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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Brandon's Team
8-8 104.46
90.92
 
VS
proj
TouchDowns for Tyra
79.82 7-9
100.59

Brandon's Team brush off predictions, earn win against TouchDowns for Tyra in 104.46-79.82 rout

Brandon's Team rose to the occasion and outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 104.46-79.82 win over TouchDowns for Tyra, who fell short of projections. Brandon's Team earned an early 0.6-point lead on Saturday behind Julian Edelman (11.7 points). TouchDowns for Tyra bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Drew Brees (22.86 points) and Austin Hooper (11.7). Unphased, Brandon's Team pulled it together later that afternoon, as Miles Sanders (24.1 points) and Carson Wentz (18.96) put them back ahead for good. This marks the third time this season Brandon's Team have knocked off TouchDowns for Tyra, after winning 106.64-104.54 in their last matchup. Brandon's Team finish the season with a record of 8-8, while TouchDowns for Tyra end the campaign at 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Brandon's Team   TouchDowns for Tyra

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 154 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Vikings, Jones put up 27 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 13.16-point projection and was much higher than his 17.19-point season scoring average.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

Brandon's Team
Points
% of total points 104.46
1
Aaron Jones
RB
27
13.16
25.8%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
24.1
12.46
23.1%
3
Carson Wentz
QB
18.96
18.43
18.2%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
11.7
13.3
11.2%
TouchDowns for Tyra
Points
% of total points 79.82
1
Drew Brees
QB
22.86
19.87
28.6%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
13.2
11.85
16.5%
3
Austin Hooper
TE
11.7
9.74
14.7%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
11.1
11.56
13.9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Cooper Kupp had a 22-yard touchdown catch for TouchDowns for Tyra, who trailed 11.70-11.10 after Saturday's games.
Sunday Early
Drew Brees had a 61-yard touchdown pass for TouchDowns for Tyra, contributing to a 46.26-25.30 lead for the team.
Monday
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Monday night. For Brandon's Team, Aaron Jones had a 56-yard touchdown run. Stefon Diggs made the highlight reel for TouchDowns for Tyra with a 21-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Brandon's Team   TouchDowns for Tyra

What If

Brandon's Team would have beaten only three other teams besides TouchDowns for Tyra this week.
TouchDowns for Tyra would have lost to just three other teams besides Brandon's Team this week.
If they played TouchDowns for Tyra every week, Brandon's Team would be 8-8 this season.
Brandon's Team would be 6-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as TouchDowns for Tyra.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Brandon's Team, TouchDowns for Tyra would be 8-5.
If Brandon's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 89-79.
If they played every team every week, TouchDowns for Tyra would be 113-55.

Coach Talk

Brandon's Team
You know, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches. Fueled by stellar performances by Aaron Jones and Miles Sanders, our squad definitely made that a point of emphasis this past week. We royally dominated TouchDowns for Tyra at the running back position (51.1 points to 9.4). Jones had 160 total yards and two TDs, while Sanders logged 156 yards.
TouchDowns for Tyra
Fortunately, TouchDowns for Tyra, this week's problem was fairly easy to diagnose. Starting Derrick Henry in a fantasy matchup where your opponent tallied 104.46 points... let's use this as a learning experience and agree that it won't happen again.