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
One--Eyed--Willie
8-8 314.43
278.61
 
VS
proj
Cowboys
278.35 8-8
293.2

One--Eyed--Willie come back to defeat Cowboys, 314.43-278.35

One--Eyed--Willie showed up and outperformed expectations, staging an impressive comeback for a 314.43-278.35 win over Cowboys, who fell short of projections. One--Eyed--Willie trailed 278.35-259.93 heading into Monday night, but the unit charged back behind Aaron Jones (39.95 points) and Blake Martinez (14). Christian McCaffrey (43.6 points) and Matt Ryan (33.15) did everything they could for Cowboys in defeat. This marks the second time this season One--Eyed--Willie have gotten the best of Cowboys, after winning 279-254.1 in their last matchup. One--Eyed--Willie finish the season at 8-8, while Cowboys end the campaign at 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  One--Eyed--Willie   Cowboys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gesicki overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 28.9 points against his 10.94-point projection. In a 38-35 win over the Bengals, he caught 6 passes for 82 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Mike Gesicki

Top Player Comparison

One--Eyed--Willie
Points
% of total points 314.43
1
Aaron Jones
RB
39.95
20.56
12.7%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
38.2
37
12.1%
3
Mike Gesicki
TE
28.9
10.94
9.2%
4
Donald Payne
LB
28.5
19.22
9.1%
Cowboys
Points
% of total points 278.35
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
43.6
34.67
15.7%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
33.15
35.77
11.9%
3
Julio Jones
WR
33.1
23.73
11.9%
4
Robert Woods
WR
24.6
17.78
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Cowboys owned a 228.10-150.55 lead. Mike Gesicki had a 31-yard touchdown catch for One--Eyed--Willie, while Sterling Shepard had a 23-yard touchdown catch. Robby Anderson made the highlight reel for Cowboys with a 23-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Phillip Lindsay had a 27-yard touchdown run for One--Eyed--Willie, who trailed 263.90-221.73 after the late afternoon slate.
Monday
Aaron Jones had a 56-yard touchdown run for One--Eyed--Willie on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  One--Eyed--Willie   Cowboys

Game Notes

One--Eyed--Willie had nine of their 15 starters exceed their projected points.
Cowboys had only six of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
One--Eyed--Willie recorded more points than their projected total, while Cowboys fell shy of their projection.
Cowboys ranked 3rd in the league in scoring this week, while One--Eyed--Willie put up the 1st-best score.
This defeat concludes a five-game unbeaten streak for Cowboys.
In comeback games this season, One--Eyed--Willie moves to (4-0), while Cowboys falls to (0-4).
Despite the loss, Christian McCaffrey scored 43.6 points, the top overall score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

One--Eyed--Willie
Nice job assembling a starting crew that tallied more than 314 points this past week. We took care of business and did what had to be done.
Cowboys
Tis the season, Cowboys! We hope the GM of One--Eyed--Willie will pen a thank-you card for the generous gift you let them have this past week.