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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Swizzle Stix
11-5 5,118
3,650.84
 
VS
proj
THE PITT. CREW
3,449 13-3
3,242.23

Swizzle Stix brush off projections, defeat THE PITT. CREW in 5,118-3,449 rout

Swizzle Stix stepped up and exceeded their projected point total, rolling to a 5,118-3,449 win over THE PITT. CREW. THE PITT. CREW took a 120-point lead on Saturday behind Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, but Swizzle Stix held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 442 yards , ran for 32 yards and scored 4 touchdowns for 2,039 points, and Telvin Smith Sr., who made 6 tackles and intercepted a pass (645 points). Ben Roethlisberger (1,526 points) and Dak Prescott (417) carried the flag for THE PITT. CREW in the loss. This marks the second time this season Swizzle Stix have knocked off THE PITT. CREW, after winning 5,418-4,247 in their last matchup. Swizzle Stix will look to clinch the league title next week, while THE PITT. CREW seek to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Swizzle Stix   THE PITT. CREW

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Dolphins in Week 16, Smith Sr. made 6 tackles and intercepted a pass. In doing so, he put up 645 points to score more than 5 times his 123.87-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Swizzle Stix this week. Smith Sr. will play the Texans next week.
Telvin Smith Sr.

Top Player Comparison

Swizzle Stix
Points
% of total points 5,118
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
2,039
668.64
39.8%
2
Telvin Smith Sr.
LB
645
123.87
12.6%
3
Jared Goff
QB
431
654.04
8.4%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
350
362.44
6.8%
THE PITT. CREW
Points
% of total points 3,449
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
1,526
734.24
44.2%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
417
590.32
12.1%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
262
262.35
7.6%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
250
186.51
7.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Swizzle Stix boasted a 3,868-1,440 lead. Aaron Rodgers had a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Swizzle Stix, while Adam Thielen had a 40-yard catch. Julian Edelman made the highlight reel for THE PITT. CREW with a 32-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Both teams had several players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was Swizzle Stix who emerged with the lead, 5,118-3,532. Jared Goff teamed up with Robert Woods for a 39-yard touchdown pass for Swizzle Stix. Meanwhile, Ben Roethlisberger had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass for THE PITT. CREW, while Alvin Kamara had a 42-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Swizzle Stix   THE PITT. CREW

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against THE PITT. CREW, Swizzle Stix averaged more points (5,268) than they usually score (3,800.5).
Even the computers think Swizzle Stix have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (3,475.04) than THE PITT. CREW (3,307.17).
THE PITT. CREW have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Swizzle Stix (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Swizzle Stix have outscored THE PITT. CREW at QB, DEF, and IDP this season.
Swizzle Stix don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 782 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Swizzle Stix had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for THE PITT. CREW (4).
Hey THE PITT. CREW, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Swizzle Stix
You know what, Swizzle Stix, we do certainly appreciate the confidence. Deploying a player with zero points (Rob Gronkowski), while still getting a W... talk about arrogant.
THE PITT. CREW
Unless THE PITT. CREW wants to go full diva-mode, then "not getting many opportunities" doesn't fly as an excuse this week. Our pass-catching corps (four WR and one TE) combined to get a grand total of 40 targets in Week 16. Chemistry and timing seem to be issues as that group pulled down only 22 balls.