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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Easy Money
4-11 466.58
446.76
 
VS
proj
Phillip's Team
400.06 1-14
410.43

Offensively challenged Easy Money top Phillip's Team, 466.58-400.06

Easy Money emerged victorious with a 466.58-400.06 win over Phillip's Team despite ranking only fifth in the league in points scored for the week. Easy Money jumped out to a 165.78-point lead on Saturday behind 184.48 points from Kyler Murray (247 Pass Yds, 75 Rush Yds) and Mike Evans (10 Rec, 181 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and never looked back. Deshaun Watson (127.76 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (46.9) carried the flag for Phillip's Team in the loss. This marks the third time this season Easy Money have beaten Phillip's Team, after winning 438.84-292.62 in their last matchup. Easy Money end the season with a record of 4-11, while Phillip's Team finish the campaign at 1-14.

Matchup Timeline

  Easy Money   Phillip's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gronkowski scored 23.8 points against the Lions in Week 16 to more-than-double his 9.99-point projection. He caught 2 passes for 58 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the fourth-highest percentage of any TE in the league this season.
Rob Gronkowski

Top Player Comparison

Easy Money
Points
% of total points 466.58
1
Kyler Murray
QB
130.38
129.44
27.9%
2
Mike Evans
WR
54.1
22.62
11.6%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
38.6
46.7
8.3%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
30.8
50.6
6.6%
Phillip's Team
Points
% of total points 400.06
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
127.76
122.95
31.9%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
46.9
35
11.7%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
41
34.93
10.2%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
31.9
41.31
8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Rob Gronkowski had a 33-yard touchdown catch and a 25-yard touchdown catch for Easy Money, while Mike Evans had a 27-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 218.28-52.50 lead for Easy Money.
Sunday Early
There were multiple players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Easy Money boasted a 361.28-262.06 lead. Calvin Ridley had a 54-yard catch for Easy Money, while DJ Chark Jr. had a 20-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Deshaun Watson had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass for Phillip's Team, while Laviska Shenault Jr. had a 34-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 59-yard run for Easy Money to contribute to a 443.58-385.36 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Easy Money   Phillip's Team

Game Notes

Half of the starters on Easy Money scored higher than their projected point totals.
Phillip's Team had only eight of their 18 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Easy Money had one starter score zero points, while Phillip's Team had four.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Easy Money put up more points than their projected total, while Phillip's Team failed to reach their projection.
This matchup featured the two lowest-scoring teams of the week.
The matchup's 66.52-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The win ends a streak of four straight losses for Easy Money.
Not only did Easy Money earn the win, but they also covered the 36.33-point forecasted margin of victory.
For Phillip's Team, Deshaun Watson (127.76 points) recorded the third-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Easy Money
Hey, this sport is all about exploiting the mismatches, right? We really took that to heart this week by doubling up Phillip's Team at the wide receiver position (138.5 points to 61).
Phillip's Team
Unless Phillip's Team wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not seeing many chances" doesn't fly as an excuse this time around. Our seven pass-catchers (six WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 32 times in Week 16. With just 18 total receptions, this group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.