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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Assimilate THIS
11-5 113
93.58
 
VS
proj
Can I Haz Touchdown?
106.5 13-3
94.82

Assimilate THIS earn win over Can I Haz Touchdown?, 113.0-106.5

Both teams showed up and beat expectations, but Assimilate THIS beat Can I Haz Touchdown?, coming out on top with a 113.0-106.5 win. Assimilate THIS earned a 27.5-point lead on Saturday behind standout performances from Mike Evans (10 Rec, 181 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Daniel Carlson (4-4 FG, 38 long, 1-2 XP) and never looked back. The Pittsburgh Steelers defense (23 points) and David Johnson (18) did everything they could for Can I Haz Touchdown? in the loss. This marks the first time this season Assimilate THIS have knocked off Can I Haz Touchdown?, after falling 94.5-67 in their last matchup. Assimilate THIS will look to clinch the league title next week, while Can I Haz Touchdown? seek to rebound and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Assimilate THIS   Can I Haz Touchdown?

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 92 yards from scrimmage and catching a touchdown pass against the Panthers, McKissic scored 13 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 5.69-point projection and was much higher than his 8.17-point season scoring average. McKissic ranks #90 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
J.D. McKissic

Top Player Comparison

Assimilate THIS
Points
% of total points 113
1
Mike Evans
WR
22
7.85
19.5%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
15
8.01
13.3%
3
J.D. McKissic
RB
13
5.69
11.5%
4
Daniel Carlson
K
12
7.74
10.6%
Can I Haz Touchdown?
Points
% of total points 106.5
1
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
23
12.66
21.6%
2
David Johnson
RB
18
8.41
16.9%
3
Jason Sanders
K
15
8.08
14.1%
4
Roquan Smith
LB
14
7.15
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments Saturday, but it was Assimilate THIS who emerged with the lead, 45.0-17.5. For Assimilate THIS, Mike Evans had a 27-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for Can I Haz Touchdown? with a 45-yard pass.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, after which Assimilate THIS emerged with a 97.0-80.5 lead. Calvin Ridley had a 54-yard catch for Assimilate THIS, while Patrick Mahomes had a 25-yard touchdown pass. David Johnson made the highlight reel for Can I Haz Touchdown? with a 48-yard run.
Sunday Late
Amari Cooper had a 69-yard catch for Can I Haz Touchdown?, who trailed 113.0-101.5 after the late afternoon action.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 59-yard run for Can I Haz Touchdown?, who trailed 113.0-106.5 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Assimilate THIS   Can I Haz Touchdown?

What If

Assimilate THIS would have beaten five other teams besides Can I Haz Touchdown? this week.
Can I Haz Touchdown? would have lost to just one other team besides Assimilate THIS this week.
Assimilate THIS would be 6-10 if they played Can I Haz Touchdown? every week.
Assimilate THIS would be 10-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Can I Haz Touchdown?.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Assimilate THIS, Can I Haz Touchdown? would be 11-3.
If Assimilate THIS had played every team in the league each week, they would be 108-60.
If they played every team every week, Can I Haz Touchdown? would be 125-42-1.

Coach Talk

Assimilate THIS
You know, the key to football is spotting and exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by nearly tripling Can I Haz Touchdown? at the wide receiver position (31 points to 11).
Can I Haz Touchdown?
"Not seeing many looks" isn't an excuse this week for Can I Haz Touchdown?. Our two wide receivers collectively got a grand total of 15 targets in Week 16. Chemistry and timing appear to be issues as that group tallied just eight catches.