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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Hardy Headbussaz
6-10 82.14
78.34
 
VS
proj
GD Team
50.6 7-9
66.5

GD Team come up short of expectations, succumb to Hardy Headbussaz, 82.14-50.60

There's no sugarcoating it, GD Team didn't do their job, at least compared to projections, as Hardy Headbussaz secured a 82.14-50.60 win. GD Team earned a 5.9-point lead on Saturday behind the Los Angeles Chargers defense (6 points), but Hardy Headbussaz held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Antonio Brown (30.5 points) and Drew Brees (16.94). Michael Thomas (16.9 points) and James White (11.4) were the leaders for GD Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season Hardy Headbussaz have beaten GD Team, after falling 118.1-94.84 in their last matchup. Hardy Headbussaz improve to 6-10 for the season, while GD Team fall to 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Hardy Headbussaz   GD Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown (14 Rec, 185 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 30.5 points against the Saints in Week 16. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 12.28-point projection and was much higher than his 13.73-point season scoring average. Brown ranks #19 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Antonio Brown

Top Player Comparison

Hardy Headbussaz
Points
% of total points 82.14
1
Antonio Brown
WR
30.5
12.28
37.1%
2
Drew Brees
QB
16.94
20.9
20.6%
3
Jalen Richard
RB
11.1
5.8
13.5%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
8.3
11.77
10.1%
GD Team
Points
% of total points 50.6
1
Michael Thomas
WR
16.9
12.93
33.4%
2
James White
RB
11.4
8.75
22.5%
3
Wil Lutz
K
8
12.1
15.8%
4
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
6
8.57
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, GD Team had a 25.70-18.60 lead. Adam Thielen had a 40-yard catch for Hardy Headbussaz, while Chandler Catanzaro had a 50-yard field goal. James White made the highlight reel for GD Team with a 27-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
Antonio Brown had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Hardy Headbussaz, while Drew Brees had a 42-yard pass, helping Hardy Headbussaz to a 71.04-50.60 lead.

Points By Position

  Hardy Headbussaz   GD Team

What If

Hardy Headbussaz would have beaten only three other teams besides GD Team this week.
GD Team would have lost to 10 other teams besides Hardy Headbussaz this week.
Hardy Headbussaz would be 5-11 if they played GD Team every week.
Hardy Headbussaz would be 7-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as GD Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Hardy Headbussaz, GD Team would be 6-8.
If Hardy Headbussaz had played every team in the league each week, they would be 112-116.
If they played every team every week, GD Team would be 124-104.

Coach Talk

Hardy Headbussaz
Mission accomplished, Hardy Headbussaz. Nice work fielding a lineup that won by 31.54 points this past matchup.
GD Team
Unless GD Team wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not seeing many opportunities" is not an excuse this week. Our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) were targeted a hearty 33 times in Week 16. With only 20 total receptions, this group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.