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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Next Man Up Yours
5-9 139.6
125.01
 
VS
proj
DirtyBirdGetsTheWorm
116.62 5-9
116.02

Next Man Up Yours smirk at predictions, come back to win against DirtyBirdGetsTheWorm in 139.60-116.62 rout

Next Man Up Yours stepped up, cruising to a 139.60-116.62 victory over DirtyBirdGetsTheWorm. Next Man Up Yours trailed 116.62-112.00 heading into Monday night, but the unit charged back behind Diontae Johnson (19.9 points) and Ben Roethlisberger (7.7). Marvin Jones Jr. (10 Rec, 112 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Jonathan Taylor (83 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 12 Rec Yds) led the way for DirtyBirdGetsTheWorm in defeat. This marks the first time this season Next Man Up Yours have gotten the best of DirtyBirdGetsTheWorm, after falling 111.74-101.58 in their last matchup. Next Man Up Yours improve to 5-9 for the season, while DirtyBirdGetsTheWorm fall to 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Next Man Up Yours   DirtyBirdGetsTheWorm

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Johnson (27 Rush Yds, 106 Rec Yds) scored 24.3 points in a 27-20 lost to the Colts in Week 15. His scoring output was 78.8% more than his 13.59-point projection and was much higher than his 9.26-point season scoring average. Johnson will face the Bengals next week.
David Johnson

Top Player Comparison

Next Man Up Yours
Points
% of total points 139.6
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
30
20.25
21.5%
2
David Johnson
RB
24.3
13.59
17.4%
3
Corey Davis
WR
21
13.29
15%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
19.9
14.36
14.3%
DirtyBirdGetsTheWorm
Points
% of total points 116.62
1
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
27.2
14.06
23.3%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
19.5
15.72
16.7%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
18.32
22.37
15.7%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
11.9
19.26
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Corey Davis had a 75-yard touchdown catch for Next Man Up Yours, who trailed 116.62-72.80 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
DeAndre Hopkins had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 45-yard catch for Next Man Up Yours, who trailed 116.62-112.00 after the late round of games.
Monday
Ben Roethlisberger linked up with Diontae Johnson for a 23-yard touchdown pass for Next Man Up Yours on Monday night, helping lead Next Man Up Yours to the win.

Points By Position

  Next Man Up Yours   DirtyBirdGetsTheWorm

What If

Next Man Up Yours would have beaten six other teams besides DirtyBirdGetsTheWorm this week.
DirtyBirdGetsTheWorm would have lost to four other teams besides Next Man Up Yours this week.
Next Man Up Yours would be 8-6 if they played DirtyBirdGetsTheWorm every week.
Next Man Up Yours would be 2-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as DirtyBirdGetsTheWorm.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Next Man Up Yours, DirtyBirdGetsTheWorm would be 3-8.
If Next Man Up Yours had played every team in the league each week, they would be 51-75.
If they played every team every week, DirtyBirdGetsTheWorm would be 45-81.

Coach Talk

Next Man Up Yours
Deploying a lineup that earned 139.6 points this past week... we did what was needed and took care of business.
DirtyBirdGetsTheWorm
The problem this week isn't exactly rocket science, DirtyBirdGetsTheWorm. Choosing to start DeVante Parker in a fantasy matchup where your opponent put up 139.6 points... let's try to move forward with a full deck of cards next time?