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FF Week 15 Recap

Liberty City Oulaws
Hulk Smash
179.90 PTS (9-5) 79.67 PTS (9-5)
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Playoffs: Liberty City Outlaws Tramples Hulk Smash

Liberty City Outlaws delivered a powerhouse performance, scoring the highest point total in the league to date to destroy Hulk Smash 179.90 to 79.67. The enormous 100.23-point playoff victory was the largest margin of victory for all matchups this season. This beatdown makes it three in a row for Liberty City Outlaws versus Hulk Smash, including a 149.78 to 119.22 win in Week 10, the last time they met. Hulk Smash concluded the regular season with a record of 9-5, good for second place. From a points per game perspective, they ranked slightly worse (third with 113.41). Hulk Smash was sent home quickly this postseason, losing in their only playoff matchup.

Smooth Moves by Liberty City Outlaws

  • Even if you cried trying to win, you still won. And the Toyota Hall of Fame is proud of Liberty City Outlaws either way.
  • With 37.40 points, Brandin Cooks had the highest WR score of the week and the third-highest WR score in the league this season.
  • When is Ezekiel Elliott going to get some respect from the “experts?” With 35.83 points against a projected 15.93, he ranked fourth in the league in scoring and has now overachieved in four straight games.
  • Expect to see some trade offers for Devonta Freeman. He ranked fifth in the league in scoring with 34.97 points.
  • We won’t judge you if you want to bow to Drew Brees. He ranked sixth in the league in scoring with 33.36 points.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • 179.90 seems a lot higher when you’re on the losing side of it. And the Toyota Hall of Fame knows you know that.
  • This is one of those mistakes that you continuously think about for ten years. Did not start Russell Wilson, who scored 25.36 points to rank eighth in the league in scoring.
  • Should have started the Atlanta Falcons Defense, which underachieved, but still had more points than the starting DEF with 10.00 against a projected 10.66.
  • The RBs on Hulk Smash let them down, getting outgunned by the RBs on Liberty City Outlaws 75.00 – 34.57.
  • Hulk Smash could have used more points at WR, where Liberty City Outlaws outscored them 45.87 – 13.80.

What If

  • If Liberty City Outlaws played Hulk Smash every week, they’d be 10-5 this season.
  • Liberty City Outlaws would’ve been undefeated if they played every team in the league this week.
  • If they played the same schedule as Hulk Smash, Liberty City Outlaws would be 8-4.
  • If Liberty City Outlaws had played every team in the league each week, they would be 72-33.
  • Hulk Smash would have lost to just two other teams besides Liberty City Outlaws this week.
  • And they say procrastination doesn’t pay off! Had they played each other last week, Liberty City Outlaws would have lost to Hulk Smash 148.86 – 72.66.
  • If they played the same schedule as Liberty City Outlaws, Hulk Smash would be 7-5.
  • Hulk Smash would be 64-41 if they played every team every week.

Game Notes

  • Four of the six losses for Hulk Smash this season have come when their opponent had their highest-scoring week of the season.
  • Liberty City Outlaws had four starters who scored more points than the highest-scoring starter for Hulk Smash.
  • The margin of victory of 100.23 points was the largest in the league this week and biggest in the league this season.
  • Liberty City Outlaws scored the highest number of points in the league this season with 179.90.
  • Hulk Smash lost by the biggest margin of the week for the second time this season.
  • Speed, strength, agility, vision, and intelligence. It was all on display this week when the RBs on Liberty City Outlaws collectively had their best week of the season with 75.00 points.
  • Hulk Smash had their four-game win streak snapped in the loss.
  • In games that are blowouts, Hulk Smash is now 1-2, including losses in their last two such matchups.

NewEngland Deflators
Forte Shades of Jay
133.48 PTS (7-7) 73.52 PTS (2-12)
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Consolation: NewEngland Deflators Starches Forte Shades of Jay

NewEngland Deflators annihilated Forte Shades of Jay 133.48 to 73.52 behind LeSean McCoy, whose 41.37 points were the highest score this week. The monstrous 59.96-point playoff win was the seventh-largest margin of victory for all matchups this season. NewEngland Deflators gets revenge for their last matchup with Forte Shades of Jay (a Week 14 loss: 91.47 to 72.34), and their head-to-head record improves to 2-1. Forte Shades of Jay finished the regular season in eighth place with a record of 2-12. They also ranked eighth in the league with 88.79 points per game. Forte Shades of Jay has gone fishin’ early, losing in their first postseason contest.

Smooth Moves by NewEngland Deflators

  • Even if you cried trying to win, you still won. And the Toyota Hall of Fame is proud of NewEngland Deflators either way.
  • LeSean McCoy led the league in scoring and had the ninth-most points in the league this season with 41.37.
  • Expect to see some trade offers for the Miami Dolphins Defense. They ranked seventh in the league in scoring with 26.00 points.
  • With 16.03 points, Frank Gore ranked 10th in scoring among all RBs in the league this week.
  • What do Apache helicopters, F-117 Nighthawks and Michael Crabtree have in common? They are all dangerous aerial weapons. He ranked 10th in the league in scoring among WRs this week with 10.00 points.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • Somehow, all of your players had two bye weeks this week. The Toyota Hall of Fame calls that a bye bye week. Yes, it’s a bad joke, but it’s still better than your score.
  • Well, that’s embarrassing. Left Andrew Luck on the bench, where he ranked 10th in the league in scoring with 22.80 points.
  • Missed out on an opportunity by leaving the 19.67 points scored by Tyler Lockett on the bench this week. He outperformed his projected point total by 376.3%, the fourth-highest percentage in the league.
  • The lowest score by a player for Forte Shades of Jay this week was 0.87 points from Stefon Diggs. The score was below his projected points of 6.85, which marks the fourth straight week where that has happened.
  • The RBs for Forte Shades of Jay got outscored 66.07 – 10.07 by the RBs for NewEngland Deflators.

What If

  • If NewEngland Deflators played Forte Shades of Jay every week, they’d be 10-5 this year.
  • NewEngland Deflators would have beaten four other teams besides Forte Shades of Jay this week.
  • If they played the same schedule as Forte Shades of Jay, NewEngland Deflators would be 3-9.
  • NewEngland Deflators would be 48-57 if they played every team every week.
  • Forte Shades of Jay would have lost to five other teams besides NewEngland Deflators this week.
  • And they say procrastination doesn’t pay off! Had they played each other last week, NewEngland Deflators would have lost to Forte Shades of Jay 91.47 – 72.34.
  • If they played the same schedule as NewEngland Deflators, Forte Shades of Jay would be 3-9.
  • Forte Shades of Jay would be 23-82 if they played every team every week.

Game Notes

  • Looks like teams bring their A game when they see them on the schedule. Of the losses Forte Shades of Jay has had, eight were against opponents who topped their season scoring average that week.
  • The 59.96-point margin of victory was the biggest of the season for NewEngland Deflators and seventh-largest in the league this season.
  • Forte Shades of Jay got their lowest combined scoring output from the RB position this season with only 10.07 points this week.
  • This must be how Jay Leno feels with a garage full of high-performance cars. NewEngland Deflators got a combined 66.07 points from their RBs, their highest combined scoring output from the RB position this season.
  • NewEngland Deflators beat Forte Shades of Jay at the top, with two of their starters outscoring the leading point-getter for Forte Shades of Jay.
  • With the big loss, Forte Shades of Jay remains winless in blowout games this season, falling to 0-6.
  • NewEngland Deflators improves to 2-2 in blowout games this season.
  • Despite being on the winning team, Jamison Crowder was last in the league in scoring with -1.40 points against a projected 7.33 and underachieved for the fourth time this season.

Millennium Falcons
Georgia Bullies
77.44 PTS (5-9) 74.42 PTS (6-8)
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Consolation: Millennium Falcons Rallies to Inch by Georgia Bullies

You might as well call Millennium Falcons the “Comeback Kids” after overcoming a 6.91-point differential on Monday night to edge Georgia Bullies, 77.44 to 74.42. Millennium Falcons was led by 13.13 points from Golden Tate and 12.00 from Justin Tucker. The playoff victory was notable, with the 3.02-point margin of victory being the fifth-smallest recorded in the league this season. It’s been said that it’s not how you start, but how you finish and Millennium Falcons took that to heart. Despite losing their last matchup against Georgia Bullies, Millennium Falcons won when it mattered most. It could have gone the other way, Georgia Bullies had a starter score zero points (Theo Riddick). Georgia Bullies concluded the regular season with a record of 6-8, good for sixth place. When considering points per game, they ranked slightly worse (seventh with 94.50). Georgia Bullies was one-and-done this postseason, losing in their only playoff matchup.

Smooth Moves by Millennium Falcons

  • Millennium Falcons scored massive brownie points with the Toyota Hall of Fame this week. Too bad brownie points don’t count as real points. Not that you need help.
  • Sat Devontae Booker, who scored 2.77 points, fewer than any RB in the starting lineup.
  • Golden Tate scored 13.13 points, the fifth-highest WR score in the league this week.
  • Justin Tucker has now overachieved in three straight games after scoring 12.00 points against a projected 7.76.
  • The 11.17 points scored by Odell Beckham Jr. was the ninth-highest score by a WR in the league this week.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • 77.44 seems a lot higher when you’re on the losing side of it. And the Toyota Hall of Fame knows you know that.
  • Kept Ryan Mathews on the bench, where he scored the ninth-most points in the league and beat his projected point total by 257.5%, the sixth-highest percentage in the league.
  • Could’ve started Matthew Stafford, who underachieved, but still had more points than the starting QB with 10.22 against a projected 18.20.
  • Jason Witten was last on the team in scoring with 0.40 points against a projected 4.63 and has now underachieved in five straight games.
  • With 3.93 points against a projected 9.75, Mike Evans did not meet his projection for the third straight game.

What If

  • Millennium Falcons would be 8-7 if they played Georgia Bullies every week.
  • Millennium Falcons would have beaten only two other teams besides Georgia Bullies this week.
  • Millennium Falcons would be 5-7 if they played the same schedule as Georgia Bullies.
  • Millennium Falcons would be 41-64 if they played every team every week.
  • Besides Millennium Falcons, Georgia Bullies would have been defeated by four other teams this week.
  • And they say procrastination doesn’t pay off! Had they played each other last week, Millennium Falcons would have lost to Georgia Bullies 104.18 – 75.60.
  • If they played the same schedule as Millennium Falcons, Georgia Bullies would be 3-9.
  • Georgia Bullies would be 37-68 if they played every team every week.

Game Notes

  • Even though Georgia Bullies lost, they had two players score higher than the leading scorer for Millennium Falcons.
  • The 77.44 points by Millennium Falcons was their lowest winning score of the season.
  • The margin of victory of 3.02 points was the smallest in the league this week.
  • The Dallas Cowboys Defense scored 17.00 points against a projected 11.31 in the loss and has now beaten their projection in three straight games.
  • In the loss, Caleb Sturgis scored 13.00 points against a projected 7.40 and has now overachieved in four straight games.
  • Jameis Winston did little to help Millennium Falcons, underperforming versus projections for the third straight game with 11.48 points against a projected 18.34.
  • Georgia Bullies is now 2-3 in games that are close, including losses in their last two such contests.
  • Millennium Falcons took the W, even though Georgia Bullies performed better against their scoring projection. Georgia Bullies scored 93.6% of their 79.48 projected points, while Millennium Falcons recorded 83.0% of their 93.28-point projection.

Syracuse Express
Rock Crushers
145.55 (9-5) 54.44 PTS (9-5)
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Playoffs: Syracuse Express Beats Up Rock Crushers

Syracuse Express got the second-highest point total in the league this week from Ty Montgomery (41.27), clobbering Rock Crushers 145.55 to 54.44. Blow out would be an undestatement here, as this 91.11-point margin of victory was the fourth-largest of all matchups this season. Syracuse Express goes to 2-1 head-to-head this season against Rock Crushers, including a Week 8 win (136.62 to 96.30) the last time the teams met. Rock Crushers ended the regular season in fourth place with a record of 9-5. They also ranked fourth in the league with 107.15 points per game. Rock Crushers will start their vacation earlier than they hoped, as they lost their only postseason game. Teams had trouble sleeping after playing Rock Crushers this year, as they blew out their opponent six times this season.

Smooth Moves by Syracuse Express

  • Fantasy Football is a game where the high score wins. So keep doing what you have to do, the Toyota Hall of Fame will turn a blind eye.
  • Picked up Ty Montgomery, who led the matchup in scoring and beat his projection by a matchup-leading 473.2%.
  • With 22.34 points, Matt Ryan ranked fourth in the league this week in scoring among QBs.
  • There are rumors that the military wants to model a new all-terrain vehicle based off of Jordan Howard. He had the ninth-highest score among RBs in the league this week with 16.53 points.
  • With 13.27 points, Jordy Nelson ranked fourth in the league in scoring among WRs this week.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • Next week, be sure to ask Syracuse Express where official Toyota Hall of Fame articles are kept.
  • Left Michael Thomas on the bench, where he scored 9.47 points and surpassed his scoring projection by 48.2%, the highest percentage of any player on the team.
  • Should have started Alex Smith, who underachieved, but still outscored the starting QB with 10.62 against a projected 17.21.
  • The Minnesota Vikings Defense had the lowest point total in the matchup with a season-low -1.00 point.
  • 8 of the 10 starters scored less than their projected points.

What If

  • If Syracuse Express played Rock Crushers every week, they’d be 9-6 this season.
  • Besides Rock Crushers, Syracuse Express would have defeated five other teams this week.
  • Were they resting their players for this week? Syracuse Express would have defeated Rock Crushers 134.28 – 118.37 had they played each other last week.
  • If they played the same schedule as Rock Crushers, Syracuse Express would be 11-1.
  • Syracuse Express would be 77-28 if they played every team every week.
  • Rock Crushers would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
  • If they played the same schedule as Syracuse Express, Rock Crushers would be 8-4.
  • If they played every team every week, Rock Crushers would be 58-47.

Game Notes

  • Luck has not been with Rock Crushers, as four of their six losses have come when their opponent scores higher than their season average.
  • Syracuse Express had four starters who scored more points than the highest-scoring starter for Rock Crushers.
  • Rock Crushers scored the fewest points in the league this week and had the lowest score in the league this season.
  • Syracuse Express beat their scoring projection for the 12th time this season by scoring 145.55 points against a projected 119.04. They have now overachieved three weeks in a row.
  • Just because Robert Horry has seven NBA championship rings, doesn’t mean he’s one of the greats. Despite being on the winning team, Antonio Brown scored 3.87 points against a projected 9.99 and has now underachieved in three straight games.
  • Syracuse Express got a combined 82.00 points from their RBs, the highest combined scoring output from the RB position for any team this week.
  • With the win, Syracuse Express remains undefeated in blowout games this season with a record of 5-0.
  • It was quite a beating for Rock Crushers, who now is 6-1 in blowouts this year.

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