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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Kobe 'Bean' Bryant
7-8 104.76
123.43
 
VS
proj
travis's Genius Team
101.3 5-10
91.31

Kobe 'Bean' Bryant knock off travis's Genius Team for third straight win in 104.76-101.30 battle

Kobe 'Bean' Bryant extended their win streak to three games with a tight win over travis's Genius Team, eking out a 104.76-101.30 victory. Kobe 'Bean' Bryant led 104.76-101.30 heading into Monday night with one player left to play. They were fortunate to have the lead already, as ( points) didn't do much to pad their point total. Tom Brady (23.4 points) and Josh Jacobs (18.9) led the way for travis's Genius Team in defeat. This marks the second time this season Kobe 'Bean' Bryant have taken down travis's Genius Team, after winning 103.18-86.94 in their last matchup. Kobe 'Bean' Bryant improve to 7-8 for the season, while travis's Genius Team fall to 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Kobe 'Bean' Bryant   travis's Genius Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 24.2 points against his 20.93-point projection. In a 46-25 win over the Lions, he ran for 147 yards and a touchdown. Henry ranks #13 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Kobe 'Bean' Bryant
Points
% of total points 104.76
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
25.5
16.51
24.3%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
24.2
20.93
23.1%
3
Jared Goff
QB
16.26
19.83
15.5%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
10.3
13.84
9.8%
travis's Genius Team
Points
% of total points 101.3
1
Tom Brady
QB
23.4
20.97
23.1%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
18.9
14.34
18.7%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
17.5
14.33
17.3%
4
Tyron Johnson
WR
13.6
6.78
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tyron Johnson had a 26-yard touchdown catch for travis's Genius Team, contributing to a 32.50-0.00 lead for travis's Genius Team.
Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 46-yard touchdown pass for travis's Genius Team, while Rodrigo Blankenship had a 53-yard field goal to contribute to a 94.70-56.30 lead for travis's Genius Team.
Sunday Late
DeAndre Hopkins had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 45-yard catch for Kobe 'Bean' Bryant, while Jared Goff had a 44-yard pass, contributing to a 104.76-94.70 lead for Kobe 'Bean' Bryant.

Points By Position

  Kobe 'Bean' Bryant   travis's Genius Team

StatSmack

travis's Genius Team are down in wins against Kobe 'Bean' Bryant this season, with a record of 1-2.
Kobe 'Bean' Bryant are looking unstoppable, winning three in a row.
Kobe 'Bean' Bryant don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than travis's Genius Team (4 vs 3).
Kobe 'Bean' Bryant are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (1) than travis's Genius Team (2).
Kobe 'Bean' Bryant have the clutch gene, with more close wins than travis's Genius Team (2 vs 0).
Kobe 'Bean' Bryant should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than travis's Genius Team (5 vs 4).
travis's Genius Team have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than Kobe 'Bean' Bryant (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Kobe 'Bean' Bryant have outscored travis's Genius Team at RB and WR this season.
The starters for Kobe 'Bean' Bryant had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for travis's Genius Team (3).
Hey travis's Genius Team, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Kobe 'Bean' Bryant
Identifying mismatches is a big component to winning in football. We really took that to heart this week by nearly tripling travis's Genius Team at the wide receiver position (42.6 points to 14.9).
travis's Genius Team
Hey, it's possible that travis's Genius Team might be a better GM in the NFL than in fantasy football. Seeing only eight targets as a group in Week 15, their three wide receivers apparently spent most of their games running decoy routes and blocking downfield.