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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
SchMoke's Goons
8-8 109.26
87.31
 
VS
proj
WaiverWireWeirdo
94.58 8-7
84.48

SchMoke's Goons outperform projections, knock off WaiverWireWeirdo, 109.26-94.58

Both teams showed up, but it was SchMoke's Goons who emerged victorious, securing a 109.26-94.58 win over WaiverWireWeirdo. WaiverWireWeirdo earned a 22.2-point lead on Saturday behind standout efforts from Tyler Higbee (10.4 points) and the San Francisco 49ers defense (7). But SchMoke's Goons held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Alvin Kamara, who racked up 110 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 23 points, and Drew Brees, who passed for 279 yards and 3 touchdowns (22.86 points). This marks the first time this season SchMoke's Goons have gotten the best of WaiverWireWeirdo, after falling 96.52-67.52 in their last matchup. SchMoke's Goons improve to 8-8 for the season, while WaiverWireWeirdo fall to 8-7.

Matchup Timeline

  SchMoke's Goons   WaiverWireWeirdo

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 3 passes for 84 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Titans, Cook registered 20.4 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 6.05-point projection and was much higher than his 7.13-point season scoring average. Cook ranks #7 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Jared Cook

Top Player Comparison

SchMoke's Goons
Points
% of total points 109.26
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
23
13.04
21.1%
2
Drew Brees
QB
22.86
20.36
20.9%
3
Jared Cook
TE
20.4
6.05
18.7%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
14.3
9.39
13.1%
WaiverWireWeirdo
Points
% of total points 94.58
1
Aaron Jones
RB
26
11.68
27.5%
2
Drew Lock
QB
12.68
16.5
13.4%
3
Kai Forbath
K
11
8.28
11.6%
4
Tyler Higbee
TE
10.4
6.18
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Alvin Kamara had a 40-yard touchdown run for SchMoke's Goons, while Drew Brees had a 61-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 98.06-39.80 lead for SchMoke's Goons.
Monday
Aaron Jones had a 56-yard touchdown run for WaiverWireWeirdo.

Points By Position

  SchMoke's Goons   WaiverWireWeirdo

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on SchMoke's Goons exceeded their projected point totals.
WaiverWireWeirdo had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
SchMoke's Goons ranked 2nd in the league in points scored this week, while WaiverWireWeirdo put up the 5th-best score.
This win concludes a two-match losing skid for SchMoke's Goons, while the loss breaks a five-game winning streak for WaiverWireWeirdo.
Not only did SchMoke's Goons win, but they also covered the 2.83-point predicted margin of victory.
For WaiverWireWeirdo, Aaron Jones recorded 26 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

SchMoke's Goons
Putting together a lineup that won by 14.68 points this past week... we deem that to be a job done right.
WaiverWireWeirdo
With three catches on only four measly targets this past week, the starting RBs for WaiverWireWeirdo should investigate why their quarterbacks are giving them the silent treatment.