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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
The Matt Cassel Exp.
7-7-1 108.56
114.13
 
VS
proj
Romaine Pettis
99.88 6-10
126.36

Romaine Pettis lose to The Matt Cassel Exp., 108.56-99.88

There's no way around it, Romaine Pettis dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as The Matt Cassel Exp. emerged victorious with a 108.56-99.88 win. The Matt Cassel Exp. never trailed in this one after grabbing a 9.1-point lead on Saturday behind Ka'imi Fairbairn (11 points) and Kenny Stills (8.2). Christian McCaffrey (54 Rush Yds, 119 Rec Yds) and Melvin Gordon III (15 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 32 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Romaine Pettis in the loss. This marks the second time this season The Matt Cassel Exp. have beaten Romaine Pettis, after winning 126.98-122.82 in their last matchup. The Matt Cassel Exp. end the season with a record of 7-7-1, while Romaine Pettis finish the campaign at 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  The Matt Cassel Exp.   Romaine Pettis

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 5.9 points, Samuels scored 66.7% more than his 3.54-point projection as the Steelers lost to the Jets 16-10. He caught 4 passes for 32 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Matt Cassel Exp. this week.
Jaylen Samuels

Top Player Comparison

The Matt Cassel Exp.
Points
% of total points 108.56
1
Michael Thomas
WR
25.6
18.33
23.6%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
17.96
20.59
16.5%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
11.9
18.15
11%
4
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
11
9.36
10.1%
Romaine Pettis
Points
% of total points 99.88
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
24.8
22.9
24.8%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
19.7
14.27
19.7%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
14.8
11.82
14.8%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
7.88
18.3
7.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 49-yard touchdown run for Romaine Pettis, who trailed 68.66-65.30 after the early slate.
Monday
Kirk Cousins had a 21-yard touchdown pass for Romaine Pettis.

Points By Position

  The Matt Cassel Exp.   Romaine Pettis

StatSmack

We're sensing a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against Romaine Pettis, The Matt Cassel Exp. averaged more points (117.77) than they usually score (102.99).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. The Matt Cassel Exp. has left fewer points on the bench this season (137.8) than Romaine Pettis (218.94).
The Matt Cassel Exp. see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Romaine Pettis (0).
The Matt Cassel Exp. have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Romaine Pettis (2 vs 0).
By position, The Matt Cassel Exp. have outscored Romaine Pettis at WR this season.
Hey Romaine Pettis, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

The Matt Cassel Exp.
Getting the win is most important, The Matt Cassel Exp., but we've also identified one spot where we should get better as a team; our running backs were severely outplayed this past week. Held back by Tarik Cohen (33 total yards, no TDs) and Jaylen Samuels (39 yards, no TDs), our three RBs combined for only 22.6 points in Week 16, and the starting backfield for Romaine Pettis doubled us up with a score of 49.8.
Romaine Pettis
Well, we can't really gripe about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 26 times in Week 16. With just 16 total catches, that group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.