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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
da squirts
11-5 172.06
132.25
 
VS
proj
The Apes
115.63 10-6
141.65

da squirts knock off The Apes for sixth straight win in 172.06-115.63 rout

da squirts extended their win streak to six games with an easy victory over The Apes, rolling to a 172.06-115.63 win. da squirts never trailed in this one after taking a 29.35-point lead on Saturday behind Breshad Perriman (14.95 points) and Matt Gay (12). Alvin Kamara (80 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 30 Rec Yds) and Marlon Mack (95 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) carried the flag for The Apes in the loss. da squirts (11-5) will look to add to their success against The Replacements, while The Apes (10-6) seek to get some positive momentum against Finkle & Einhorn.

Matchup Timeline

  da squirts   The Apes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fitzpatrick scored 39.76 points against the Bengals in Week 16 to more-than-triple his 11.28-point projection. He passed for 419 yards and 4 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any QB in the league this season. In Week 17, Fitzpatrick and the Dolphins will battle the Patriots.
Ryan Fitzpatrick

Top Player Comparison

da squirts
Points
% of total points 172.06
1
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB
39.76
11.28
23.1%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
23.05
21.47
13.4%
3
Dallas Goedert
TE
17.35
6.81
10.1%
4
Breshad Perriman
WR
14.95
9.83
8.7%
The Apes
Points
% of total points 115.63
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
24.5
14.37
21.2%
2
Marlon Mack
RB
16.6
11.57
14.4%
3
Raheem Mostert
RB
11.3
10.59
9.8%
4
Matt Milano
LB
10.5
8.2
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Matt Gay had a 50-yard field goal for da squirts, contributing to a 51.15-21.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was da squirts who took the lead, 139.46-82.65. Ryan Fitzpatrick had a 31-yard touchdown pass and a 51-yard pass for da squirts, while A.J. Brown had a 49-yard touchdown run. Alvin Kamara made the highlight reel for The Apes with a 40-yard touchdown run.
Monday
Kirk Cousins had a 21-yard touchdown pass for The Apes.

Points By Position

  da squirts   The Apes

Game Notes

da squirts had eight of their 14 starting players score higher than their projected points.
The Apes had only five of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
da squirts won despite starting Darryl Roberts, who scored zero points.
da squirts put up more points than their season scoring average (148.83) while The Apes fell short of theirs (133.95).
da squirts put up more points than their projected total, while The Apes fell short of their projection.
All 11 of the wins for da squirts have been blowout wins.
Despite the loss, Alvin Kamara recorded 24.5 points, the fifth-highest score for a RB this week.

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