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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Jerry's Pleasant Team
11-4 100.28
115.01
 
VS
proj
Parker J's Perfect Team
97.3 7-8
106.8

Jerry's Pleasant Team manage to knock off Parker J's Perfect Team in 100.28-97.30 struggle despite falling short of predictions

Despite falling short of projections, Jerry's Pleasant Team narrowly earned a 100.28-97.30 victory over Parker J's Perfect Team. Parker J's Perfect Team had a chance to come from behind on Sunday night, but it wasn't to be. Jerry's Pleasant Team led 100.28-85.30 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 12 points from Graham Gano on Sunday night for Parker J's Perfect Team. Jerry's Pleasant Team were led by Christian McCaffrey (22.8 points) and A.J. Brown (22.6). This marks the second time this season Jerry's Pleasant Team have beaten Parker J's Perfect Team, after winning 89.72-74.64 in their last matchup. Jerry's Pleasant Team (11-4) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Parker J's Perfect Team will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Jerry's Pleasant Team   Parker J's Perfect Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown (9 Rec, 181 Rec Yds) scored 22.6 points in a 25-20 win over the Bears in Week 15. His scoring output was 36.4% more than his 16.57-point projection and was much higher than his 14.21-point season scoring average. Brown ranks #28 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
A.J. Brown

Top Player Comparison

Jerry's Pleasant Team
Points
% of total points 100.28
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
22.8
18.2
22.7%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
22.6
16.57
22.5%
3
Tom Brady
QB
18.58
17.57
18.5%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
13.8
11.84
13.8%
Parker J's Perfect Team
Points
% of total points 97.3
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
36.7
26.05
37.7%
2
Graham Gano
K
12
7.49
12.3%
3
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
11.7
13.66
12%
4
The Las Vegas Raiders defense
DEF
11
6.9
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which Jerry's Pleasant Team boasted a 67.90-52.50 lead. For Jerry's Pleasant Team, A.J. Brown had a 68-yard catch. Jalen Hurts made the highlight reel for Parker J's Perfect Team with a 22-yard touchdown run and a 68-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Graham Gano had a pair of 50-yard field goals for Parker J's Perfect Team, who trailed 100.28-97.30 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Jerry's Pleasant Team   Parker J's Perfect Team

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on Jerry's Pleasant Team scored higher than their projected point totals.
Parker J's Perfect Team had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Jerry's Pleasant Team won despite starting Pat Freiermuth, who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 2.98-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Jerry's Pleasant Team. They got the win, but failed to cover the 8.21-point projected margin of victory.
Jerry's Pleasant Team moves to (2-0) in close games this year, while Parker J's Perfect Team falls to (0-2).
A bright spot in the loss, Jalen Hurts (36.7 points) officially recorded the highest scoring output of any player on Parker J's Perfect Team this year.

Coach Talk

Jerry's Pleasant Team
Listen Jerry's Pleasant Team, the good news is that we won this matchup by almost three points. The better news is that we've proven we're even better than this... as a matter of fact, our team's scoring average through Week 14 stood at 112.7. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Parker J's Perfect Team
Parker J's Perfect Team may find it tough to gripe about lack of opportunities this past week. As a group, our trio of pass-catchers (two WR and one TE) combined to see a grand total of 22 targets in Week 15. Chemistry appears to be an issue, as that group tallied just 13 receptions.