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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
d.s. saints
7-9 112.6
119.47
 
VS
proj
Michael
107.4 6-10
108.6

Despite top scorer Brady, Michael fall to d.s. saints, 112.6-107.4

Michael had the highest scorer in the matchup with QB Tom Brady posting 58.8 points, the second-best total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to defeat d.s. saints, who emerged victorious with a 112.6-107.4 victory. Michael jumped out to a 44.9-point lead on Saturday behind an impressive effort from Tom Brady (58.8 points). But d.s. saints held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Deshaun Watson (324 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 38 Rush Yds) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (9 Rec, 96 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). This marks the third time this season d.s. saints have beaten Michael, after falling 114.8-81.6 in their last matchup. d.s. saints improve to 7-9 for the season, while Michael fall to 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  d.s. saints   Michael

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith-Schuster overachieved for the eighth time this season, scoring 17.6 points against his 8.83-point projection. During a 28-24 win over the Colts, he caught 9 passes for 96 yards and a touchdown. Smith-Schuster ranks #59 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
JuJu Smith-Schuster

Top Player Comparison

d.s. saints
Points
% of total points 112.6
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
56.2
44.01
49.9%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
17.6
8.83
15.6%
3
Eric Ebron
TE
10.7
5.91
9.5%
4
D'Andre Swift
RB
7
11.78
6.2%
Michael
Points
% of total points 107.4
1
Tom Brady
QB
58.8
45.56
54.7%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
15.8
13.4
14.7%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
12.6
16.3
11.7%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
11.2
12.07
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Tom Brady had a 33-yard touchdown pass and a 27-yard touchdown pass for Michael, helping the team to a 58.8-13.9 lead.
Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass for d.s. saints, while JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 25-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 104.4-103.4 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  d.s. saints   Michael

What If

d.s. saints would have beaten three other teams besides Michael this week.
Michael would have lost to four other teams besides d.s. saints this week.
If they played Michael every week, d.s. saints would be 6-10 this season.
d.s. saints would be 4-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Michael.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as d.s. saints, Michael would be 5-7.
If d.s. saints had played every team in the league each week, they would be 42-70.
If they played every team every week, Michael would be 48-64.

Coach Talk

d.s. saints
Spotting mismatches is a big component to winning in football. We really took that to heart this week by quadrupling Michael at the wide receiver position (26.8 points to 6).
Michael
Michael will find it tough to complain about lack of opportunity this past week. Our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) collectively got a respectable 20 targets in Week 16. Chemistry appears to be an issue, as that group pulled down just 10 catches.