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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Oakland 2 Vegas
8-8 2177.5
1829.37
 
VS
proj
animal's Team
862 7-8
1083.46

Oakland 2 Vegas brush off projections, earn win over animal's Team, 2,177.5-862.0

Oakland 2 Vegas showed up and exceeded expectations, earning a 2,177.5-862.0 win over animal's Team, who fell short of projections. Oakland 2 Vegas never trailed in this one after taking a 295-point lead on Saturday behind Robert Woods (239 points) and Matt Gay (93). Kyler Murray (208 points) and Alvin Kamara (200) were the leading performers for animal's Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season Oakland 2 Vegas have knocked off animal's Team, after falling 1,940-1,878.5 in their last matchup. Oakland 2 Vegas will look to keep winning in the Championship next week, while animal's Team attempt to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Oakland 2 Vegas   animal's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Seahawks in Week 16, Drake racked up 184 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 535 points to more-than-quadruple his 121.99-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Oakland 2 Vegas this week. Drake will face the Rams next week.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

Oakland 2 Vegas
Points
% of total points 2177.5
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
551
424.78
25.3%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
535
121.99
24.6%
3
Robert Woods
WR
239
98.89
11%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
235
387.11
10.8%
animal's Team
Points
% of total points 862
1
Kyler Murray
QB
208
373.1
24.1%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
200
130.96
23.2%
3
Harrison Butker
K
81
49.84
9.4%
4
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
79
74.57
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Matt Gay had a 50-yard field goal for Oakland 2 Vegas, helping the team to a 361.0-66.0 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Oakland 2 Vegas had a 1,186.0-419.0 lead. Lamar Jackson had a 39-yard touchdown pass for Oakland 2 Vegas, while Robby Anderson had a 23-yard touchdown catch. Alvin Kamara made the highlight reel for animal's Team with a 40-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after all the points were tallied, Oakland 2 Vegas had a 2,052.0-704.0 lead. For Oakland 2 Vegas, Kenyan Drake had an 80-yard touchdown run. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for animal's Team with a 21-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Harrison Butker had a 56-yard field goal for animal's Team, who trailed 2,125.5-862.0 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Oakland 2 Vegas   animal's Team

Game Notes

Oakland 2 Vegas won despite the fact that only six of their 14 starting players exceeded their projected point totals.
animal's Team had only three of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was animal's Team even trying this week? They started five players who scored zero points.
Oakland 2 Vegas had four players score more points than the leading scorer for animal's Team.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Oakland 2 Vegas scored more points than their projected total, while animal's Team failed to reach their projection.
Not only did Oakland 2 Vegas win, but they also covered the 745.91-point projected margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Oakland 2 Vegas
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? Our squad took that to heart this past week and nearly quadrupled animal's Team at the quarterback position (786 points to 208).
animal's Team
There's a distinct possibility that animal's Team would be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Seeing only 10 total targets this past week, their three starting pass-catchers (three WR, zero TE) apparently contributed to their teams' offenses by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.