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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Kamara Chameleons
9-7 153.99
151.81
 
VS
proj
Red N Goal Diggaz
99.69 9-7
129.03

Red N Goal Diggaz lose to Kamara Chameleons in 153.99-99.69 rout

There's no easy way to say it, Red N Goal Diggaz dropped the ball, at least compared to projections, as Kamara Chameleons cruised to a 153.99-99.69 win. Red N Goal Diggaz nabbed a 14.3-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding efforts from Lamar Jackson (27.15 points) and Nick Chubb (17.6). But Kamara Chameleons held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Alvin Kamara (155 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 17 Rec Yds) and Adam Thielen (8 Rec, 97 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). This marks the second time this season Kamara Chameleons have taken down Red N Goal Diggaz, after falling 160.38-120.26 in their last matchup. Kamara Chameleons finish the season at 9-7, while Red N Goal Diggaz end the campaign at 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Kamara Chameleons   Red N Goal Diggaz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kamara scored 56.2 points against the Vikings in Week 16 to more-than-double his 22.69-point projection. He racked up 172 yards from scrimmage and ran for 6 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Kamara Chameleons this week.
Alvin Kamara

Top Player Comparison

Kamara Chameleons
Points
% of total points 153.99
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
56.2
22.69
36.5%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
23.7
15.24
15.4%
3
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
19.94
19.79
12.9%
4
Darren Waller
TE
16.2
15.88
10.5%
Red N Goal Diggaz
Points
% of total points 99.69
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
27.15
29.37
27.2%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
17.6
18.33
17.7%
3
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
13.5
13.32
13.5%
4
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
11.84
20.96
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Points By Position

  Kamara Chameleons   Red N Goal Diggaz

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starting players on Kamara Chameleons exceeded their scoring projections.
Red N Goal Diggaz had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Red N Goal Diggaz can partially blame the loss on Keenan Allen, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Kamara Chameleons put up more points than their projected total, while Red N Goal Diggaz fell shy of their projection.
The defeat snaps a streak of four straight wins for Red N Goal Diggaz.
Not only did Kamara Chameleons earn the win, but they also easily covered the 22.78-point projected margin of victory.
Kamara Chameleons moves to (6-1) in blowout games this season, while Red N Goal Diggaz falls to (5-4).
A bright spot in the loss, Lamar Jackson put up 27.15 points, the fourth-best score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Kamara Chameleons
Football is all about finding the mismatches. Thanks to good production out of the backfield, our squad took that to heart this past week. We almost tripled Red N Goal Diggaz at the running back spot (63.4 points to 22.5). With 172 total yards and six TDs, Alvin Kamara did most of the damage, while Devin Singletary chipped in with 52 yards.
Red N Goal Diggaz
So, Red N Goal Diggaz, what'd your receivers do to irk their quarterbacks this week? With just 10 targets combined this past week, our three wide receivers clearly got on the bad side of their respective QBs.