Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football

Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Cancel

Week 16

Weekly
Grade
slackers
7-8 133
117.82
 
VS
proj
slim pikn'z
90 7-8
94.24

slackers smirk at expectations, earn win against slim pikn'z in 133-90 rout

slackers beat expectations, cruising to a 133-90 win over slim pikn'z, who fell short of projections. This one was decided before it really even started, as slackers earned a 66-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 64 points from Deshaun Watson (339 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 49 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Davante Adams (11 Rec, 71 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Doug Baldwin (25 points) and Drew Brees (20) carried the flag for slim pikn'z in the loss. This marks the first time this season slackers have knocked off slim pikn'z, after falling 121-102 in their last matchup. slackers end the season at 7-8, while slim pikn'z finish the campaign at 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  slackers   slim pikn'z

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Eagles in Week 16, Watson passed for 339 yards , ran for 49 yards and scored 4 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 40 points to scored 66.4% higher than his 24.04-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on slackers this week.
Deshaun Watson

Top Player Comparison

slackers
Points
% of total points 133
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
40
24.04
30.1%
2
Davante Adams
WR
24
19.21
18%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
22
13.93
16.5%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
12
8.27
9%
slim pikn'z
Points
% of total points 90
1
Doug Baldwin
WR
25
11.96
27.8%
2
Drew Brees
QB
20
24.45
22.2%
3
Evan Engram
TE
16
11.96
17.8%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
9
16.5
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for slackers, while Alshon Jeffery had a 52-yard catch, helping slackers to a 96-30 lead.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which slackers became the proud owner of a 123-65 lead. For slackers, Vance McDonald had a 49-yard catch. Drew Brees made the highlight reel for slim pikn'z with a 42-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Doug Baldwin had a 27-yard touchdown catch for slim pikn'z, who trailed 126-90 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  slackers   slim pikn'z
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before pivoting to next year.
slackers
slackers completed the season averaging 129 points per game, 3rd-most in the league, placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Davante Adams
MVP
111 Rec, 1386 Rec Yds, 13 Rec TDs
JuJu Smith-Schuster
Best Drafted
106 Rec, 1389 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Deshaun Watson
Best Acquisition
3931 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 485 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
slim pikn'z
slim pikn'z finished the season with the league's 5th-best points average (123 ppg), placing them 6th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
3992 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs
Melvin Gordon III
Best Drafted
843 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs, 466 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Pit Defense
Best Acquisition
23.1 Avg Pts Allowed, 335.9 Avg Yds Allowed, 15 Turnovers

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on slackers scored higher than their projected point totals.
slim pikn'z had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
slim pikn'z could have used points from Randall Cobb and Lamar Miller, as both put up goose eggs.
slackers put up more points than their season scoring average (128.53) while slim pikn'z fell short of theirs (123.2).
slackers recorded more points than their projected total, while slim pikn'z failed to reach their projection.
Not only did slackers win, but they also covered the 23.58-point projected margin of victory.
slackers moves to (5-2) in blowout games this season, while slim pikn'z falls to (2-5).
In a losing effort, Doug Baldwin scored 25 points, the second-best score for a wide receiver this week.