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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
DzrtEgleBeastKillrT5
13-3 131.2
105.13
 
VS
proj
Tonly DTown
105.56 9-7
96.93

Back-and-forth battle ends with DzrtEgleBeastKillrT5 coming back to beat Tonly DTown in 131.20-105.56 rout

Well, that was thrilling! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, DzrtEgleBeastKillrT5 earned an easy victory over Tonly DTown, rolling to a 131.20-105.56 win. DzrtEgleBeastKillrT5 trailed 105.56-104.50 heading into Monday night, but the team came storming back behind Aaron Jones, who ran for 154 yards and 2 touchdowns for 26 points, and Kyle Rudolph, who caught one pass for 7 yards (0.7 points). Drew Brees (279 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Jared Cook (3 Rec, 84 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) were the top scorers for Tonly DTown in defeat. This marks the second time this season DzrtEgleBeastKillrT5 have knocked off Tonly DTown, after winning 114.74-103.38 in their last matchup. DzrtEgleBeastKillrT5 will look to keep it going in the Championship next week, while Tonly DTown seek to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  DzrtEgleBeastKillrT5   Tonly DTown

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 279 yards from scrimmage and scoring 2 touchdowns against the Redskins, Barkley put up 39.9 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 15.57-point projection and was much higher than his 10.9-point season scoring average. Barkley ranks #47 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Saquon Barkley

Top Player Comparison

DzrtEgleBeastKillrT5
Points
% of total points 131.2
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
39.9
15.57
30.4%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
26
11.68
19.8%
3
Jameis Winston
QB
15
20.71
11.4%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
14.3
9.39
10.9%
Tonly DTown
Points
% of total points 105.56
1
Drew Brees
QB
22.86
20.36
21.7%
2
Jared Cook
TE
20.4
6.05
19.3%
3
Phillip Lindsay
RB
17.8
10.47
16.9%
4
Robert Woods
WR
12.3
9.8
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Matt Gay had a 50-yard field goal for Tonly DTown, while Emmanuel Sanders had a 46-yard catch to contribute to a 29.40-22.00 lead for Tonly DTown.
Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the dust settled, DzrtEgleBeastKillrT5 owned an 88.90-77.76 lead. Saquon Barkley had a 67-yard touchdown run and a 33-yard touchdown catch for DzrtEgleBeastKillrT5, while A.J. Brown had a 49-yard touchdown run. Meanwhile, Drew Brees found Jared Cook for a 61-yard touchdown pass for Tonly DTown.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, but after all was said and done, DzrtEgleBeastKillrT5 boasted a 104.50-95.56 lead. For DzrtEgleBeastKillrT5, Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal. Phillip Lindsay made the highlight reel for Tonly DTown with a 27-yard touchdown run.
Monday
Aaron Jones had a 56-yard touchdown run for DzrtEgleBeastKillrT5 on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  DzrtEgleBeastKillrT5   Tonly DTown

Game Notes

DzrtEgleBeastKillrT5 got the W despite the fact that only three of their 10 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Tonly DTown lost despite six of their 10 starters exceeding their points projection.
Tonly DTown can partially blame the loss on DK Metcalf, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Tonly DTown ranked 3rd in the league in scoring this week, while DzrtEgleBeastKillrT5 ranked 2nd.
Not only did DzrtEgleBeastKillrT5 get the W, but they also easily covered the 8.2-point predicted margin of victory.
DzrtEgleBeastKillrT5 moves to (7-1) in blowout games this season, while Tonly DTown falls to (3-2).
Despite the loss, Drew Brees recorded 22.86 points, the second-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

DzrtEgleBeastKillrT5
Hey, creating mismatches is the key to football, right? With stout performances by Saquon Barkley and Aaron Jones, our squad made that a point of emphasis this past week. We tripled Tonly DTown up at running back (65.9 points to 21.1). Barkley had 279 total yards and two TDs, while Jones logged 160 yards and two scores.
Tonly DTown
"Not getting many looks" really isn't an excuse this week for Tonly DTown. As a group, our five pass-catchers (four WR and one TE) were targeted a respectable 29 times in Week 16. With only 16 total receptions, that group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.