yard touchdown catch for Sammy's Team, contributing to a 140.26-66.10 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Sammy's Team   A Few Good Players

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. A Few Good Players need some help then, averaging just 102.01 versus Sammy's Team's 110.89.
Once Sammy's Team put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than A Few Good Players (2 vs 1).
Sammy's Team laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than A Few Good Players (0).
Sammy's Team are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than A Few Good Players (0 vs 1).
Sammy's Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than A Few Good Players (7 vs 4).
Sammy's Team have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than A Few Good Players (60 vs 48).
By position, Sammy's Team have outscored A Few Good Players at RB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
The starters for Sammy's Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for A Few Good Players (0).
Hey A Few Good Players, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Sammy's Team
Nice job, Sammy's Team. Assembling a lineup that registered over 150 points this past week.
A Few Good Players
Luckily, this week's problem was pretty easy to diagnose, A Few Good Players. Going with the San Francisco 49ers defense in a fantasy matchup where your opponent put up over 150 points... let's deem this to be a learning experience and agree that it's not going to happen again.