2015 NFL Fantasy Football: Season Wrapup

I headed into the fantasy football playoffs with cautious optimism. Teams Dubs finished the regular season 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 had left were a pair of games to determine 3rd place in both leagues. The "Nightmare" turned into the "Agony and the Ecstasy".

Week 16 Results & Statistics

In the first contest for third place, Team Dubs was locked in a battle that came right down to Monday Night Football to decide the outcome. I ended up losing by a paltry 2.10 points, my closest game of the year. It didn't help that Tom Brady suffered from by far his worst performance of the year. Team Dubs had to settle for a disappointing 4th place finish overall.

In the second battle for third place, Frank's Team simply blew away the opposition, winning by 65.14 points. Frank's Team salvaged third place overall in this league, after being in 1st/2nd place for most of the regular season.

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 were 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.

5 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!

Injuries to Team Dubs' running back corps (Marshawn Lynch and Arian Foster) and a disappointing Melvin Gordon left me scrambling over the last half of the season, especially at the flex position. It made all the difference come playoff time. Frank's Team managed to overcome a lot of adversity to finish 2nd in the regular season, only to run into a lucky/unlucky 151 point performance from my first round playoff opponent. It's interesting to note that Team Dubs ended the season with only 5 players on the roster originally drafted before the the season started, while Frank's Team finished the season with only 4 players originally drafted.

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 Round 1	0  1
16	104.44	106.54	1664.20	1424.42	4th Place	0  2
		End	Of	Season

Position	Player	Team	Fantasy Points
QB	Tom Brady	New England	12.14
RB	Devonta Freeman	Atlanta	15.00
RB	Charcandrick West	Kansas City	6.10
WR	A.J. Green	Cincinnati	11.70
WR	Eric Decker	NY Jets	10.70
Flex	Jeremy Maclin	Kansas City	10.90
TE	Jordan Reed	Washington	24.90
PK	Brandon McManus	Denver	8.00
Defense	Denver	Broncos	5.00
	Total Points	Week 16	104.44

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	Week 16
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	12.14
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	23.14
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	15.00
Charcandrick West								18.20	Bye	28.10	6.40	Out	4.90	5.40	14.50	6.10
Ronnie Hillman								17.50	0.10	11.10	10.40	11.90	5.60	6.10	2.80	7.20
Spencer Ware												17.50	8.50	5.20	Waived
Tim Hightower															8.50	28.90
Jeremy Hill												10.00	15.80	2.40	13.10	6.10
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	11.70
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	8.90
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	10.90
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	10.70
Tyler Lockett															11.50	3.30
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	24.90
Delanie Walker													15.20	7.10	18.40	5.90
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	8.00
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	5.00

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 Round 1	0  1
16	116.18	51.04	1461.76	1214.84	3rd Place	1  1
		End	Of	Season

Position	Player	Team	Fantasy Points
QB	Cam Newton	Carolina	14.28
RB	DeAngelo Williams	Pittsburgh	27.30
RB	Charcandrick West	Kansas City	6.10
WR	Sammy Watkins	Buffalo	8.40
WR	Allen Hurns	Jacksonville	22.60
WR	Doug Baldwin	Seattle	17.80
TE	Gary Barnidge	Cleveland	4.70
PK	Justin Tucker	Baltimore	10.00
Defense	Carolina	Panthers	5.00
	Total Points	Week 16	116.18

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	Week 16
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	20.46
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	14.28
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	15.00
Charcandrick West								18.20	Bye	28.10	6.40	Out	4.40	5.40	14.50	6.10
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	27.30
Thomas Rawls												14.10	16.30	4.40	IR
Tim Hightower															8.50	28.90
Allen Hurns						9.00	11.30	Bye	18.20	12.20	1.90	4.20	Out	16.50	4.40	22.60
Doug Baldwin														26.20	16.50	17.80
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	8.40
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	3.30
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	9.90
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	10.30
Ladarius Green					5.00	Waived
Gary Barnidge									3.50	Waived			5.90	14.40	8.90	4.70
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	10.00
Carolina						4.00	Waived							23.00	0.00	5.00
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