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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
PurpleCobras
6-9 101.72
94.42
 
VS
proj
Jimmy's Best Football Team!
84.3 5-10
104.38

Jimmy's Best Football Team! come up short of expectations, lose to PurpleCobras, 101.72-84.30

There's no sugarcoating it, Jimmy's Best Football Team! didn't do their job, at least according to projections, as PurpleCobras secured a 101.72-84.30 victory. Jimmy's Best Football Team! earned a 10.30-point lead on Thursday, but PurpleCobras held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Trevor Lawrence (318 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 21 Rush Yds) and Tyler Boyd (5 Rec, 35 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Dalvin Cook (25 points) and DJ Moore (15.8) carried the flag for Jimmy's Best Football Team! in the loss. This marks the first time this season PurpleCobras have taken down Jimmy's Best Football Team!, after falling 112.46-50.34 in their last matchup. PurpleCobras improve to 6-9 for the season, while Jimmy's Best Football Team! fall to 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  PurpleCobras   Jimmy's Best Football Team!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Patriots defense (30 Pts Allowed, 308 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) scored 11 points in a 30-24 lost to the Raiders in Week 15. They scored 61.7% more than their 6.8-point projection and overachieved for the eighth time this season. The Patriots defense ranks #57 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

PurpleCobras
Points
% of total points 101.72
1
Trevor Lawrence
QB
27.82
17.77
27.3%
2
Tyler Boyd
WR
12
9.1
11.8%
3
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
11.7
12.72
11.5%
4
Jerry Jeudy
WR
11.1
11.62
10.9%
Jimmy's Best Football Team!
Points
% of total points 84.3
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
25
14.61
29.7%
2
DJ Moore
WR
15.8
8.94
18.7%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
10.3
11.57
12.2%
4
Daniel Jones
QB
9.9
16.54
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Dalvin Cook had a 64-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard run for Jimmy's Best Football Team! to contribute to a 49.50-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Trevor Lawrence had a 59-yard touchdown pass for PurpleCobras, who trailed 74.40-67.62 after the early slate.

Points By Position

  PurpleCobras   Jimmy's Best Football Team!

Game Notes

PurpleCobras emerged victorious even though only four of their nine starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Jimmy's Best Football Team! had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
PurpleCobras won despite starting Pat Freiermuth, who scored zero points.
PurpleCobras put up more points than their season scoring average (88.44) while Jimmy's Best Football Team! fell short of theirs (92.58).
PurpleCobras scored more points than their projected total, while Jimmy's Best Football Team! fell short of their projection.
For Jimmy's Best Football Team!, Dalvin Cook put up 25 points, the second-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

PurpleCobras
Creating mismatches is a huge component to winning in football. Thanks to a solid outing by Trevor Lawrence, we almost tripled Jimmy's Best Football Team! at the quarterback position this past week (27.82 points to 9.9). Lawrence went 27-for-42 for 318 yards, four TDs, and an INT in a 40-34 win over the Cowboys.
Jimmy's Best Football Team!
Ugh, talk about under-utilized. The starting RBs for Jimmy's Best Football Team! collectively recorded only five targets this past week.