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FF Week 15 Recap

Forte Shades of Jay
Liberty City Outlaws
103.31 PTS (7-7) 55.18 PTS (3-11)
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Consolation: Forte Shades of Jay Goes Crazy on Liberty City Outlaws

Forte Shades of Jay got 25.90 points from Le’Veon Bell and 20.00 from the Minnesota Vikings Defense to shred Liberty City Outlaws, 103.31 to 55.18. It was an epic playoff victory, and the 48.13-point margin of victory is the ninth-highest in the league this season. Someone check the temperature of Forte Shades of Jay. They’ve been on fire, winning their last three matchups in a row. It’s been said that it’s not how you start, but how you finish and Forte Shades of Jay took that to heart. Despite losing their last matchup against Liberty City Outlaws, Forte Shades of Jay won when it mattered most. To make matters worse, Liberty City Outlaws had a starter score zero points (Ted Ginn Jr.). Liberty City Outlaws wrapped up the regular season in eighth place with a record of 3-11. They also ranked eighth in the league with 86.01 points per game. Liberty City Outlaws will start their vacation earlier than they hoped, as they lost their only postseason game.

Smooth Moves by Forte Shades of Jay

  • Winning feels great all week long. Becoming a member of the Toyota Hall of Fame feels great the rest of your life.
  • When is Le’Veon Bell going to get some respect from the projections? He ranked ninth in the league in scoring with 25.90 points against a projected 17.15 and has now overachieved in three straight games.
  • Was smart to sit the Denver Broncos Defense this week, which had 6.00 points, the lowest DEF score on the team.
  • Kenyan Drake put the team on his back with 16.13 points, the 10th-highest score among RBs in the league this week.
  • Look, there in the sky. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s just Tyreek Hill posterizing opponents. He had the seventh-highest score of any WR in the league this week with 11.87 points.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • Loss is a four-letter word to Toyota Hall of Famers. And win is a three-letter word. Hall of Famers are great at Fantasy Football AND counting.
  • Did not start Rishard Matthews, who beat his projected point total by 110.1%, which was the highest percentage of either team.
  • Did not start Matthew Stafford, who led the team in scoring with 17.38 points.
  • 8 of the starters on Liberty City Outlaws underperformed versus their projections.
  • It was a bad week at RB for Liberty City Outlaws, who was outscored at the position 47.66 – 9.84 by Forte Shades of Jay.

What If

  • If Forte Shades of Jay played Liberty City Outlaws every week, they’d be 11-4 this year.
  • Forte Shades of Jay would have beaten only two other teams besides Liberty City Outlaws this week.
  • Were they resting their players for this week? Forte Shades of Jay would have defeated Liberty City Outlaws 120.20 – 72.20 had they played each other last week.
  • Forte Shades of Jay would be 8-4 if they played the same schedule as Liberty City Outlaws.
  • If Forte Shades of Jay had played every team in the league each week, they would be 59-46.
  • Liberty City Outlaws would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
  • Liberty City Outlaws would be 5-7 if they played the same schedule as Forte Shades of Jay.
  • If they played every team every week, Liberty City Outlaws would be 31-74.

Game Notes

  • Liberty City Outlaws was last in the league in scoring and had their lowest score of the season with 55.18 points.
  • Liberty City Outlaws scored 55.18 points against a projected 77.64 and underachieved for the 10th time this season, including the last four weeks in a row.
  • The RBs on Liberty City Outlaws collectively had their worst week of the season with only 9.84 points.
  • Two of the starters for Forte Shades of Jay scored higher than the leading scorer for Liberty City Outlaws.
  • Not going to name names, but some people here aren’t pulling their weight. Forget it, Samaje Perine needs to step it up! He scored 5.63 points against a projected 9.69 in the win, and has now scored below his projection in three straight games.
  • The loss was a familiar refrain for Liberty City Outlaws, as they have now dropped four in a row.
  • Liberty City Outlaws is now 2-4 in blowout games, including losses in their last two such contests.
  • The win was the third in a row for Forte Shades of Jay.

ChrisChristiesNachos
Georiga Bullies
113.94 PTS (7-7) 75.16 PTS (9-5)
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Consolation: ChrisChristiesNachos Knocks Out Georgia Bullies

ChrisChristiesNachos picked up 26.20 points from Rob Gronkowski and 19.87 from Melvin Gordon, crushing Georgia Bullies, 113.94 to 69.48. Georgia Bullies now has six blowout losses on the season. ChrisChristiesNachos makes it three in a row against Georgia Bullies, following up a 146.55 to 88.51 shellacking in Week 12. Georgia Bullies wrapped up the regular season in seventh place with a record of 4-10. With a scoring average of 90.86, they also placed seventh in the league in that metric. Georgia Bullies was one-and-done this postseason, losing in their only playoff matchup.

Smooth Moves by ChrisChristiesNachos

  • You put it all on the Fantasy field and pulled out a Fantasy victory! A Fantasy feeling only rivaled by becoming a real Toyota Hall of Famer.
  • Rob Gronkowski felt like the Rodney Dangerfield of football: “no respect at all” with this week’s projected points. He scored the seventh-most points in the league and beat his projected point total by 170.7%, the sixth-highest percentage in the league.
  • Took the San Diego Chargers Defense out of the starting lineup, which scored 1.00 point on the bench, fewer than the starting DEF.
  • Put WR Josh Gordon on the bench, where he scored 3.13 points, fewer than any WR in the starting lineup.
  • With 14.00 points, the Detroit Lions Defense, which ChrisChristiesNachos picked up this week, beat their 9.60-point projection by 45.8%.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • In Fantasy Football, you win some, you lose some. Not for Toyota Hall of Famers. They mostly just win. But still.
  • Well, that’s embarrassing. Left Jameis Winston on the bench, where he ranked fifth in the league in scoring with 28.76 points.
  • Left the Los Angeles Rams Defense on the bench, where they scored 24.00 points and beat their projected point total by 164.3%, the seventh-highest percentage in the league this week.
  • With -2.00 points against a projected 6.02, the Houston Texans Defense had the lowest point total in the league this week and has now scored below their projection in five straight games.
  • 8 of the starters on Georgia Bullies underperformed versus their projections.

What If

  • If ChrisChristiesNachos played Georgia Bullies every week, they’d be 10-5 this year.
  • Besides Georgia Bullies, ChrisChristiesNachos would have defeated three other teams this week.
  • If they played the same schedule as Georgia Bullies, ChrisChristiesNachos would be 4-8.
  • If ChrisChristiesNachos had played every team in the league each week, they would be 56-49.
  • Georgia Bullies would have lost to five other teams besides ChrisChristiesNachos this week.
  • Timing really is everything. ChrisChristiesNachos would have lost to Georgia Bullies 92.30 – 83.50 had they played each other last week.
  • If they played the same schedule as ChrisChristiesNachos, Georgia Bullies would be 4-8.
  • Georgia Bullies would be 40-65 if they played every team every week.

Game Notes

  • Georgia Bullies has lost 11 times and nine of them have come to teams who beat their scoring average in that matchup.
  • When the going gets tough, the tough are supposed to get going. However, Georgia Bullies stalled out again and extended their losing streak to five games.
  • With a combined 35.93 points from the TE position, ChrisChristiesNachos got the highest combined scoring output from the TE position for any team this season.
  • ChrisChristiesNachos won by 44.46 points, covering the 19.79-point spread.
  • Not going to name names, but some people here aren’t pulling their weight. Forget it, Julio Jones needs to step it up! He scored 3.60 points against a projected 9.48 in the win, and has now scored below his projection in three straight games.
  • Georgia Bullies got a combined 32.93 points from their WRs, the highest combined scoring output from the WR position for any team this week.
  • With the win, ChrisChristiesNachos remains undefeated in blowout games this season with a record of 4-0.
  • Georgia Bullies is now 1-6 in blowout games, including losses in their last six such contests.

Millennium Falcons
Rock Crushers
144.72 PTS (9-5) 118.29 PTS (9-5)
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Playoffs: Millennium Falcons Gets Victory over Rock Crushers

Millennium Falcons got the highest point total they’ve scored to date and beat Rock Crushers 144.72 to 118.29. Millennium Falcons has been coming up strong regularly after winning their last four matchups in a row. Millennium Falcons gets revenge for their last matchup with Rock Crushers (a Week 10 loss: 159.02 to 137.39), and their head-to-head record improves to 2-1. Rock Crushers ended the regular season in second place with a record of 9-5. They also ranked second in the league with 112.32 points per game. Rock Crushers was sent home quickly this postseason, losing in their only playoff matchup.

Smooth Moves by Millennium Falcons

  • You defeated Rock Crushers and showed your league you mean business. Show that to the rest of the world—by being in the Toyota Hall of Fame.
  • The 38.48 points scored by Cam Newton was the highest QB score of the week and is the ninth-highest QB score in the league this season.
  • The 10.00 points by Justin Tucker was the league-high for a K this week.
  • Devonta Freeman laughed in the face of the experts this week, beating his scoring projection by a matchup-leading 114.9% and scoring the eighth-most points in the league with 26.13 points.
  • Christian McCaffrey put the team on his back with 17.17 points, the ninth-highest score among RBs in the league this week.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • It’s OK, Rock Crushers. Losing happens. Not necessarily to Toyota Hall of Famers, but to other folks, sure.
  • Jimmy Graham has now underachieved in four straight games after scoring a matchup-low -0.07 points against a projected 7.06.
  • The 16.72 points scored by Tom Brady fell short of his 24.65-point projection, the fourth straight game where that has happened.
  • At the QB position, Rock Crushers got outscored 38.48 – 16.72 by Millennium Falcons.
  • Rock Crushers had only 5 of their 10 starters underperform versus their projections, but they still lost.

What If

  • If Millennium Falcons played Rock Crushers every week, they’d be 8-7 this season.
  • Besides Rock Crushers, Millennium Falcons would have defeated five other teams this week.
  • Had they played each other last week, Millennium Falcons would have defeated Rock Crushers 112.78 – 75.16.
  • If they played the same schedule as Rock Crushers, Millennium Falcons would be 4-8.
  • If Millennium Falcons had played every team in the league each week, they would be 54-51.
  • Rock Crushers would have lost to just one other team besides Millennium Falcons this week.
  • Rock Crushers would be 7-5 if they played the same schedule as Millennium Falcons.
  • Rock Crushers would be 64-41 if they played every team every week.

Game Notes

  • Millennium Falcons has had three wins this year where their opponent beat their average score.
  • Four of the six losses for Rock Crushers this season have come when their opponent had their highest-scoring week of the season.
  • Millennium Falcons has won four straight games, the longest current winning streak in the league.
  • Millennium Falcons beat their scoring projection for the eighth time this season by scoring 144.72 points against a projected 106.74. They have now overachieved four weeks in a row.
  • Hey, I’m sure Millennium Falcons appreciates the tough competition. In the loss, Rock Crushers had the fourth-highest losing score in the league this season with 118.29 points.
  • The 26.43-point margin of victory was the slimmest in the league this week.
  • The 144.72 points scored by Millennium Falcons is their highest score of the season and the 10th-highest in the league this season.
  • Speed, strength, agility, vision, and intelligence. It was all on display this week when the RBs on Millennium Falcons collectively had their best week of the season with 56.70 points.

Syracuse Express
NewEngland Deflators
159.54 (9-5) 99.15 PTS (8-6)
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Playoffs: Syracuse Express Beats the Pants Off NewEngland Deflators

Syracuse Express delivered a powerhouse performance, scoring the fourth-highest point total in the league to date to put a drubbing on NewEngland Deflators 159.54 to 99.15. Blow out would be an undestatement here, as this 60.39-point margin of victory was the fifth-largest of all matchups this season. Syracuse Express gets revenge for their last matchup with NewEngland Deflators (a Week 10 loss: 104.68 to 68.32), and their head-to-head record improves to 2-1. NewEngland Deflators must have some good karma from a previous season or event. They finished the regular season in fourth place with a record of 8-6, despite ranking just sixth in the league in scoring at 94.62 points per game. This postseason, NewEngland Deflators was bounced early, losing in their only playoff game.

Smooth Moves by Syracuse Express

  • Syracuse Express, your competitive drive brought home the victory (with some help from professional athletes). That drive could take you all the way to the Toyota Hall of Fame.
  • Todd Gurley II set the league season high for total points in a week with 54.07.
  • Not quite the best, but pretty darn effective. Kareem Hunt had the second-highest RB score of the week and the second-highest RB score in the league this season with 43.90 points.
  • With 22.14 points, Drew Brees ranked fourth in the league this week in scoring among QBs.
  • Apparently playing within themselves was good enough. Syracuse Express won despite having only 3 of their 10 starters exceed their projected points.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • NewEngland Deflators, you can’t win ’em all. But you can’t lose ’em all if you wanna be in the Toyota Hall of Fame.
  • Well, that’s embarrassing. Left Aaron Rodgers on the bench, where he ranked sixth in the league in scoring with 27.90 points.
  • Whoever gave you this advice, you might want to lose their number. Picked up and started Dede Westbrook, who then scored below his 5.49-point projection with 1.40 points.
  • NewEngland Deflators had only 5 of their 10 starters underperform versus their projections, but they still lost.
  • With 2.00 points, Adam Thielen scored only 21.8% of his 9.17 projected point total.

What If

  • If Syracuse Express played NewEngland Deflators every week, they would be 12-3 this season.
  • Syracuse Express would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
  • Had they played each other last week, Syracuse Express would have defeated NewEngland Deflators 165.54 – 122.66.
  • Syracuse Express would be 8-4 if they played the same schedule as NewEngland Deflators.
  • If Syracuse Express had played every team in the league each week, they would be 72-33.
  • NewEngland Deflators would have lost to four other teams besides Syracuse Express this week.
  • NewEngland Deflators would be 4-8 if they played the same schedule as Syracuse Express.
  • NewEngland Deflators would be 44-61 if they played every team every week.

Game Notes

  • Syracuse Express has won seven times this year when their opponent scored higher than their season average.
  • Maybe the league is colluding against them. All seven of the losses for NewEngland Deflators this season have come when their opponent scores higher than their season average.
  • Syracuse Express had three starters who scored more points than the highest-scoring starter for NewEngland Deflators.
  • Syracuse Express got a combined 103.40 points from their RBs, the highest combined scoring output from the RB position for any team this season.
  • The 159.54 points scored by Syracuse Express was the highest in the league this week and the fourth-highest in the league this season.
  • The margin of victory was the fifth-largest in the league this season.
  • How nice of you to offer a free win! This was the third time this season that NewEngland Deflators lost by the biggest margin of the week.
  • NewEngland Deflators topped their point expectations for the third week in a row. They have now overperformed versus projections for the seventh time.

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