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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
WhatchuKnowboutDak
9-7 166.34
156.98
 
VS
proj
3rd String
145.59 10-6
138.71

Despite top scorer Andrews, 3rd String fall to WhatchuKnowboutDak in 166.34-145.59 rout

3rd String had the premier scorer in the matchup with TE Mark Andrews racking up 26.3 points, the 12th-best total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome WhatchuKnowboutDak, who cruised to a 166.34-145.59 victory. 3rd String nabbed a 17.04-point lead on Saturday behind Josh Allen (25.22 points) and Jimmy Garoppolo (15.32), but WhatchuKnowboutDak held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Andy Dalton (38.04 points) and Julio Jones (26.1). Mark Andrews (26.3 points) and Josh Allen (25.22) did everything they could for 3rd String in the loss. This marks the second time this season WhatchuKnowboutDak have knocked off 3rd String, after winning 168.87-147.88 in their last matchup. WhatchuKnowboutDak finish the season with a record of 9-7, while 3rd String end the campaign at 10-6.

Matchup Timeline

  WhatchuKnowboutDak   3rd String

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Bengals in Week 16, Gesicki caught 6 passes for 82 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 25.2 points and nearly tripled his scoring projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any TE in the league this season.
Mike Gesicki

Top Player Comparison

WhatchuKnowboutDak
Points
% of total points 166.34
1
Andy Dalton
QB
38.04
20.62
22.9%
2
Julio Jones
WR
26.1
19.79
15.7%
3
Mike Gesicki
TE
25.2
8.49
15.1%
4
Davante Adams
WR
19.1
18.23
11.5%
3rd String
Points
% of total points 145.59
1
Mark Andrews
TE
26.3
12.06
18.1%
2
Josh Allen
QB
25.22
21.23
17.3%
3
DeAndre Washington
RB
20.6
13.45
14.1%
4
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
15.32
23.31
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Josh Allen had a 53-yard touchdown pass for 3rd String, while Jimmy Garoppolo had a 46-yard pass to contribute to a 40.54-23.50 lead for 3rd String.
Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which WhatchuKnowboutDak emerged with a 128.04-93.79 lead. Andy Dalton had a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for WhatchuKnowboutDak, while Mike Gesicki had a 31-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Mark Andrews had a 39-yard touchdown catch for 3rd String, while Sam Ficken had a 54-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 41-yard pass for WhatchuKnowboutDak, contributing to a 147.24-130.89 lead for the team.
Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 21-yard touchdown catch for 3rd String.

Points By Position

  WhatchuKnowboutDak   3rd String

What If

WhatchuKnowboutDak would have beaten four other teams besides 3rd String this week.
3rd String would have lost to four other teams besides WhatchuKnowboutDak this week.
If WhatchuKnowboutDak played 3rd String every week this season, they'd be 6-10.
WhatchuKnowboutDak would be 8-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as 3rd String.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as WhatchuKnowboutDak, 3rd String would be 10-4.
If WhatchuKnowboutDak had played every team in the league each week, they would be 88-102.
If they played every team every week, 3rd String would be 126-64.

Coach Talk

WhatchuKnowboutDak
Nice work deploying a starting crew that won by a staggering 20.75 points this past week. We took care of business and did what we had to do.
3rd String
Welp, we can't really complain about a lack of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our five pass-catchers (four WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 40 times in Week 16. Chemistry could be an issue, as that group pulled down just 20 catches.