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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
The Empire
11-5 129.7
115.66
 
VS
proj
Lights Kamara Action!
70.48 9-6
111.97

Back-and-forth battle ends with The Empire topping Lights Kamara Action! in 129.70-70.48 beatdown

What a battle! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, The Empire earned a convincing victory over Lights Kamara Action!, rolling to a 129.70-70.48 win. The Empire were led by the Miami Dolphins defense, who allowed only 3 points, surrendered 164 yards, and intercepted 2 passes for 25 points, and Kyler Murray, who passed for 245 yards and a touchdown and ran for 74 yards (23.9 points), while The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (16 points) and Brandon Aiyuk (12) were the leaders for Lights Kamara Action! in the loss. This marks the second time this season The Empire have taken down Lights Kamara Action!, after falling 103.78-102.62 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  The Empire   Lights Kamara Action!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Dolphins defense (3 Pts Allowed, 164 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 25 points against the Saints in Week 16. Their scoring output more-than-tripled their 8.02-point projection and was much higher than their 10.89-point season scoring average. The Dolphins defense ranks #100 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
The Miami Dolphins defense

Top Player Comparison

The Empire
Points
% of total points 129.7
1
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
25
8.02
19.3%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
23.9
26.81
18.4%
3
David Montgomery
RB
20.1
12.63
15.5%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16.7
15.19
12.9%
Lights Kamara Action!
Points
% of total points 70.48
1
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
16
8.94
22.7%
2
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
12
11.88
17%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
9.4
10.08
13.3%
4
Matthew Stafford
QB
8.68
27.11
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Kyler Murray had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 57-yard run for The Empire, contributing to a 32.20-25.40 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
DK Metcalf had a 41-yard touchdown catch for The Empire, contributing to an 80.00-63.58 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Empire   Lights Kamara Action!

StatSmack

Lights Kamara Action! are under .500 against The Empire this season, with a record of 1-2.
This isn't a one-time thing. In three games vs Lights Kamara Action! this season, The Empire have averaged more points (122.33) than they usually score this season (110.88).
The Empire are clutch masters, with more close wins than Lights Kamara Action! (3 vs 2).
The Empire have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Lights Kamara Action! (66 vs 52).
By position, The Empire have outscored Lights Kamara Action! at RB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
The Empire has a higher average scoring margin (3) than Lights Kamara Action! this season (1).
The starters for The Empire had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Lights Kamara Action! (0).
Hey Lights Kamara Action!, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

The Empire
Football is all about finding (and exploiting) the mismatches. Case in point: we made that a point of emphasis by royally dominating Lights Kamara Action! at running back this past week (36.8 points to 6.9).
Lights Kamara Action!
Just one field goal on three attempts? Sounds like Matt Prater might be kicking himself back into the free agent pool following that sort of effort.