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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Minor Prophets
7-8 76
102.91
 
VS
proj
Overpaid PrimaDonnas
66.92 4-12
81.62

Minor Prophets manage to beat Overpaid PrimaDonnas 76.00-66.92 despite coming up short of expectations

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, coming up short of projections, but Minor Prophets did enough to take down Overpaid PrimaDonnas. Predicted to come out on top by a score of 102.91-81.62, Minor Prophets came out on top with a 76.00-66.92 win over Overpaid PrimaDonnas. Overpaid PrimaDonnas nabbed a 25.72-point lead on Saturday behind impressive performances from Jimmy Garoppolo, who passed for 248 yards and a touchdown for 12.42 points, and Tyler Higbee, who caught 9 passes for 104 yards (10.4 points). But Minor Prophets held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Devonta Freeman, who racked up 127 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns for 24.7 points, and Dak Prescott, who passed for 265 yards (11.3 points). This marks the second time this season Minor Prophets have beaten Overpaid PrimaDonnas, after winning 112.78-70.7 in their last matchup. Minor Prophets end the season with a record of 7-8, while Overpaid PrimaDonnas finish the campaign at 4-12.

Matchup Timeline

  Minor Prophets   Overpaid PrimaDonnas

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Freeman overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 24.7 points against his 11.3-point projection. In a 24-12 win over the Jaguars, he racked up 127 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns.
Devonta Freeman

Top Player Comparison

Minor Prophets
Points
% of total points 76
1
Devonta Freeman
RB
24.7
11.3
32.5%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
11.3
19.88
14.9%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
8.4
16.41
11.1%
4
Justin Tucker
K
7
10.19
9.2%
Overpaid PrimaDonnas
Points
% of total points 66.92
1
DeAndre Washington
RB
16.6
9.91
24.8%
2
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
12.42
19.41
18.6%
3
Adrian Peterson
RB
11.5
9.46
17.2%
4
Tyler Higbee
TE
10.4
6.18
15.5%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams Saturday, but after the dust settled, Overpaid PrimaDonnas became the proud owner of a 31.82-6.10 lead. For Minor Prophets, Emmanuel Sanders had a 46-yard catch. Jimmy Garoppolo made the highlight reel for Overpaid PrimaDonnas with a 46-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 41-yard pass for Minor Prophets, helping the team to a 76.00-66.72 lead.

Points By Position

  Minor Prophets   Overpaid PrimaDonnas

Game Notes

Only one of the nine starters on Minor Prophets scored more than their point projections.
Overpaid PrimaDonnas had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Overpaid PrimaDonnas can partially blame the loss on Darius Slayton, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Minor Prophets managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 21.29-point projected margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Minor Prophets
Well done, Minor Prophets. Nice work fielding a starting crew that tallied 76 points this past matchup.
Overpaid PrimaDonnas
Just one make on three field goal attempts? Sounds like Jake Elliott might be kicking himself to the waiver wire after this effort.