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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
WannaBes
11-5 96.96
100.4
 
VS
proj
Toxins
74 9-7
95.66

Toxins fall short of predictions, succumb to WannaBes in 96.96-74.00 rout

Toxins were unable to bring their A game, as WannaBes rolled to a 96.96-74.00 win. WannaBes leapt out to a 27.8-point lead on Saturday behind impressive efforts from Todd Gurley II (48 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Ka'imi Fairbairn (3-3 FG, 37 long, 2-2 XP) and never looked back. Michael Thomas (20.6 points) and the Minnesota Vikings defense (12) did their part for Toxins in the loss. This marks the first time this season WannaBes have taken down Toxins, after falling 87.46-68.64 in their last matchup. WannaBes will look to clinch the league title next week, while Toxins attempt to rebound and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  WannaBes   Toxins

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 93 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Browns, Andrews recorded 21.3 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.54-point projection and was much higher than his 9.08-point season scoring average. Andrews ranks #66 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Mark Andrews

Top Player Comparison

WannaBes
Points
% of total points 96.96
1
Drew Brees
QB
22.86
20.36
23.6%
2
Mark Andrews
TE
21.3
8.54
22%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
16.8
11.31
17.3%
4
Adrian Peterson
RB
11.5
9.46
11.9%
Toxins
Points
% of total points 74
1
Michael Thomas
WR
20.6
13.89
27.8%
2
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
12
8.69
16.2%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
11.3
19.88
15.3%
4
Wil Lutz
K
9
8.66
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Drew Brees had a 61-yard touchdown pass for WannaBes, while Mark Andrews had a 39-yard touchdown catch, helping WannaBes to an 86.66-29.60 lead.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 41-yard pass for Toxins, who trailed 96.96-55.90 after the late action.

Points By Position

  WannaBes   Toxins

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on WannaBes scored higher than their projected point totals.
Toxins had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Toxins can partially blame the loss on Evan Engram, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
The matchup's 22.96-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did WannaBes win, but they also easily covered the 4.74-point predicted margin of victory.
WannaBes moves to (6-1) in blowout games this season, while Toxins falls to (2-5).
In a losing effort, Michael Thomas recorded 20.6 points, the highest score for a WR this week.

Coach Talk

WannaBes
Hey, this sport is all about creating mismatches, right? Thanks to a solid display by Drew Brees, we doubled up Toxins at the quarterback position this past week (22.86 points to 11.3). Brees went 27-for-38 for 279 yards and three TDs in a 38-28 win over the Titans.
Toxins
Unless Toxins wants to go full diva-mode, then "not seeing enough opportunities" won't cut it as an excuse this time around. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) collectively got a hearty 31 targets in Week 16. With only 17 total receptions, that group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.