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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
The 3X
11-4 173.5
175.86
 
VS
proj
Hard Ticket
166.5 9-7
167.3

The 3X beat Hard Ticket for third straight win, 173.5-166.5

The 3X extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Hard Ticket, earning a 173.5-166.5 win. Hard Ticket grabbed an 11.9-point lead on Saturday behind Breshad Perriman (19.2 points), but The 3X held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Andy Dalton, who passed for 396 yards and 4 touchdowns for 43.44 points, and Alvin Kamara, who racked up 110 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns (29 points). Kenyan Drake (166 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 18 Rec Yds) and Christian McCaffrey (54 Rush Yds, 119 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Hard Ticket in the loss. This marks the third time this season The 3X have knocked off Hard Ticket, after winning 130.94-122.18 in their last matchup. The 3X will look to clinch the championship next week, while Hard Ticket seek to rebound and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  The 3X   Hard Ticket

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Goedert scored 24.1 points against the Cowboys in Week 16 to more-than-double his 9.79-point projection. He caught 9 passes for 91 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the fifth-highest percentage of any TE in the league this season. In Week 17, Goedert and the Eagles will go up against the Giants.
Dallas Goedert

Top Player Comparison

The 3X
Points
% of total points 173.5
1
Andy Dalton
QB
43.44
20.45
25%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
29
18.35
16.7%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
28.36
23.92
16.3%
4
Dallas Goedert
TE
24.1
9.79
13.9%
Hard Ticket
Points
% of total points 166.5
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
38.4
15.86
23.1%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
32.3
25.76
19.4%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
21.4
15.4
12.9%
4
Breshad Perriman
WR
19.2
13.35
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which The 3X boasted a 134.0-66.8 lead. Andy Dalton had a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for The 3X, while Alvin Kamara had a 40-yard touchdown run. A.J. Brown made the highlight reel for Hard Ticket with a 49-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
Kenyan Drake had an 80-yard touchdown run for Hard Ticket, who trailed 173.5-133.6 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  The 3X   Hard Ticket

Game Notes

Only four of the 10 starters on The 3X scored higher than their projected point totals.
Hard Ticket lost despite five of their 10 starters exceeding their projected points.
The 3X put up more points than their season scoring average (159.95) while Hard Ticket fell short of theirs (166.91).
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
The 3X ranked 2nd in the league in scoring this week, while Hard Ticket ranked 3rd.
The matchup's 7-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with The 3X. They got the win, but failed to cover the 8.56-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Kenyan Drake scored 38.4 points, the fifth-highest score for a RB this year.

Coach Talk

The 3X
This sport is all about creating mismatches. Our squad found one this past week and literally tripled Hard Ticket at the quarterback position (71.8 points to 20.7).
Hard Ticket
Hard Ticket may find it tough to gripe about lack of opportunity this past week. Our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) collectively saw a grand total of 31 targets in Week 16. With only 17 total catches, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.