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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
COA FreightTRAINER
10-6 162.65
160.42
 
VS
proj
Give Em HELLes
141.75 11-4
160.52

Give Em HELLes succumb to COA FreightTRAINER in 162.65-141.75 rout

There's no way around it, Give Em HELLes dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as COA FreightTRAINER cruised to a 162.65-141.75 win. COA FreightTRAINER leapt out to a 38.9-point lead on Saturday behind a combined 32.9 points from Fred Warner (11 Tackles, 1 Int) and George Kittle (5 Rec, 79 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Kenyan Drake (166 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 18 Rec Yds) and Mark Andrews (6 Rec, 93 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) led the charge for Give Em HELLes in the loss. This marks the first time this season COA FreightTRAINER have gotten the best of Give Em HELLes, after falling 137.8-116.35 in their last matchup. COA FreightTRAINER will look to not lose that winning feeling in the Championship next week, while Give Em HELLes attempt to rebound and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  COA FreightTRAINER   Give Em HELLes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Barkley overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 43.9 points against his 16.33-point projection. During a 41-35 win over the Redskins, he racked up 279 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns. Barkley ranks #47 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Saquon Barkley

Top Player Comparison

COA FreightTRAINER
Points
% of total points 162.65
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
43.9
16.33
27%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
24.15
26.59
14.8%
3
Fred Warner
LB
19
10.1
11.7%
4
Mark Ingram II
RB
15.1
11.87
9.3%
Give Em HELLes
Points
% of total points 141.75
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
33.4
12.03
23.6%
2
Mark Andrews
TE
21.3
8.6
15%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
19.6
14.28
13.8%
4
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
19
25.14
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was COA FreightTRAINER who took the lead, 138.30-40.90. For COA FreightTRAINER, Saquon Barkley had a 67-yard touchdown run and a 33-yard touchdown catch. Mark Andrews made the highlight reel for Give Em HELLes with a 39-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Kenyan Drake had an 80-yard touchdown run for Give Em HELLes, who trailed 162.45-120.45 after the late action.
Sunday Night
Harrison Butker had a 56-yard field goal for Give Em HELLes, who trailed 162.65-130.45 after the primetime game.

Points By Position

  COA FreightTRAINER   Give Em HELLes

StatSmack

Give Em HELLes are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than COA FreightTRAINER (4 vs 3).
COA FreightTRAINER should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Give Em HELLes (8 vs 7).
Give Em HELLes have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (6) than COA FreightTRAINER (3) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, COA FreightTRAINER have outscored Give Em HELLes at RB, TE, DEF, and IDP this season.
COA FreightTRAINER don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 32 points, second-highest in the league.
Hey Give Em HELLes, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

COA FreightTRAINER
Bravo, COA FreightTRAINER. Putting together a lineup that earned 162.65 points in Week 16.
Give Em HELLes
The problem this week isn't exactly rocket science, Give Em HELLes. Starting Nick Bosa and Yannick Ngakoue in a tough fantasy matchup... let's just move on from this and assume something like this won't be happening again?