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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Bashers
6-10 148.3
120.39
 
VS
proj
vipers
113.8 6-10
113.92

Back-and-forth battle ends with Bashers coming back to beat vipers in 148.3-113.8 rout

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Bashers earned a easy victory over vipers, rolling to a 148.3-113.8 win. Despite trailing 108.4-85.6 heading into Sunday night, Bashers roared back behind Russell Wilson (271 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 57 Rush Yds) and Tyler Lockett (4 Rec, 99 Rec Yds). Ben Roethlisberger (60.4 points) and David Johnson (12.7) led the charge for vipers in defeat. This marks the third time this season Bashers have knocked off vipers, after winning 158-128.9 in their last matchup. Bashers improve to 6-10 for the season, while vipers fall to 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Bashers   vipers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Rudolph scored 24.2 points in a 27-9 win over the Lions to crush his 4.81-point projection. He caught 9 passes for 122 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any TE in the league this season. Rudolph will battle the Bears in Week 17.
Kyle Rudolph

Top Player Comparison

Bashers
Points
% of total points 148.3
1
Russell Wilson
QB
50.8
43.94
34.3%
2
Kyle Rudolph
TE
24.2
4.81
16.3%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
13.7
16.89
9.2%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
11.9
8.01
8%
vipers
Points
% of total points 113.8
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
60.4
43.4
53.1%
2
David Johnson
RB
12.7
12.19
11.2%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
11.4
14.81
10%
4
Justin Tucker
K
10
8.18
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Justin Tucker had a 56-yard field goal for vipers, helping the team to a 21.4-0.0 lead.
Sunday Early
Kyle Rudolph had a 44-yard touchdown catch for Bashers, while James White had a 27-yard touchdown run, helping Bashers to a 74.1-26.4 lead.
Sunday Late
Ben Roethlisberger had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass for vipers, while David Johnson had a 32-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 108.4-85.6 lead for vipers.
Sunday Night
Russell Wilson teamed up with Tyler Lockett for a 45-yard pass for Bashers. Wilson also lit up the scoreboard with a 27-yard touchdown pass, helping Bashers to a 148.3-113.8 lead.

Points By Position

  Bashers   vipers

StatSmack

vipers have a losing record against Bashers this season, with a record of 1-3.
You shouldn't be surprised by this. In four games vs vipers this season, Bashers have averaged more points (132.55) than they usually score this season (123.14).
We heard scoring helps you win. Bashers are doing a better job of that, averaging 123.14 versus vipers's 110.14.
Even the machines think Bashers have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (123.52) than vipers (110.91).
In dire times, at least Bashers keep it close. They've been blown out less times than vipers (3 vs 7).
Bashers have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than vipers (69 vs 56).
By position, Bashers have outscored vipers at RB, WR, and K this season.
The starters for Bashers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for vipers (4).
Hey vipers, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Bashers
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? We really took that to heart this week by quadrupling vipers at the wide receiver position (32.2 points to 7.9).
vipers
Only three field goals on five attempts? Sounds like Justin Tucker should reevaluate his pre-kick process after this performance.