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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
What?!
7-9 125.75
105.39
 
VS
proj
Lazy Laughing Lizard
63.75 1-15
65.31

What?! hand Lazy Laughing Lizard 10th consecutive loss in 125.75-63.75 rout

What?! cruised to a 125.75-63.75 win to hand Lazy Laughing Lizard their 10th consecutive loss. What?! never trailed in this one after grabbing a 0.5-point lead on Saturday behind George Kittle (11 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (5). Chris Godwin (5 Rec, 84 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Allen Robinson II (10 Rec, 103 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Lazy Laughing Lizard in the loss. This marks the third time this season What?! have taken down Lazy Laughing Lizard, after winning 73.75-55.5 in their last matchup. What?! end the season at 7-9, while Lazy Laughing Lizard finish the campaign at 1-15.

Matchup Timeline

  What?!   Lazy Laughing Lizard

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kamara overachieved for the 10th time this season, scoring 56.5 points against his 17.12-point projection. In a 52-33 win over the Vikings, he racked up 172 yards from scrimmage and ran for 6 touchdowns.
Alvin Kamara

Top Player Comparison

What?!
Points
% of total points 125.75
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
56.5
17.12
44.9%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
22
19.89
17.5%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
19.75
15.79
15.7%
4
George Kittle
TE
11
9.07
8.7%
Lazy Laughing Lizard
Points
% of total points 63.75
1
Chris Godwin
WR
16.5
11.69
25.9%
2
Allen Robinson II
WR
14
11.84
22%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
13.25
13.37
20.8%
4
Justin Tucker
K
9
10.88
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Chris Godwin had a 47-yard catch for Lazy Laughing Lizard, who trailed 17.00-16.50 after Saturday's games.
Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 54-yard pass for What?!, contributing to a 58.75-47.00 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  What?!   Lazy Laughing Lizard

StatSmack

What?! are unbeaten versus Lazy Laughing Lizard this season, with a record of 3-0.
You shouldn't be surprised. In three games vs Lazy Laughing Lizard this season, What?! have averaged more points (114.08) than they usually score this season (108.25).
Lazy Laughing Lizard would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last 10 matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. What?! are doing a better job of that, averaging 108.25 versus Lazy Laughing Lizard's 80.13.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. What?! (7-9) have a better record than Lazy Laughing Lizard (1-15).
Even the machines think What?! have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (105.48) than Lazy Laughing Lizard (75.57).
You can't win if you don't play. What?! has left fewer points on the bench this season (1,098) than Lazy Laughing Lizard (1,158.5).
Once What?! put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Lazy Laughing Lizard (4 vs 0).
What?! have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Lazy Laughing Lizard (63 vs 40).
By position, What?! have outscored Lazy Laughing Lizard at QB, RB, TE, and DEF this season.
What?! has a higher average scoring margin (4) than Lazy Laughing Lizard this season (-35).
The starters for What?! had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Lazy Laughing Lizard (1).
Hey Lazy Laughing Lizard, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

What?!
Hey, we'll definitely take the win, What?!! Having said that, if we want to ramp our performance up to the next level, then we have found an area to improve. Our wide receivers were severely outmatched this past week. DJ Moore (37 yards from scrimmage, no TDs) logged just 15.5 points in Week 16. The starting wideouts for Lazy Laughing Lizard doubled us up with a score of 38.
Lazy Laughing Lizard
Fortunately, this week's problem isn't exactly rocket science, Lazy Laughing Lizard. Choosing to start Christian McCaffrey, Joe Mixon, and Dak Prescott in a tough fantasy matchup... we'll all assume it won't happen again and move on.