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Week 18

Weekly
Grade
Dirtballz14
10-8 207
191.69
 
VS
proj
Iron Men
194 13-5
244.41

Iron Men lose to Dirtballz14, 207-194

There's no way around it, Iron Men underperformed, at least compared to projections, as Dirtballz14 earned a 207-194 win. Dirtballz14 earned an early 12-point lead on Saturday behind Amari Cooper. Iron Men came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Michael Pittman Jr. (21 points) and the Indianapolis Colts defense (20). Unphased, Dirtballz14 pulled it together later that afternoon, as Tom Brady (82 points) and Tyler Lockett (31) put them back in the lead once and for all. This marks the second time this season Dirtballz14 have gotten the best of Iron Men, after winning 264-261 in their last matchup. Dirtballz14 finish the season with a record of 10-8, while Iron Men end the campaign at 13-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Dirtballz14   Iron Men

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brady overachieved for the ninth time this season, scoring 82 points against his 67.9-point projection. During a 41-17 win over the Panthers, he passed for 326 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Tom Brady

Top Player Comparison

Dirtballz14
Points
% of total points 207
1
Tom Brady
QB
82
67.9
39.6%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
31
15.01
15%
3
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
30
31.33
14.5%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
17
18.11
8.2%
Iron Men
Points
% of total points 194
1
Kyler Murray
QB
52
67.02
26.8%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
27
25.44
13.9%
3
Devin Singletary
RB
27
11.84
13.9%
4
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
21
15.26
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had multiple players with standout plays on Sunday afternoon, after which Dirtballz14 emerged with a 207-194 lead. Tom Brady had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Dirtballz14, while Tyler Lockett had a 43-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Kyler Murray had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Iron Men, while Cooper Kupp had a 46-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Dirtballz14   Iron Men

What If

Dirtballz14 would have beaten only two other teams besides Iron Men this week.
Iron Men would have lost to four other teams besides Dirtballz14 this week.
Dirtballz14 would be 6-12 if they played Iron Men every week.
Dirtballz14 would be 9-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Iron Men.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dirtballz14, Iron Men would be 11-4.
If Dirtballz14 had played every team in the league each week, they would be 58-68.
If they played every team every week, Iron Men would be 84-42.

Coach Talk

Dirtballz14
Listen, Dirtballz14, we do certainly respect the confidence. It takes real gumption to deploy, not one, but TWO starters with zero points (Wil Lutz and Aaron Jones), while still getting the win. It's a saucy way to put a stamp on the season and the fantasy gods were definitely on your side this week!
Iron Men
Recording just three targets this past week, it seems like the starting RBs for Iron Men should smooth things over with their QBs... and remind them to dump it off more often.