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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Pickles
9-6 131.21
111.37
 
VS
proj
Schmo & Cows
99.72 6-9
109.26

Pickles earn win over Schmo & Cows in 131.21-99.72 rout

Pickles beat expectations, cruising to a 131.21-99.72 victory over Schmo & Cows, who fell short of projections. Pickles never trailed in this one after earning a 21.00-point lead on Thursday behind Darren Waller. Calvin Ridley (10 Rec, 163 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Philip Rivers (228 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) were the leaders for Schmo & Cows in the loss. This marks the first time this season Pickles have gotten the best of Schmo & Cows, after falling 132.35-111.82 in their last matchup. Pickles improve to 9-6 for the season, while Schmo & Cows fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Pickles   Schmo & Cows

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Woods scored 15.6 points in a 23-20 loss to the Jets to beat his 11.2-point projection. He racked up 96 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Pickles this week. In Week 16, Woods and the Rams will face the Seahawks.
Robert Woods

Top Player Comparison

Pickles
Points
% of total points 131.21
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
31.06
29.62
23.7%
2
Darren Waller
TE
21
9.7
16%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
20.1
9.19
15.3%
4
Robert Woods
WR
15.6
11.2
11.9%
Schmo & Cows
Points
% of total points 99.72
1
Calvin Ridley
WR
22.3
11.96
22.4%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
20.82
21.68
20.9%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
15.4
15.46
15.4%
4
Cole Beasley
WR
11.2
8.09
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Darren Waller had a 35-yard touchdown catch for Pickles to contribute to a 21.00-0.00 lead for the team.
Saturday
Mason Crosby had a 51-yard field goal for Pickles to contribute to a 49.10-19.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Philip Rivers had a 41-yard pass for Schmo & Cows, who trailed 84.55-71.12 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Robert Woods had a 40-yard run for Pickles to contribute to a 131.21-99.72 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Pickles   Schmo & Cows

Game Notes

Pickles had seven of their nine starters exceed their projected point totals.
Schmo & Cows had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Schmo & Cows can partially blame the loss on Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who didn't score any points.
Pickles put up more points than their season scoring average (102.62) while Schmo & Cows fell short of theirs (106.17).
Pickles scored more points than their projected total, while Schmo & Cows failed to reach their projection.
The win concludes a two-game losing streak for Pickles.
Not only did Pickles win, but they also covered the 2.11-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Pickles moves to (3-4), while Schmo & Cows falls to (5-3).
Despite the loss, Calvin Ridley scored 22.3 points, the highest score for a wideout this week.

Coach Talk

Pickles
Assembling a starting crew that tallied more than 131 points this past week... we took care of business and did what had to be done.
Schmo & Cows
Fortunately, Schmo & Cows, this week's problem was pretty easy to identify. Choosing to start Marquez Valdes-Scantling in a fantasy matchup where your opponent put up over 131 points... let's use this as a learning experience and agree that it's not going to happen again?