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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Fantasy God
8-7 97.48
101.78
 
VS
proj
CircleTheWagons
86.1 4-11
95.67

CircleTheWagons come up short of projections, succumb to Fantasy God, 97.48-86.10

CircleTheWagons fell short of projections, as Fantasy God came out on top with a 97.48-86.10 victory. Fantasy God never trailed in this one after taking a 3.50-point lead on Thursday behind Jordan Mason (6.4 points). David Montgomery (22.6 points) and CeeDee Lamb (16.2) carried the flag for CircleTheWagons in the loss. This marks the second time this season Fantasy God have taken down CircleTheWagons, after winning 146.22-71.8 in their last matchup. Fantasy God improve to 8-7 for the season, while CircleTheWagons fall to 4-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Fantasy God   CircleTheWagons

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Chargers in Week 15, Henry racked up 163 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 24.3 points and scored 48.2% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Fantasy God this week. In Week 16, Henry and the Titans will play the Texans.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Fantasy God
Points
% of total points 97.48
1
Derrick Henry
RB
24.3
16.4
24.9%
2
Justin Fields
QB
23.58
20.06
24.2%
3
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
11.7
13.66
12%
4
Evan McPherson
K
9
9.58
9.2%
CircleTheWagons
Points
% of total points 86.1
1
David Montgomery
RB
22.6
11.45
26.2%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
16.2
16.04
18.8%
3
Graham Gano
K
12
7.49
13.9%
4
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
11
8.23
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Jordan Mason had a 55-yard run for Fantasy God, helping the team to a 6.40-2.90 lead.
Sunday Early
Justin Fields had a 35-yard touchdown pass for Fantasy God, helping the team to a 57.28-47.50 lead.
Sunday Night
Graham Gano had multiple 50-yard field goals for CircleTheWagons, who trailed 96.28-75.10 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Fantasy God   CircleTheWagons

StatSmack

There's a pattern emerging. In their two head-to-head wins against CircleTheWagons, Fantasy God averaged more points (121.85) than they usually score (109.23).
We heard scoring helps you win. CircleTheWagons need some help then, averaging just 94.45 versus Fantasy God's 109.23.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Fantasy God (8-7) have a better record than CircleTheWagons (4-11).
Even the machines think Fantasy God have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (112.19) than CircleTheWagons (102.2).
Fantasy God don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than CircleTheWagons (4 vs 2).
By position, Fantasy God have outscored CircleTheWagons at QB, RB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
Fantasy God has a higher average scoring margin (7) than CircleTheWagons this season (-20).
Hey CircleTheWagons, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Fantasy God
Nice job, Fantasy God. Deploying a lineup that recorded 97.48 points this past matchup.
CircleTheWagons
Whoa now, talk about under-utilized. As a group, the starting backfield for CircleTheWagons collectively registered four catches on only five targets this past week.