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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
The Replacement
11-5 136.88
133.63
 
VS
proj
VIKES
124.1 11-5
127.36

The Replacement top VIKES, 136.88-124.10

The Replacement scored a hard-fought victory over VIKES, emerging victorious with a 136.88-124.10 win. VIKES took a 22.90-point lead on Thursday, but The Replacement held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Justin Jackson (64 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 98 Rec Yds) and David Montgomery (45 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 61 Rec Yds). The Dallas Cowboys defense (24 points) and Deebo Samuel (23.6) carried the flag for VIKES in the loss. This marks the second time this season The Replacement have knocked off VIKES, after winning 143.4-107.72 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  The Replacement   VIKES

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Buccaneers defense (6 Pts Allowed, 273 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) scored 16 points against the Panthers in Week 16. Their scoring output was 79% more than their 8.94-point projection and was much higher than their 8.19-point season scoring average. The Buccaneers defense ranks #5 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Jets next week.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense

Top Player Comparison

The Replacement
Points
% of total points 136.88
1
Justin Jackson
RB
30.2
12.78
22.1%
2
David Montgomery
RB
20.1
12.63
14.7%
3
Ryan Succop
K
16
9.14
11.7%
4
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
16
8.94
11.7%
VIKES
Points
% of total points 124.1
1
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
24
8.49
19.3%
2
Deebo Samuel
WR
23.6
12.95
19%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
18.3
21.28
14.7%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
18
14.13
14.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Deebo Samuel had a 56-yard catch for VIKES, helping to stake VIKES to a 26.00-3.10 lead.
Sunday Late
DK Metcalf had a 41-yard touchdown catch for The Replacement, contributing to a 124.08-100.10 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Replacement   VIKES

What If

The Replacement would have beaten five other teams besides VIKES this week.
VIKES would have lost to just one other team besides The Replacement this week.
The Replacement would be 7-9 if they played VIKES every week.
The Replacement would be 12-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as VIKES.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Replacement, VIKES would be 10-4.
If The Replacement had played every team in the league each week, they would be 101-67.
If they played every team every week, VIKES would be 111-57.

Coach Talk

The Replacement
Putting together a lineup that posted almost 137 points this past week... we took care of business and did what we needed to do.
VIKES
Ugh, talk about old-school ground n' pound: The starting RBs for VIKES collectively logged only a couple of targets this past week.