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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
ryan's Team
7-9 192.3
173.7
 
VS
proj
Can You Digg It?
190.95 6-9
162.7

ryan's Team come back to hand Can You Digg It? third consecutive loss in 192.30-190.95 battle

ryan's Team came from behind for a 192.30-190.95 win to hand Can You Digg It? their third straight loss. ryan's Team trailed 183.67-173.95 heading into Monday night, but the unit staged a comeback behind the Buffalo Bills defense (18.35 points). Andy Dalton (52.85 points) and Matt Ryan (34.9) carried the flag for Can You Digg It? in defeat. ryan's Team improve to 7-9 for the season, while Can You Digg It? fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  ryan's Team   Can You Digg It?

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 74 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Steelers, Taylor registered 23.4 points this week. His scoring output was 49% more than his 15.7-point projection and was much higher than his 14.59-point season scoring average. Taylor ranks #40 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Jonathan Taylor

Top Player Comparison

ryan's Team
Points
% of total points 192.3
1
Davante Adams
WR
38.7
19.46
20.1%
2
Brandin Cooks
WR
25.6
12.51
13.3%
3
Sam Darnold
QB
23.75
23.25
12.4%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
23.4
15.7
12.2%
Can You Digg It?
Points
% of total points 190.95
1
Andy Dalton
QB
52.85
24.88
27.7%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
34.9
27.13
18.3%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
19.3
17.27
10.1%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
18.9
12.68
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was ryan's Team who owned the lead, 109.95-93.30. Brandin Cooks had a 25-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard catch for ryan's Team, while Sam Darnold had a 30-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Matt Ryan had a 54-yard pass for Can You Digg It?, while Harrison Butker had a 53-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Andy Dalton had a 52-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for Can You Digg It?, helping the team to a 183.67-135.25 lead.

Points By Position

  ryan's Team   Can You Digg It?

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. ryan's Team scored more in this matchup (192.3) than their season average (163.49).
Can You Digg It? would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Can You Digg It? has left more points on the bench this season (665.76) than ryan's Team (622.8).
ryan's Team see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Can You Digg It? (0).
ryan's Team are clutch masters, with more close wins than Can You Digg It? (2 vs 1).
ryan's Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Can You Digg It? (11 vs 8).
By position, ryan's Team have outscored Can You Digg It? at RB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
Hey Can You Digg It?, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

ryan's Team
We cannot overemphasize just how important tight wins like this can be for locker room chemistry. Persevering in the face of adversity and triumphing as a tight-knit group... expect ryan's Team to carry some positive vibes into Week 17.
Can You Digg It?
Fortunately, Week 16's problem isn't exactly rocket science, Can You Digg It?. Going with Duke Johnson in what turned out to be a tight fantasy matchup... let's all just put this in the rear-view mirror and assume something like this won't be happening again?