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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Nefarious Pilchers
8-8 172.25
175.86
 
VS
proj
socioPathogens
107.08 12-4
160.34

socioPathogens succumb to Nefarious Pilchers in 172.25-107.08 rout

There's no easy way to say it, socioPathogens underdelivered, at least compared to projections, as Nefarious Pilchers cruised to a 172.25-107.08 win. Nefarious Pilchers never trailed in this one after nabbing a 20.25-point lead on Saturday behind O.J. Howard (9.33 points) and Greg Zuerlein (7). Ezekiel Elliott (47 Rush Yds, 37 Rec Yds) and Mark Andrews (6 Rec, 93 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) carried the flag for socioPathogens in the loss. This marks the first time this season Nefarious Pilchers have knocked off socioPathogens, after falling 145.92-82.97 in their last matchup. Nefarious Pilchers improve to 8-8 for the season, while socioPathogens fall to 12-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Nefarious Pilchers   socioPathogens

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 154 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Vikings, Jones scored 40.4 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 20.07-point projection and was much higher than his 23.24-point season scoring average. Jones ranks #11 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Lions next week.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

Nefarious Pilchers
Points
% of total points 172.25
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
62.4
31.32
36.2%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
40.4
20.07
23.5%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
15.8
17.26
9.2%
4
Landon Collins
S
12
12.68
7%
socioPathogens
Points
% of total points 107.08
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
24.78
27.56
23.1%
2
Mark Andrews
TE
20.75
12.63
19.4%
3
Mark Ingram II
RB
17.5
18.78
16.3%
4
Sam Ficken
K
12.5
5.19
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Greg Zuerlein had a 52-yard field goal for Nefarious Pilchers, contributing to a 20.25-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Nefarious Pilchers boasted a 112.65-70.52 lead. For Nefarious Pilchers, Saquon Barkley had a 67-yard touchdown run and a 33-yard touchdown catch. Mark Andrews had a 39-yard touchdown catch for socioPathogens, while Sam Ficken had a 54-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 41-yard pass for Nefarious Pilchers, contributing to a 131.85-104.80 lead for the team.
Monday
Aaron Jones had a 56-yard touchdown run for Nefarious Pilchers during Monday Night Football, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Nefarious Pilchers   socioPathogens

StatSmack

Nefarious Pilchers have the clutch gene, with more close wins than socioPathogens (1 vs 0).
By position, Nefarious Pilchers have outscored socioPathogens at QB, RB, and IDP this season.
The starters for Nefarious Pilchers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for socioPathogens (2).
Hey socioPathogens, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Nefarious Pilchers
This sport is all about exploiting the mismatches. With stout performances by Saquon Barkley and Aaron Jones, our team definitely took that to heart this past week. We doubled socioPathogens up at the running back position (102.8 points to 42.28). Barkley had 279 total yards and two TDs, while Jones logged 160 yards and two scores.
socioPathogens
Welp, we can't really whine about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? Our pass-catching corps (two WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 25 times in Week 16. Chemistry and timing appear to be issues as that group hauled in only 12 balls.