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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
North Slope Whalers
8-8 237.54
182.7
 
VS
proj
OPALNUTZ
156.28 6-10
179.02

North Slope Whalers knock off OPALNUTZ in 237.54-156.28 rout

North Slope Whalers brought their A game, rolling to a 237.54-156.28 win over OPALNUTZ, who fell short of projections. North Slope Whalers never trailed in this one after grabbing a 32.78-point lead on Saturday behind Myles Gaskin (38.9 points) and Darren Waller (18.2). Tom Brady (38.92 points) and Curtis Samuel (24.8) were the top performers for OPALNUTZ in the loss. This marks the second time this season North Slope Whalers have taken down OPALNUTZ, after falling 170.66-167.62 in their last matchup. North Slope Whalers end the season with a record of 8-8, while OPALNUTZ finish the campaign at 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  North Slope Whalers   OPALNUTZ

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gaskin overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 38.9 points against his 10.22-point projection. During a 26-25 win over the Raiders, he racked up 169 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes.
Myles Gaskin

Top Player Comparison

North Slope Whalers
Points
% of total points 237.54
1
Myles Gaskin
RB
38.9
10.22
16.4%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
32.08
30.56
13.5%
3
Jared Goff
QB
22.66
12
9.5%
4
Miles Sanders
RB
19.4
17.89
8.2%
OPALNUTZ
Points
% of total points 156.28
1
Tom Brady
QB
38.92
34.73
24.9%
2
Curtis Samuel
WR
24.8
11.84
15.9%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
20.1
14.02
12.9%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
14.2
16.57
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with big-time plays Saturday, after which North Slope Whalers owned an 83.10-50.32 lead. For North Slope Whalers, Myles Gaskin had a 59-yard touchdown catch. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for OPALNUTZ with a 33-yard touchdown pass and a 27-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was North Slope Whalers who claimed the lead, 237.54-146.02. For North Slope Whalers, Jalen Hurts had an 81-yard touchdown pass and a 43-yard pass. Curtis Samuel had a 45-yard run and a 44-yard catch for OPALNUTZ, while Amari Cooper had a 69-yard catch.

Points By Position

  North Slope Whalers   OPALNUTZ

What If

North Slope Whalers would have beaten five other teams besides OPALNUTZ this week.
OPALNUTZ would have lost to six other teams besides North Slope Whalers this week.
North Slope Whalers would be 10-6 if they played OPALNUTZ every week.
North Slope Whalers would be 8-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as OPALNUTZ.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as North Slope Whalers, OPALNUTZ would be 4-9.
If North Slope Whalers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 95-73.
If they played every team every week, OPALNUTZ would be 64-104.

Coach Talk

North Slope Whalers
Hey, we do appreciate the confidence this past week, North Slope Whalers. It takes true moxie to play a starter with zero points (Marquez Valdes-Scantling), while still getting the win. All we ask is to please keep that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Do it in the playoffs and we'll be finished.
OPALNUTZ
It's entirely possible that OPALNUTZ may be a better GM in real football than in fantasy. Accumulating only 11 targets combined this past week, their three starting pass-catchers (two WR, one TE) apparently helped their teams' causes by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.