I headed into the playoffs with cautious optimism. Teams Dubs finished the regular season at with an 11-3 record and had been in first place all season. Frank’s Team also finished 11-3 and in 2nd place in the other league. Unfortunately, it all came crashing down with a pair of dramatic defeats in Week 15. “The Playoff Nightmare” reared its ugly head. All I have left are a pair of games to determine 3rd place in both leagues. I’m still in mourning…
Week 15 Results & Statistics
In Week 15 playoff action, Team Dubs suffered a 1st quarter back injury to A.J. Green, limiting him to 3.70 fantasy points. Green had been on fire, averaging 18.70 fantasy points over the past three weeks. He was well on his way to reaching those numbers last week before the injury. The injury, plus a superhuman 41.60 performance by my opponents QB Cam Newton, sealed my fate in a 112.90 – 94.78 loss.
Frank’s Team ran into a freight train in its playoff matchup. Led by David Johnson’s otherworldly 40.90 fantasy points, I was crushed 151.64 – 109.16. Aside from Johnson, my normally outstanding PK and Defense paled by comparison to my opponents pair. Steven Hauschka and the New England defense combined for 32 fantasy points. For Frank’s Team, Justin Tucker and the Carolina defense combined for 2.00 fantasy points. And that my friends is how you lose a playoff game.
When all is said and done, I still want to win both contests this coming weekend and finish third in both leagues.
5 players I’m glad I selected/added this season: Devonta Freeman, Tom Brady, Eric Decker, A.J. Green and the Denver Broncos defense. 5 players who are my biggest disappointments: Andrew Luck, Marshawn Lynch, Melvin Gordon, DeMarco Murrray and Dez Bryant. My top two players drafted in each league have woefully underperformed (and all four were waived during the season). Luckily, solid drafting overall, my Waiver Wire/Free Agent additions and dismal performances by my opponents allowed me to remain at or near the top of the standings in both leagues.
Team Dubs
| Week | Team Dubs | Opponent | PF | PA | Rank | Record |
| 1 | 95.12 | 88.72 | 95.12 | 88.72 | 1st | 1 0 |
| 2 | 93.90 | 78.06 | 189.02 | 166.78 | 1st | 2 0 |
| 3 | 150.32 | 59.58 | 339.34 | 226.36 | 1st | 3 0 |
| 4 | 72.84 | 81.94 | 412.18 | 308.30 | 1st | 3 1 |
| 5 | 117.90 | 90.26 | 530.08 | 398.56 | 1st | 4 1 |
| 6 | 130.98 | 88.18 | 661.06 | 486.74 | 1st | 5 1 |
| 7 | 113.80 | 83.88 | 774.86 | 570.62 | 1st | 6 1 |
| 8 | 118.84 | 114.52 | 893.70 | 685.14 | 1st | 7 1 |
| 9 | 81.92 | 76.46 | 975.62 | 761.60 | 1st | 8 1 |
| 10 | 107.56 | 84.24 | 1083.18 | 845.84 | 1st | 9 1 |
| 11 | 65.68 | 97.42 | 1148.86 | 943.26 | 1st | 9 2 |
| 12 | 108.00 | 75.94 | 1256.86 | 1019.20 | 1st | 10 2 |
| 13 | 114.18 | 75.78 | 1371.04 | 1094.98 | 1st | 11 2 |
| 14 | 93.94 | 110.00 | 1464.98 | 1204.98 | 1st | 11 3 |
| Playoffs | ||||||
| 15 | 94.78 | 112.90 | 1559.76 | 1317.88 | Lost | 0 1 |
| Position | Player | Team | Fantasy Points |
| QB | Tom Brady | New England | 18.68 |
| RB | Devonta Freeman | Atlanta | 16.10 |
| RB | Jeremy Hill | Cincinnati | 13.10 |
| WR | Eric Decker | NY Jets | 11.50 |
| WR | A.J. Green | Cincinnati | 3.70 |
| Flex | Larry Fitzgerald | Arizona | 4.30 |
| TE | Delanie Walker | Tennessee | 18.40 |
| PK | Brandon McManus | Denver | 3.00 |
| Defense | Denver | Broncos | 6.00 |
| Total Points | Week 15 | 94.78 |
| Player | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 |
| Tom Brady | 27.62 | 28.24 | 22.72 | Bye | 25.30 | 23.48 | 29.70 | 30.34 | 18.86 | 19.26 | 14.08 | 23.20 | 33.78 | 18.04 | 18.68 |
| Andrew Luck | 19.72 | 11.40 | 18.50 | Out | Out | 27.98 | 26.02 | 17.74 | 21.48 | Waived | |||||
| Derek Carr | 19.28 | 7.56 | 23.70 | 16.32 | 13.00 | Waived | |||||||||
| Ryan Fiztpatrick | 16.26 | ||||||||||||||
| Andy Dalton | 18.44 | Waived | |||||||||||||
| Marshawn Lynch | 12.40 | 6.20 | 2.30 | 0.00 | Out | 11.40 | 18.20 | 8.20 | Bye | 11.00 | Out/Inj. | Waived | |||
| Melvin Gordon | 4.70 | 9.80 | 5.10 | 4.60 | 7.40 | 0.90 | 2.90 | 6.10 | 5.60 | Bye | 4.90 | Waived | |||
| Andre Williams | 1.40 | 4.30 | 8.90 | Waived | |||||||||||
| Devonta Freeman | 32.90 | 25.70 | 27.60 | 13.00 | 13.10 | 13.90 | Bye | 4.30 | Out | 10.30 | 4.20 | 16.10 | |||
| Charcandrick West | 18.20 | Bye | 28.10 | 6.40 | Out | 4.90 | 5.40 | 14.50 | |||||||
| Ronnie Hillman | 17.50 | 0.10 | 11.10 | 10.40 | 11.90 | 5.60 | 6.10 | 2.80 | |||||||
| Spencer Ware | 17.50 | 8.50 | 5.20 | Waived | |||||||||||
| Tim Hightower | 8.50 | ||||||||||||||
| Jeremy Hill | 10.00 | 15.80 | 2.40 | 13.10 | |||||||||||
| Arian Foster | Out | Out | Out | 1.50 | 11.80 | 17.20 | 24.50 | IR | |||||||
| David Johnson | 11.50 | 16.50 | 4.10 | 12.10 | 12.60 | 1.70 | Waived | ||||||||
| A.J. Green | 6.30 | 10.50 | 34.70 | 8.20 | 7.80 | 3.60 | Bye | 17.80 | 5.30 | 4.70 | 7.90 | 18.10 | 18.80 | 19.20 | 3.70 |
| Kendall Wright | 16.10 | 1.70 | 16.80 | Bye | 3.00 | 3.40 | Waived | ||||||||
| Larry Fitzgerald | 8.70 | 29.20 | 25.40 | 7.90 | 11.80 | 9.30 | 3.90 | 12.40 | Bye | 13.00 | 9.00 | 6.60 | 5.50 | 4.10 | 4.30 |
| Jeremy Maclin | 5.20 | 5.50 | 20.10 | 14.80 | 8.50 | 4.80 | Out | 9.50 | Bye | 1.70 | 2.90 | 22.00 | 19.70 | 6.60 | 11.00 |
| Eric Decker | 9.70 | 15.70 | Out | 10.60 | Bye | 9.90 | 9.40 | 12.00 | 13.90 | 14.50 | 8.10 | 12.20 | 10.10 | 13.40 | 11.50 |
| Tyler Lockett | 11.50 | ||||||||||||||
| Brandin Cooks | 22.90 | Bye | 3.50 | 16.40 | 2.90 | Waived | |||||||||
| Jarvis Landry | 7.10 | 9.06 | Waived | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Graham | 11.10 | 1.10 | 14.30 | 2.90 | 3.00 | 14.00 | 3.10 | 7.50 | Bye | 4.10 | 3.90 | 7.50 | IR | ||
| Jordan Reed | Bye | 7.80 | 14.90 | 2.60 | 9.80 | 3.30 | 18.00 | 20.40 | |||||||
| Delanie Walker | 15.20 | 7.10 | 18.40 | ||||||||||||
| Charles Clay | 0.70 | 6.20 | 2.60 | Waived | |||||||||||
| Julius Thomas | Out | Out | Out | Waived | |||||||||||
| Dan Carpenter | 11.00 | 2.00 | 13.00 | 6.00 | 2.00 | Waived | |||||||||
| Josh Brown | 10.00 | Waived | |||||||||||||
| Brandon McManus | 14.00 | Bye | 11.00 | 6.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 6.00 | 5.00 | 13.00 | 3.00 | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 2.00 | Waived | |||||||||||||
| Denver Broncos | 16.00 | 22.00 | 16.00 | 10.00 | 22.00 | 17.00 | Bye | 9.00 | 7.00 | 1.00 | 7.00 | 5.00 | 23.00 | 7.00 | 6.00 |
Frank’s Team
| Week | Frank’s Team | Opponent | PF | PA | Rank | Record |
| 1 | 91.34 | 79.82 | 91.34 | 79.82 | 3rd | 1 0 |
| 2 | 91.14 | 60.66 | 182.48 | 139.88 | 2nd | 2 0 |
| 3 | 68.90 | 119.06 | 251.38 | 258.94 | 4th | 2 1 |
| 4 | 82.38 | 54.94 | 333.76 | 316.48 | 4th | 3 1 |
| 5 | 81.82 | 63.40 | 415.58 | 379.88 | 3rd | 4 1 |
| 6 | 117.32 | 111.02 | 532.90 | 490.90 | 1st | 5 1 |
| 7 | 81.80 | 37.70 | 614.70 | 528.60 | 1st | 6 1 |
| 8 | 88.20 | 74.74 | 702.90 | 603.34 | 1st | 7 1 |
| 9 | 110.66 | 78.96 | 813.56 | 682.30 | 1st | 8 1 |
| 10 | 53.48 | 67.00 | 867.04 | 749.30 | 2nd | 8 2 |
| 11 | 74.40 | 67.62 | 941.44 | 816.92 | 2nd | 9 2 |
| 12 | 86.50 | 33.30 | 1027.94 | 850.22 | 1st | 10 2 |
| 13 | 95.50 | 104.56 | 1123.44 | 954.78 | 2nd | 10 3 |
| 14 | 112.98 | 57.38 | 1236.42 | 1012.16 | 2nd | 11 3 |
| Playoffs | ||||||
| 15 | 109.16 | 151.64 | 1345.58 | 1163.80 | Lost | 0 1 |
| Position | Player | Team | Fantasy Points |
| QB | Russell Wilson | Seattle | 26.56 |
| RB | Devonta Freeman | Atlanta | 16.10 |
| RB | DeAngelo Williams | Pittsburgh | 11.60 |
| WR | Sammy Watkins | Buffalo | 23.10 |
| WR | Allen Hurns | Jacksonville | 4.40 |
| WR | Doug Baldwin | Seattle | 16.50 |
| TE | Gary Barnidge | Cleveland | 8.90 |
| PK | Justin Tucker | Baltimore | 2.00 |
| Defense | Carolina | Panthers | 0.00 |
| Total Points | Week 15 | 109.16 |
| Player | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 |
| Russell Wilson | 16.14 | 23.04 | 16.20 | 15.48 | 13.62 | 18.86 | 13.40 | 14.60 | Bye | 17.80 | 25.40 | 35.20 | 34.06 | 32.28 | 26.56 |
| Andy Dalton | 28.04 | 21.52 | Bye | 11.64 | 21.86 | 9.88 | 22.00 | 20.72 | 23.90 | 1.36 | Waived | ||||
| Cam Newton | 41.60 | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Flacco | 2.68 | 22.56 | 21.48 | 8.56 | Waived | ||||||||||
| DeMarco Murray | 14.00 | 5.50 | 0.00 | 4.80 | 18.00 | 18.60 | 7.00 | Bye | 22.10 | 11.90 | 7.10 | 3.00 | Waived | ||
| Melvin Gordon | 4.70 | 9.80 | 5.10 | 4.60 | 7.40 | 0.90 | Waived | ||||||||
| Devonta Freeman | 32.90 | 25.70 | 27.60 | 13.00 | 13.10 | 13.90 | Bye | 4.30 | Out | 10.30 | 4.20 | 16.10 | |||
| Charcandrick West | 18.20 | Bye | 28.10 | 6.40 | Out | 4.40 | 5.40 | 14.50 | |||||||
| Alfred Morris | 12.10 | 7.20 | 1.90 | 6.50 | Waived | ||||||||||
| T.J. Yeldon | 6.70 | 8.30 | 4.20 | 10.90 | 12.30 | Out | 18.40 | Bye | 10.10 | Waived | |||||
| Tevin Coleman | 8.00 | 9.20 | Out | Waived | |||||||||||
| DeAngelo Williams | 6.90 | Bye | Out | 14.50 | 21.10 | 11.60 | |||||||||
| Thomas Rawls | 14.10 | 16.30 | 4.40 | IR | |||||||||||
| Tim Hightower | 8.50 | ||||||||||||||
| Allen Hurns | 9.00 | 11.30 | Bye | 18.20 | 12.20 | 1.90 | 4.20 | Out | 16.50 | 4.40 | |||||
| Doug Baldwin | 26.20 | 16.50 | |||||||||||||
| Travis Benjamin | 29.50 | 8.50 | 7.90 | 8.30 | Waived | 2.70 | Waived | Bye | 16.00 | Out | Waived | ||||
| Sammy Watkins | 0.00 | 12.00 | 3.90 | Out | Out | 10.80 | Out | Bye | 22.80 | 1.40 | 3.90 | 27.80 | 16.90 | 14.20 | 23.10 |
| Marvin Jones | 1.00 | Waived | 1.40 | Waived | |||||||||||
| Vincent Jackson | 5.10 | 11.40 | 4.00 | 20.70 | 3.40 | Bye | 1.30 | Waived | |||||||
| Dez Bryant | 4.80 | Out | Out | Out | Out | Out | Out | 1.20 | 16.40 | 4.50 | 10.50 | 2.60 | 6.20 | 0.90 | Waived |
| Tyler Lockett | 11.50 | ||||||||||||||
| Nelson Agholor | 0.50 | Waived | |||||||||||||
| James Jones | 13.70 | 9.00 | Bye | 0.20 | 5.70 | 0.00 | Waived | ||||||||
| Michael Crabtree | 5.50 | 5.00 | 7.90 | 10.50 | 1.90 | 7.00 | |||||||||
| Travis Kelce | 22.60 | 5.80 | 10.00 | 2.90 | 3.50 | 8.80 | 7.30 | 10.90 | Bye | 3.60 | 4.60 | 12.90 | 4.20 | 1.80 | 7.30 |
| Ladarius Green | 5.00 | Waived | |||||||||||||
| Gary Barnidge | 3.50 | Waived | 5.90 | 14.40 | 8.90 | ||||||||||
| Jimmy Graham | 14.00 | 3.10 | 7.50 | Bye | 4.10 | 3.90 | 7.50 | IR | |||||||
| Owen Daniels | 0.50 | 1.90 | 8.80 | Waived | |||||||||||
| Brandon McManus | 6.00 | Waived | |||||||||||||
| Justin Tucker | 10.00 | 15.00 | 6.00 | 15.00 | 6.00 | 8.00 | 5.00 | 20.00 | Bye | 2.00 | 11.00 | 10.00 | 7.00 | 6.00 | 2.00 |
| Carolina | 4.00 | Waived | 23.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| St. Louis | 14.00 | 4.00 | 11.00 | 10.00 | 9.00 | Bye | 25.00 | 12.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 6.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | Waived |
Transactions
Team Dubs
| Week | Added | Dropped |
| 4 | Devonta Freeman | Andre Williams |
| Charles Clay | Julius Thomas | |
| 6 | Brandon McManus | Dan Carpenter |
| 7 | Josh Brown | Kendall Wright |
| Pittsburgh | David Johnson | |
| 8 | Jarvis Landry | Arian Foster (IR) |
| Ronnie Hillman | Josh Brown | |
| Charcandrick West | Pittsburgh | |
| Jordan Reed | Charles Clay | |
| 10 | Derek Carr | Andrew Luck (INJ) |
| Brandin Cooks | Jarvis Landry | |
| 12 | Jeremy Hill | Marshawn Lynch (INJ) |
| Spencer Ware | Melvin Gordon | |
| 13 | Delanie Walker | Jimmy Graham (IR) |
| 15 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | Derek Carr |
| Tim Hightower | Spencer Ware | |
| Tyler Lockett | Brandin Cooks |
Frank’s Team
| Week | Added | Dropped |
| 2 | Travis Benjamin | Nelson Agholor |
| 4 | Devonta Freeman | Tevin Coleman |
| Marvin Jones | Owen Daniels | |
| 5 | Andy Dalton | Joe Flacco |
| Ladarius Green | Alfred Morris | |
| James Jones | Marvin Jones | |
| 6 | Allen Hurns | Travis Benjamin |
| Carolina | St. Louis | |
| 7 | St. Louis | Carolina |
| Travis Benjamin | Melvin Gordon | |
| Jimmy Graham | Ladarius Green | |
| 8 | Marvin Jones | Vincent Jackson |
| Charcandrick West | Travis Benjamin | |
| 9 | Gary Barnidge | Marvin Jones |
| Brandon McManus | Justin Tucker | |
| 10 | Justin Tucker | Brandon McManus |
| Michael Crabtree | Gary Barnidge | |
| DeAngelo Williams | T.J. Yeldon | |
| 11 | Travis Benjamin | James Jones |
| 12 | Thomas Rawls | DeAngelo Williams |
| 13 | DeAngelo Williams | DeMarco Murray |
| Gary Barnidge | Jimmy Graham (IR) | |
| 14 | Doug Baldwin | Travis Benjamin |
| Carolina Panthers | St. Louis Rams | |
| 15 | Tim Hightower | Thomas Rawls (IR) |
| Tyler Lockett | Dez Bryant | |
| Cam Newton | Andy Dalton (INJ.) |
Week 16 Starting Lineups
Team Dubs
| Status | Position | Player | Team |
| Starter | QB | Tom Brady | New England |
| Starter | RB | Devonta Freeman | Atlanta |
| Starter | RB | Charcandrick West | Kansas City |
| Starter | WR | A.J. Green | Cincinnati |
| Starter | WR | Eric Decker | NY Jets |
| Starter | Flex | Jeremy Maclin | Kansas City |
| Starter | TE | Jordan Reed | Washington |
| Starter | PK | Brandon McManus | Denver |
| Starter | Defense | Denver | Broncos |
| Bench | QB | Ryan Fitzpatrick | NY Jets |
| Bench | RB | Jeremy Hill | Cincinnati |
| Bench | RB | Ronnie Hillman | Denver |
| Bench | RB | Tim Hightower | New Orleans |
| Bench | WR | Tyler Lockett | Seattle |
| Bench | WR | Larry Fitzgerald | Arizona |
| Bench | TE | Delanie Walker | Tennessee |
Frank’s Team
| Status | Position | Player | Team |
| Starter | QB | Cam Newton | Carolina |
| Starter | RB | DeAngelo Williams | Pittsburgh |
| Starter | RB | Charcandrick West | Kansas City |
| Starter | WR | Sammy Watkins | Buffalo |
| Starter | WR | Allen Hurns | Jacksonville |
| Starter | WR | Doug Baldwin | Seattle |
| Starter | TE | Gary Barnidge | Cleveland |
| Starter | PK | Justin Tucker | Baltimore |
| Starter | Defense | Carolina | Panthers |
| Bench | QB | Russell Wilson | Seattle |
| Bench | RB | Devonta Freeman | Atlanta |
| Bench | RB | Tim Hightower | New Orleans |
| Bench | WR | Michael Crabtree | Oakland |
| Bench | WR | Tyler Lockett | Seattle |
| Bench | TE | Travis Kelce | Kansas City |
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Keys To A Winning Season
1/ A solid draft from top to bottom.
2/ Correctly setting weekly starting lineups.
3/ Avoiding the injury bug.
4/ Being proactive and vigilant with respect to the Waiver Wire and Free Agency.
5/ Having a good luck charm handy at all times!
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