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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
James
8-7 101.52
98.42
 
VS
proj
katie (go pack go)
60.42 8-7
96.67

katie (go pack go) fall to James in 101.52-60.42 rout

There's no easy way to say it, katie (go pack go) underdelivered, at least according to projections, as James rolled to a 101.52-60.42 victory. James earned a 21.02-point lead on Thursday behind stellar performances from Josh Jacobs (18.9 points) and Derek Carr (2.12). katie (go pack go) came back to take the lead on Saturday, powered by Aaron Rodgers (18.32 points) and Robert Tonyan (9.3). Not to be deterred, James made a run later that afternoon, as D'Andre Swift (20.2 points) and Logan Thomas (16.6) put them back in the lead once and for all. This marks the first time this season James have beaten katie (go pack go), after falling 120.1-116.74 in their last matchup. James improve to 8-7 for the season, while katie (go pack go) fall to 8-7.

Matchup Timeline

  James   katie (go pack go)

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thomas overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 16.6 points against his 7.43-point projection. In a 20-15 loss to the Seahawks, he caught 13 passes for 101 yards . Thomas ranks #6 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Logan Thomas

Top Player Comparison

James
Points
% of total points 101.52
1
D'Andre Swift
RB
20.2
11.58
19.9%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
18.9
14.34
18.6%
3
Logan Thomas
TE
16.6
7.43
16.4%
4
Russell Gage
WR
15.3
8.5
15.1%
katie (go pack go)
Points
% of total points 60.42
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
18.32
22.37
30.3%
2
Robert Tonyan
TE
9.3
9.21
15.4%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
8.1
13.98
13.4%
4
Mason Crosby
K
8
8.24
13.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Mason Crosby had a 51-yard field goal for katie (go pack go) to contribute to a 52.32-21.02 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Younghoe Koo had a 52-yard field goal for James, while T.Y. Hilton had a 41-yard catch, helping James to a 93.22-60.42 lead.

Points By Position

  James   katie (go pack go)

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on James scored higher than their projected point totals.
katie (go pack go) had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
katie (go pack go) could have used points from Eric Ebron and Duke Johnson, as both put up goose eggs.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
James scored more points than their projected total, while katie (go pack go) failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 41.1-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The win ends a streak of two consecutive defeats for James.
Not only did James win, but they also covered the 1.74-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, James moves to (6-3), while katie (go pack go) falls to (5-5).

Coach Talk

James
Nice job, James. Bravo on fielding a starting crew that blew the competition out by more than 41 points this past week.
katie (go pack go)
Wow, talk about old-school ground n' pound. The starting backfield for katie (go pack go) collectively registered just a pair of targets this past week.