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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Matthew's Team
7-8 129.16
109.66
 
VS
proj
JENNIFER R's Team
110.16 6-9
107.85

Matthew's Team outperform predictions, earn win against JENNIFER R's Team, 129.16-110.16

Matthew's Team stepped up and beat expectations, coming out on top with a 129.16-110.16 victory over JENNIFER R's Team. Matthew's Team grabbed an early 3.50-point lead on Thursday. JENNIFER R's Team bounced back to take the lead on Saturday, powered by Ka'imi Fairbairn (22 points). Not to be deterred, Matthew's Team made a run later that afternoon, as Derrick Henry (29.74 points) and Davante Adams (17.9) put them back on top once and for all. This marks the second time this season Matthew's Team have beaten JENNIFER R's Team, after winning 156.14-111.22 in their last matchup. Matthew's Team improve to 7-8 for the season, while JENNIFER R's Team fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Matthew's Team   JENNIFER R's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 29.74 points against his 10.87-point projection. During a 17-0 win over the Giants, he ran for 170 yards and 2 touchdowns. Henry ranks #63 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Redskins next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Matthew's Team
Points
% of total points 129.16
1
Derrick Henry
RB
29.74
10.87
23%
2
Doug Baldwin
WR
21.7
8.63
16.8%
3
Davante Adams
WR
17.9
15.48
13.9%
4
David Johnson
RB
17.6
13.3
13.6%
JENNIFER R's Team
Points
% of total points 110.16
1
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
22
9.39
20%
2
Julio Jones
WR
17.2
15.66
15.6%
3
Peyton Barber
RB
15.9
7.32
14.4%
4
Tom Brady
QB
14.16
21.07
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Early
David Johnson had a 40-yard catch for Matthew's Team, while Matthew Stafford had a 40-yard pass to contribute to a 100.46-96.00 lead for Matthew's Team.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Matthew's Team became the proud owner of a 122.16-110.16 lead. For Matthew's Team, Doug Baldwin had a 35-yard touchdown catch. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for JENNIFER R's Team with a 63-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Matthew's Team   JENNIFER R's Team

StatSmack

Matthew's Team are over .500 against JENNIFER R's Team this season, with a record of 2-1.
This isn't a fluke. In three games vs JENNIFER R's Team this season, Matthew's Team have averaged more points (125.77) than they usually score this season (104.71).
JENNIFER R's Team are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Matthew's Team (4 vs 2).
Matthew's Team laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than JENNIFER R's Team (0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of JENNIFER R's Team - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Matthew's Team (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Matthew's Team have outscored JENNIFER R's Team at TE and DEF this season.
The starters for Matthew's Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for JENNIFER R's Team (2).
Hey JENNIFER R's Team, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Matthew's Team
Nice job, Matthew's Team. Bravo on assembling a lineup that posted over 129 points this past week. Let's keep this momentum as we move on to our Week 16 matchup.
JENNIFER R's Team
Hey, our guys were just resting up for Week 16, right? The six starting offensive position players (three RBs, two WRs, one TE) on JENNIFER R's Team combined to record 315 yards and just three touchdowns this past week. Our opponent's skill players stuffed the statsheet by logging 577 yards and five scores.