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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Tony b's storm
10-5 129
125.42
 
VS
proj
headhunters
117.5 9-6-1
122.72

Despite top scorer the Colts defense, headhunters fall to Tony b's storm, 129.0-117.5

headhunters had the highest scorer in the matchup with DEF the Indianapolis Colts defense accumulating 30 points, the fourth-best total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome Tony b's storm, who came out on top with a 129.0-117.5 victory. Tony b's storm jumped out to a 44.5-point lead on Saturday behind 38.5 points from Jameis Winston (335 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 16 Rush Yds) and Tyler Higbee (9 Rec, 104 Rec Yds). headhunters bounced back to take the lead during the early slate on Sunday, powered by the Indianapolis Colts defense (30 points) and Devonta Freeman (28.5). Unphased, Tony b's storm pulled it together later that afternoon, as Kai Forbath (11 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (10.5) put them back on top once and for all. This marks the second time this season Tony b's storm have taken down headhunters, after falling 133-106.5 in their last matchup. Tony b's storm end the season with a record of 10-5, while headhunters finish the campaign at 9-6-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Tony b's storm   headhunters

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Higbee (9 Rec, 104 Rec Yds) scored 17.5 points against the 49ers in Week 16. He more-than-doubled his 7.6-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season.
Tyler Higbee

Top Player Comparison

Tony b's storm
Points
% of total points 129
1
Julio Jones
WR
28
16.19
21.7%
2
Jameis Winston
QB
21
21.13
16.3%
3
Tyler Higbee
TE
17.5
7.6
13.6%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
16
11.78
12.4%
headhunters
Points
% of total points 117.5
1
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
30
8.74
25.5%
2
Devonta Freeman
RB
28.5
12.3
24.3%
3
Marlon Mack
RB
16
10.56
13.6%
4
Adrian Peterson
RB
11
9.79
9.4%

Points By Position

  Tony b's storm   headhunters

Game Notes

Tony b's storm won even though only four of their 10 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
headhunters lost despite five of their 10 starters scoring above their projected points.
Tony b's storm won despite starting Darius Slayton, who scored zero points.
The two highest scorers for headhunters (The Indianapolis Colts defense and Devonta Freeman) scored more points than Julio Jones, the leading scorer for Tony b's storm.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Tony b's storm put up more points than their projected total, while headhunters failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 11.5-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The defeat ends a streak of two straight wins for headhunters.
Not only did Tony b's storm get the win, but they also covered the 2.7-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, the Indianapolis Colts defense (30 points) officially put up the third-best score for a DEF this season.

Coach Talk

Tony b's storm
Spotting mismatches is a big component to winning in football. We really took that to heart this week by royally dominating headhunters at the wide receiver position (39.5 points to 7).
headhunters
Tis the season, headhunters! We hope the GM of Tony b's storm will pen a thank-you card for the gift of a fantasy football victory this past week.