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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
R.I.P. EVH
10-6 186
188.72
 
VS
proj
Play With Fire
161 7-9
194.91

R.I.P. EVH defeat Play With Fire for fourth straight win, 186-161

R.I.P. EVH extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought victory over Play With Fire, emerging victorious with a 186-161 win. Play With Fire grabbed a 44-point lead on Saturday behind standout performances from Kyler Murray, who passed for 247 yards and ran for 75 for 18 points, and Jordan Hicks, who made 6 tackles (17 points). But R.I.P. EVH held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Joe Schobert (40 points) and Patrick Mahomes (30). This marks the second time this season R.I.P. EVH have knocked off Play With Fire, after winning 175-134 in their last matchup. R.I.P. EVH improve to 10-6 for the season, while Play With Fire fall to 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  R.I.P. EVH   Play With Fire

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 1.24 points, Hamilton crushed that amount by scoring 7 points as the Broncos lost to the Chargers 19-16. He caught 5 passes for 77 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on R.I.P. EVH this week. Hamilton will battle the Raiders in Week 17.
DaeSean Hamilton

Top Player Comparison

R.I.P. EVH
Points
% of total points 186
1
Joe Schobert
LB
40
27.29
21.5%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
30
28.35
16.1%
3
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
24
18.78
12.9%
4
Tremaine Edmunds
LB
14
26.53
7.5%
Play With Fire
Points
% of total points 161
1
Logan Ryan
CB
33
15.84
20.5%
2
Daniel Sorensen
S
28
21.21
17.4%
3
Daniel Jones
QB
19
13.37
11.8%
4
Kyler Murray
QB
18
25.13
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Kyler Murray had a 45-yard pass for Play With Fire to contribute to a 57-13 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 25-yard touchdown pass for R.I.P. EVH, who trailed 149-106 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Matt Gay had a 51-yard field goal for R.I.P. EVH, contributing to a 160-156 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  R.I.P. EVH   Play With Fire

StatSmack

They're not even trying that hard. R.I.P. EVH have a winning record vs Play With Fire this season despite scoring less against them on average (180.5) than their season average (205.88).
R.I.P. EVH are on fire, with victories in four straight weeks.
Play With Fire are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than R.I.P. EVH (2 vs 1).
R.I.P. EVH laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (3) than Play With Fire (0).
R.I.P. EVH should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Play With Fire (11 vs 6).
By position, R.I.P. EVH have outscored Play With Fire at QB, TE, and IDP this season.
The starters for R.I.P. EVH had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Play With Fire (1).
Hey Play With Fire, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

R.I.P. EVH
We do appreciate the confidence this past week, R.I.P. EVH. Starting not one, not two, but SIX players with zero points while still getting a W... that's playing with fire. We just ask you to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Do it in the postseason and we're toast.
Play With Fire
It's entirely possible that Play With Fire may be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Seeing just 17 total targets in Week 16, their five wide receivers apparently did a superb job running decoy routes and blocking downfield.