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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Freddie's Fantastic Team
9-6 88.04
112.46
 
VS
proj
Rico's Boss Team
85.04 7-8
123.13

Freddie's Fantastic Team come up short of predictions, still manage to top Rico's Boss Team in 88.04-85.04 squeaker

Both teams fell short of projections, but Freddie's Fantastic Team did enough to knock off Rico's Boss Team, squeaking by for an 88.04-85.04 victory. Rico's Boss Team had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but they fell short. Freddie's Fantastic Team led 69.04-74.94 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 10.1 points from Dalvin Cook on Monday night for Rico's Boss Team. Mark Andrews (30.6 points) and Tua Tagovailoa (15.74) were the top scorers for Freddie's Fantastic Team in the win. This marks the second time this season Freddie's Fantastic Team have knocked off Rico's Boss Team, after winning 148.62-90.4 in their last matchup. Freddie's Fantastic Team ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 9-6. Rico's Boss Team will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Freddie's Fantastic Team   Rico's Boss Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Andrews (10 Rec, 136 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 30.6 points against the Packers in Week 15. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 12.14-point projection and was much higher than his 13.38-point season scoring average. Andrews ranks #31 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Mark Andrews

Top Player Comparison

Freddie's Fantastic Team
Points
% of total points 88.04
1
Mark Andrews
TE
30.6
12.14
34.8%
2
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
15.74
19.89
17.9%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
10.2
15.08
11.6%
4
Harrison Butker
K
8
9.38
9.1%
Rico's Boss Team
Points
% of total points 85.04
1
Justin Herbert
QB
24.04
23.7
28.3%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
16.8
14.13
19.8%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
10.1
20.09
11.9%
4
Noah Fant
TE
8.2
7.64
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Mark Andrews had a 43-yard catch for Freddie's Fantastic Team, who trailed 74.94-50.94 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Freddie's Fantastic Team   Rico's Boss Team

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two matchup wins against Rico's Boss Team, Freddie's Fantastic Team averaged more points (118.33) than they usually score (110.75).
We heard scoring helps you win. Rico's Boss Team need some help then, averaging just 91.78 versus Freddie's Fantastic Team's 110.75.
Even the machines think Freddie's Fantastic Team have better players. They have a higher projected points average (118.44) than Rico's Boss Team (93.42).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Rico's Boss Team has left more points on the bench this season (835.9) than Freddie's Fantastic Team (740.92).
Freddie's Fantastic Team don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Rico's Boss Team (4 vs 1).
By position, Freddie's Fantastic Team have outscored Rico's Boss Team at WR, TE, and K this season.
Freddie's Fantastic Team has a higher average scoring margin (6) than Rico's Boss Team this season (-18).
The starters for Freddie's Fantastic Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for Rico's Boss Team (0).
Hey Rico's Boss Team, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Freddie's Fantastic Team
You know Freddie's Fantastic Team, the good news is that we won this matchup by 3 points. The *even better* news is that we've proven we're better than this, as our scoring average through 14 weeks was 112.37. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Rico's Boss Team
Happy holidays, Rico's Boss Team! We hope the GM of Freddie's Fantastic Team will send a thank-you card for the generous 85.04-point gift this past week.