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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Sheri's Swag Team
4-11 125.16
110.31
 
VS
proj
Brian's Boss Team
121.36 6-9
113.08

Sheri's Swag Team brush off projections, earn win over Brian's Boss Team in 125.16-121.36 battle

Sheri's Swag Team rose to the occasion and exceeded expectations, narrowly earning a 125.16-121.36 victory over Brian's Boss Team. Brian's Boss Team had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but they came up short. Sheri's Swag Team led 117.16-100.76 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 20.6 points from Aaron Jones on Monday night for Brian's Boss Team. Sheri's Swag Team were led by Derek Carr, who passed for 231 yards and 3 touchdowns for 20.24 points, and DeVonta Smith, who caught 5 passes for 126 yards (17.6 points). This marks the first time this season Sheri's Swag Team have taken down Brian's Boss Team, after falling 130.5-81.98 in their last matchup. Sheri's Swag Team improve to 4-11 for the season, while Brian's Boss Team fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Sheri's Swag Team   Brian's Boss Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Okonkwo caught 4 passes for 54 yards as the Titans lost to the Chargers 17-14. In doing so, he put up 10 points and scored 28.9% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Sheri's Swag Team this week. Okonkwo will square off against the Texans next week.
Chig Okonkwo

Top Player Comparison

Sheri's Swag Team
Points
% of total points 125.16
1
Derek Carr
QB
20.24
17.73
16.2%
2
DeVonta Smith
WR
17.6
14.3
14.1%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
16.8
14.97
13.4%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
16.6
16.04
13.3%
Brian's Boss Team
Points
% of total points 121.36
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
23
14.69
19%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
20.6
15.25
17%
3
Diontae Johnson
WR
20
12.06
16.5%
4
Tom Brady
QB
18.58
17.57
15.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
DeVonta Smith had a 45-yard catch for Sheri's Swag Team, helping the team to a 59.92-40.70 lead.
Sunday Late
Derek Carr had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Sheri's Swag Team to contribute to a 117.16-64.76 lead for the team.
Monday
Matt Gay had a 55-yard field goal for Sheri's Swag Team on Monday night en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Sheri's Swag Team   Brian's Boss Team

Game Notes

Sheri's Swag Team had eight of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Despite five of their nine starters scoring above their projected points, Brian's Boss Team lost.
Brian's Boss Team can partially blame the loss on Pat Freiermuth, who didn't score any points.
The two highest scorers for Brian's Boss Team (Saquon Barkley and Aaron Jones) scored more points than Derek Carr, the leading scorer for Sheri's Swag Team.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
Sheri's Swag Team moves to (1-0) in close games this season, while Brian's Boss Team falls to (1-1).
In a losing effort, Saquon Barkley scored 23 points, the fourth-best score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Sheri's Swag Team
Three WRs, two RBs, one TE, zero TDs: The six offensive skill starters on Sheri's Swag Team collectively gained a healthy 570 yards from scrimmage. None of those starters could find his way to the end zone in Week 15.
Brian's Boss Team
Well, Brian's Boss Team, Week 15's problem isn't exactly advanced calculus. Choosing to start Pat Freiermuth in what turned out to be a tight fantasy matchup... let's all just put this in the rear-view mirror and assume it's not going to happen again.