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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
jake's Legendary Team
2-13 192
124.11
 
VS
proj
Sad Sacks
173 1-14
126.6

jake's Legendary Team beat Sad Sacks, 192-173

Despite similar records, Sad Sacks held a substantial season point advantage over jake's Legendary Team coming into this one (2,303-1,613). But the trend wouldn't continue this week with jake's Legendary Team earning a 192-173 victory. jake's Legendary Team jumped out to a 49-point lead on Saturday behind impressive efforts from Justin Jefferson (12 Rec, 123 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Raheem Mostert (136 Rush Yds, 20 Rec Yds) and never looked back. A.J. Brown (9 Rec, 181 Rec Yds) and Christian Kirksey (11 Tackles, 1 Sack) carried the flag for Sad Sacks in the loss. jake's Legendary Team ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 2-13. Sad Sacks will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 1-14.

Matchup Timeline

  jake's Legendary Team   Sad Sacks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 8 tackles against the Steelers, Taylor registered 26 points this week. His scoring output crushed his 4.42-point projection and was much higher than his 6.47-point season scoring average. Taylor ranks #1 among fantasy CBs this season and will face the Lions next week.
Keith Taylor

Top Player Comparison

jake's Legendary Team
Points
% of total points 192
1
Dak Prescott
QB
29
22.61
15.1%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
28
14.44
14.6%
3
Raheem Mostert
RB
27
8.16
14.1%
4
Keith Taylor
CB
26
4.42
13.5%
Sad Sacks
Points
% of total points 173
1
A.J. Brown
WR
47
12.72
27.2%
2
Christian Kirksey
LB
44
26.88
25.4%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
31
13.9
17.9%
4
Jerome Baker
LB
18
24.14
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which jake's Legendary Team boasted a 178-137 lead. For jake's Legendary Team, Dak Prescott had a 20-yard touchdown pass. A.J. Brown made the highlight reel for Sad Sacks with a 68-yard catch.

Points By Position

  jake's Legendary Team   Sad Sacks

Game Notes

Only nine of the 22 starters on jake's Legendary Team exceeded their scoring projections.
Sad Sacks had only seven of their 18 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as jake's Legendary Team had nine starters score zero points, while Sad Sacks had eight.
The three highest scorers for Sad Sacks scored more points than Dak Prescott, the leading scorer for jake's Legendary Team.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Sad Sacks ranked 16th in the league in scoring this week, while jake's Legendary Team ranked 15th.
The matchup's 19-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
This victory concludes a streak of four consecutive losses for jake's Legendary Team.
Despite the loss, A.J. Brown scored 47 points, the highest score for a WR this week.

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