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Traditionally, I use this space to talk about what happened last week at the wide receiver position throughout the NFL. This week, though, I’m going to talk about how poorly my playoff teams performed last week and why fantasy football is just one big, giant crapshoot.
I’m in three season-long leagues. The playoffs started in two of them last week and I was the 3rd seed in each of them. I felt pretty confident in both teams, although I’m very used to being let down come playoff time. Unsurprisingly, my teams completely wet the bed. One of my squads put up 88.18 points and the other a whopping 84.40 (0.5 PPR in both).
Led by stellar performances from Zach Ertz (6.3) and James White (3.8), my higher-scoring team inevitably fell by 15 points on Monday night to a squad that had Seattle defense. The lower-scoring team someway, somehow managed to pull off a victory. Despite getting 7.3 points from Todd Gurley and 9.7 from Mitchell Trubisky in what was supposed to be a shootout, my team ended up winning by 30 (!!!) points against a team that had absolutely nothing go its way.
What is my point in bringing all of this up? That projections don’t matter whatsoever and fantasy football is meaningless. But, man, is it fun and is it glorious to win playoff matchups or what?
Let’s check in on the Week 15 diva pass-catchers.
WR Rankings - Week 15
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Previous Week Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Previous Week Stats |
| 1 | Michael Thomas | NO | @CAR | 11/98 on 13 targets at TB |
| 2 | Keenan Allen | LAC | @KC | 5/78/1 on 9 targets vs. CIN |
| 3 | DeAndre Hopkins | HOU | @NYJ | 4/36/1 on 10 targets vs. IND |
| 4 | Antonio Brown | PIT | NE | 5/35 on 7 targets at OAK |
| 5 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | PIT | NE | 8/130/2 on 12 targets at OAK |
| 6 | Tyreek Hill | KC | LAC | 8/139 on 14 targets vs. BAL |
| 7 | Davante Adams | GB | @CHI | 7/81/1 on 11 targets |
| 8 | Julio Jones | ATL | ARI | 8/106/2 on 11 targets at GB |
| 9 | Robert Woods | LAR | PHI | 7/61 on 13 targets at CHI |
| 10 | Adam Thielen | MIN | MIA | 5/70 on 7 targets at SEA |
| 11 | T.Y. Hilton | IND | DAL | 9/199 on 12 targets at HOU |
| 12 | Julian Edelman | NE | @PIT | 9/86/1 on 12 targets at MIA |
| 13 | Brandin Cooks | LAR | PHI | 3/22 on 7 targets at CHI |
| 14 | Stefon Diggs | MIN | MIA | 4/76 on 6 targets at SEA |
| 15 | Amari Cooper | DAL | @IND | 10/217/3 on 13 targets vs. PHI |
| 16 | Tyler Lockett | SEA | @SF | 5/42 on 6 targets vs. MIN |
| 17 | Jarvis Landry | CLE | @DEN | 3/57/1 on 4 targets vs. CAR |
| 18 | Josh Gordon | NE | @PIT | 5/96 on 8 targets at MIA |
| 19 | Corey Davis | TEN | @NYG | 2/21 on 3 targets vs. JAX |
| 20 | Tyler Boyd | CIN | OAK | 3/52 on 6 targets at LAC |
| 21 | Curtis Samuel | CAR | NO | 4/80 on 8 targets at CLE |
| 22 | Dante Pettis | SF | SEA | 3/49/1 on 7 targets vs. DEN |
| 23 | Allen Robinson | CHI | GB | 5/42 on 8 targets vs. LAR |
| 24 | Josh Reynolds | LAR | PHI | 3/36 on 7 targets at CHI |
| 25 | Kenny Golladay | DET | @BUF | 2/5 on 4 targets at ARI |
| 26 | Mike Evans | TB | @BAL | 4/86 on 6 targets vs. NO |
| 27 | D.J. Moore | CAR | NO | 5/67 on 8 targets at CLE |
| 28 | Kenny Stills | MIA | @MIN | 8/135/1 on 9 targets vs. NE |
| 29 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | @ATL | 5/55 on 9 targets vs. DET |
| 30 | Alshon Jeffery | PHI | @LAR | 6/50/1 on 9 targets at DAL |
| 31 | Dede Westbrook | JAX | WAS | 7/88/1 on 10 targets at TEN |
| 32 | Robert Foster | BUF | DET | 7/104 on 8 targets vs. NYJ |
| 33 | DaeSean Hamilton | DEN | CLE | 7/47/1 on 9 targets at SF |
| 34 | Golden Tate | PHI | @LAR | 1/7 on 3 targets at DAL |
| 35 | Sterling Shepard | NYG | TEN | 2/17/1 on 6 targets at WAS |
| 36 | Adam Humphries | TB | @BAL | 4/42 on 8 targets vs. NO |
| 37 | Tim Patrick | DEN | CLE | 7/85 on 10 targets at SF |
| 38 | Taywan Taylor | TEN | @NYG | 6/59 on 7 targets vs. JAX |
| 39 | Mike Williams | LAC | @KC | 3/45 on 6 targets vs. CIN |
| 40 | Jordy Nelson | OAK | @CIN | 6/48 on 7 targets vs. PIT |
| 41 | Calvin Ridley | ATL | ARI | 1/10 on 4 targets at GB |
| 42 | Robby Anderson | NYJ | HOU | 4/76/1 on 7 targets at BUF |
| 43 | Zay Jones | BUF | DET | 3/22 on 9 targets vs. NYJ |
| 44 | Courtland Sutton | DEN | CLE | 2/14 on 6 targets at SF |
| 45 | Michael Crabtree | BAL | TB | 3/31 on 4 targets at KC |
| 46 | Demaryius Thomas | HOU | @NYJ | 4/48 on 6 targets vs. IND |
| 47 | John Brown | BAL | TB | 2/23/1 on 5 targets at KC |
| 48 | Chris Godwin | TB | @BAL | 1/13 on 10 targets vs. NO |
| 49 | Isaiah McKenzie | BUF | DET | 4/47 on 7 targets vs. NYJ |
| 50 | Corey Coleman | NYG | TEN | 2/43 on 2 targets at WAS |