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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Brandon's Team
13-3 173.48
139.39
 
VS
proj
Ryan Farris's Team
99.02 4-12
92.58

Brandon's Team hand Ryan Farris's Team third straight loss in 173.48-99.02 rout

Brandon's Team rolled to a 173.48-99.02 win to hand Ryan Farris's Team their third straight loss. Brandon's Team earned an early 16.2-point lead on Saturday behind Darren Waller. Ryan Farris's Team came back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by JuJu Smith-Schuster (24.6 points) and Lamar Jackson (21.32). Not to be deterred, Brandon's Team pulled it together later that night, as Davante Adams (43.2 points) and Derrick Henry (9.8) put them back ahead once and for all. This marks the fourth time this season Brandon's Team have beaten Ryan Farris's Team, after winning 161.52-95.2 in their last matchup. Brandon's Team will look to clinch the championship next week, while Ryan Farris's Team attempt to rebound and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Brandon's Team   Ryan Farris's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 172 yards from scrimmage and running for 6 touchdowns against the Vikings, Kamara put up 56.2 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 22.64-point projection and was much higher than his 23.61-point season scoring average. Kamara ranks #7 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Alvin Kamara

Top Player Comparison

Brandon's Team
Points
% of total points 173.48
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
56.2
22.64
32.4%
2
Davante Adams
WR
43.2
23.36
24.9%
3
Jalen Hurts
QB
20.58
21.54
11.9%
4
Darren Waller
TE
16.2
15.88
9.3%
Ryan Farris's Team
Points
% of total points 99.02
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
24.6
13.6
24.8%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
21.32
24.16
21.5%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
17.6
18.33
17.8%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
10.5
15.9
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Ryan Farris's Team emerged with an 82.02-29.20 lead. For Brandon's Team, Harrison Butker had a 53-yard field goal. JuJu Smith-Schuster made the highlight reel for Ryan Farris's Team with a 25-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Jalen Hurts had an 81-yard touchdown pass and a 43-yard pass for Brandon's Team, who trailed 92.02-49.78 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  Brandon's Team   Ryan Farris's Team

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starters on Brandon's Team exceeded their scoring projections.
Ryan Farris's Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Brandon's Team had one starter score zero points, while Ryan Farris's Team had two.
Brandon's Team put up more points than their season scoring average (150.53) while Ryan Farris's Team fell short of theirs (125.71).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 74.46-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Brandon's Team get the win, but they also covered the 46.81-point forecasted margin of victory.
Brandon's Team moves to (7-1) in blowout games this year, while Ryan Farris's Team falls to (1-7).
In a losing effort, JuJu Smith-Schuster scored 24.6 points, the fourth-best score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Brandon's Team
Creating mismatches is a huge component to winning in football. Fueled by great numbers out of our ball-carriers, our crew took that to heart this past week. We thoroughly outscored Ryan Farris's Team at running back (66 points to 25.6). With 172 total yards and six TDs, Alvin Kamara did most of the heavy lifting, while Derrick Henry chipped in with 98 yards.
Ryan Farris's Team
The problem this week isn't exactly rocket science, Ryan Farris's Team. Starting Terry McLaurin and Hunter Henry in a fantasy matchup where your opponent tallied 173.48 points... let's use this as an opportunity to get better and all agree that it's not going to happen again.