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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Tim's Terrific Team
11-4 128.5
119.69
 
VS
proj
Tea Bagger
82.42 11-4
115.61

Tea Bagger fall short of predictions, lose to Tim's Terrific Team in 128.50-82.42 drubbing

Tea Bagger underperformed projections, as Tim's Terrific Team cruised to a 128.50-82.42 victory. Tim's Terrific Team never trailed in this one after nabbing a 12.50-point lead on Thursday behind Christian McCaffrey (22.8 points). Ezekiel Elliott (58 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 13 Rec Yds) and Brett Maher (2-2 FG, 53 long, 4-4 XP) did everything they could for Tea Bagger in the loss. This marks the second time this season Tim's Terrific Team have gotten the best of Tea Bagger, after winning 98-92.92 in their last matchup. Tim's Terrific Team (11-4) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Tea Bagger (11-4) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Tim's Terrific Team   Tea Bagger

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Folk (3-3 FG, 54 long, 1-1 XP) scored 13 points against the Raiders in Week 15. His scoring output was 67.8% more than his 7.75-point projection and was higher than his 9.64-point season scoring average. Folk ranks #83 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Nick Folk

Top Player Comparison

Tim's Terrific Team
Points
% of total points 128.5
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
36.7
26.05
28.6%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
22.8
18.2
17.7%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
18.3
12.24
14.2%
4
Nick Folk
K
13
7.75
10.1%
Tea Bagger
Points
% of total points 82.42
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.1
12.34
17.1%
2
Brett Maher
K
12
8.32
14.6%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
12
16.29
14.6%
4
Justin Herbert
QB
10.72
22.13
13%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Tim's Terrific Team emerged with an 83.00-53.10 lead. For Tim's Terrific Team, Jalen Hurts had a 22-yard touchdown run and a 68-yard pass. Brett Maher made the highlight reel for Tea Bagger with a 53-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Nick Folk had a 54-yard field goal for Tim's Terrific Team to contribute to a 128.50-75.82 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Tim's Terrific Team   Tea Bagger

What If

Tim's Terrific Team would have beaten six other teams besides Tea Bagger this week.
Tea Bagger would have lost to six other teams besides Tim's Terrific Team this week.
Tim's Terrific Team would be 6-9 if they played Tea Bagger every week.
Had they played each other last week, Tim's Terrific Team would have beaten Tea Bagger 137.58-129.18.
Tim's Terrific Team would be 9-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Tea Bagger.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Tim's Terrific Team, Tea Bagger would be 11-2.
If Tim's Terrific Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 91-44.
If they played every team every week, Tea Bagger would be 98-37.

Coach Talk

Tim's Terrific Team
You know, the key to football is taking advantage of the mismatches. Thanks to a sound showing by Jalen Hurts, we tripled Tea Bagger at the quarterback position this past week (36.7 points to 10.72). Hurts went 22-for-37 for 315 yards in a 25-20 triumph over the Bears.
Tea Bagger
Registering four receptions on just five targets this past week, it seems like the starting running backs for Tea Bagger should remind their QBs to check down more often (and dial up a screen play or two).