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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Delusions of grandeur 2
7-8 100.2
88.09
 
VS
proj
Justin's Fine Team
93.14 1-14
105.57

Delusions of grandeur 2 hand Justin's Fine Team sixth straight loss, 100.20-93.14

Delusions of grandeur 2 emerged victorious with a 100.20-93.14 victory to hand Justin's Fine Team their sixth consecutive loss. Delusions of grandeur 2 leapt out to a 34.60-point lead on Thursday behind an impressive effort from Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 410 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 32 yards, and never looked back. Dalton Schultz (16.7 points) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (16.5) carried the flag for Justin's Fine Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season Delusions of grandeur 2 have beaten Justin's Fine Team, after winning 103.64-88.62 in their last matchup. Delusions of grandeur 2 improve to 7-8 for the season, while Justin's Fine Team fall to 1-14.

Matchup Timeline

  Delusions of grandeur 2   Justin's Fine Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 96 yards and a touchdown against the Broncos, Boyd tallied 18.1 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.99-point projection and was much higher than his 8.17-point season scoring average. Boyd will face the Ravens next week.
Tyler Boyd

Top Player Comparison

Delusions of grandeur 2
Points
% of total points 100.2
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
34.6
24.05
34.5%
2
Tyler Boyd
WR
18.1
7.99
18.1%
3
Tony Pollard
RB
10.2
8.66
10.2%
4
Matt Gay
K
10
8.76
10%
Justin's Fine Team
Points
% of total points 93.14
1
Dalton Schultz
TE
16.7
9.88
17.9%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
16.5
6.79
17.7%
3
Antonio Gibson
RB
15.5
14.73
16.6%
4
Matt Ryan
QB
13.44
16.87
14.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Patrick Mahomes had a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 69-yard pass for Delusions of grandeur 2, helping the team to a 34.60-0.00 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was Delusions of grandeur 2 who grabbed the lead, 82.20-77.64. For Delusions of grandeur 2, Tyler Boyd had a 56-yard touchdown catch. Matt Ryan made the highlight reel for Justin's Fine Team with a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Delusions of grandeur 2   Justin's Fine Team

StatSmack

Justin's Fine Team are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've lost six in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Justin's Fine Team need some help then, averaging just 86.5 versus Delusions of grandeur 2's 100.42.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Delusions of grandeur 2 (7-8) have a better record than Justin's Fine Team (1-14).
Once Delusions of grandeur 2 put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Justin's Fine Team (1 vs 0).
Delusions of grandeur 2 see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (4) than Justin's Fine Team (0).
Delusions of grandeur 2 are clutch masters, with more close wins than Justin's Fine Team (1 vs 0).
Delusions of grandeur 2 should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Justin's Fine Team (4 vs 2).
Delusions of grandeur 2 have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Justin's Fine Team (58 vs 44).
By position, Delusions of grandeur 2 have outscored Justin's Fine Team at QB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Delusions of grandeur 2 had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Justin's Fine Team (3).
Hey Justin's Fine Team, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Delusions of grandeur 2
A big key to success in football is finding (and exploiting) the mismatches. Not only did we double up Justin's Fine Team at WR (25.4 points to 10.2), we also utterly dominated them at QB (34.6 points to 13.44).
Justin's Fine Team
Happy holidays, Justin's Fine Team! We hope the GM of Delusions of grandeur 2 will write a thank-you card for the gift of a fantasy football victory this past week.