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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Carl's Team
6-9 77
90.6
 
VS
proj
LaphroaigBenchWarmer
65 2-13
69.67

Offensively challenged Carl's Team knock off LaphroaigBenchWarmer, 77-65

While they posted only the seventh-highest point total in the league for the week, Carl's Team earned a 77-65 victory over LaphroaigBenchWarmer. Carl's Team earned an early 3-point lead on Thursday. LaphroaigBenchWarmer came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Najee Harris (14 points) and DJ Moore (13). Unphased, Carl's Team made a run later that afternoon, as Tom Brady (27 points) and Derrick Henry (21) put them back on top for good. This marks the third time this season Carl's Team have gotten the best of LaphroaigBenchWarmer, after winning 76-64 in their last matchup. Carl's Team improve to 6-9 for the season, while LaphroaigBenchWarmer fall to 2-13.

Matchup Timeline

  Carl's Team   LaphroaigBenchWarmer

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry racked up 163 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown as the Titans lost to the Chargers 17-14. In doing so, he put up 21 points and scored 51.1% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Carl's Team this week. Henry will battle the Texans in Week 16.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Carl's Team
Points
% of total points 77
1
Tom Brady
QB
27
22.96
35.1%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
21
13.9
27.3%
3
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
9
7.79
11.7%
4
Terry McLaurin
WR
7
8.98
9.1%
LaphroaigBenchWarmer
Points
% of total points 65
1
Najee Harris
RB
14
8.86
21.5%
2
DJ Moore
WR
13
6.37
20%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
13
28.32
20%
4
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
11
8.59
16.9%

Points By Position

  Carl's Team   LaphroaigBenchWarmer

Game Notes

Just three of the nine starters on Carl's Team scored higher than their point projections.
LaphroaigBenchWarmer had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Carl's Team had one starter score zero points, while LaphroaigBenchWarmer had three.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
This matchup featured the two lowest scores of the week.
The matchup's 12-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
This win snaps a streak of two straight losses for Carl's Team.
Carl's Team managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 20.93-point projected margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Carl's Team
Hey, football is all about creating mismatches, right? Thanks to a solid display from Tom Brady, we doubled up LaphroaigBenchWarmer at the quarterback position this past week (27 points to 13). Brady went 30-for-44 for 312 yards, three TDs, and two INTs in a 34-23 loss to the Bengals.
LaphroaigBenchWarmer
There's a decent chance that LaphroaigBenchWarmer might be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Seeing just 16 targets combined this past week, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently contributed primarily by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.