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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
The Cereal Killers
5-10 113.5
109.16
 
VS
proj
deepball
92.5 3-12
100.85

The Cereal Killers hand deepball fifth consecutive loss, 113.5-92.5

The Cereal Killers secured a 113.5-92.5 win to hand deepball their fifth consecutive loss. deepball grabbed a 5.5-point lead on Saturday behind Cooper Kupp (11 points) and Sony Michel (9.5), but The Cereal Killers held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Patrick Mahomes (25 points) and DeVante Parker (22.5). Alvin Kamara (80 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 30 Rec Yds) and Odell Beckham Jr. (4 Rec, 44 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for deepball in the loss. This marks the second time this season The Cereal Killers have knocked off deepball, after winning 103-95 in their last matchup. The Cereal Killers finish the season at 5-10, while deepball end the campaign at 3-12.

Matchup Timeline

  The Cereal Killers   deepball

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lindsay ran for 109 yards and a touchdown as the Broncos beat the Lions 27-17. In doing so, he put up 20 points to scored 81.7% higher than his 11.01-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on The Cereal Killers this week.
Phillip Lindsay

Top Player Comparison

The Cereal Killers
Points
% of total points 113.5
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
25
23.54
22%
2
DeVante Parker
WR
22.5
12.57
19.8%
3
Phillip Lindsay
RB
20
11.01
17.6%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
15
9.66
13.2%
deepball
Points
% of total points 92.5
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
27
15.19
29.2%
2
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
12
8.87
13%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
11
10.92
11.9%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
10
19.06
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were players with big-time moments on both teams Saturday, but it was deepball who grabbed the lead, 20.5-15.0. For The Cereal Killers, Greg Zuerlein had a 52-yard field goal. Cooper Kupp made the highlight reel for deepball with a 22-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was deepball who emerged with the lead, 68.5-44.0. For The Cereal Killers, DeVante Parker had a 51-yard catch. Alvin Kamara made the highlight reel for deepball with a 40-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
Phillip Lindsay had a 27-yard touchdown run for The Cereal Killers to contribute to an 88.5-70.5 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Cereal Killers   deepball

What If

The Cereal Killers would have beaten only two other teams besides deepball this week.
deepball would have lost to four other teams besides The Cereal Killers this week.
If The Cereal Killers played deepball every week this season, they'd be 9-5-1.
The Cereal Killers would be 2-10 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as deepball.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Cereal Killers, deepball would be 2-10.
If The Cereal Killers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 45-87-1.
If they played every team every week, deepball would be 38-94-1.

Coach Talk

The Cereal Killers
Hey, creating mismatches is the key to football, right? Fueled by an awesome showing from Patrick Mahomes, we thoroughly outscored deepball at the quarterback position this past week (25 points to 10). Mahomes went 23-for-33 for 251 yards and two TDs in a 26-3 win over the Bears.
deepball
It's entirely possible that deepball may be a better talent scout in the NFL than in fantasy football. Seeing only 19 total targets in Week 16, their five starting pass-catchers (four WR, one TE) apparently helped their teams' causes by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.