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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
RI Steamrollers
10-6 102.68
121.07
 
VS
proj
Testes Tubes
91.68 11-5
122.26

RI Steamrollers defeat Testes Tubes for fourth straight win, 102.68-91.68

RI Steamrollers extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought victory over Testes Tubes, securing a 102.68-91.68 win. Testes Tubes earned a 6.00-point lead on Thursday, but RI Steamrollers held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Mark Andrews, who caught 8 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown for 22.5 points, and Sony Michel, who ran for 131 yards and a touchdown (20 points). Tee Higgins (12 Rec, 194 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Tom Brady (232 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 11 Rush Yds) were the leaders for Testes Tubes in the loss. This marks the second time this season RI Steamrollers have beaten Testes Tubes, after winning 113.46-76.26 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  RI Steamrollers   Testes Tubes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown against the Bengals, Andrews registered 22.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 11.1-point projection and was much higher than his 13.95-point season scoring average. Andrews ranks #26 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Rams next week.
Mark Andrews

Top Player Comparison

RI Steamrollers
Points
% of total points 102.68
1
Mark Andrews
TE
22.5
11.1
21.9%
2
Sony Michel
RB
20
10.71
19.5%
3
Matt Gay
K
12
8.86
11.7%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
11.2
14.82
10.9%
Testes Tubes
Points
% of total points 91.68
1
Tee Higgins
WR
37.4
12.6
40.8%
2
Tom Brady
QB
14.38
21.83
15.7%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
10.8
20.69
11.8%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
8.4
13.54
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Jonathan Taylor had a 43-yard run for Testes Tubes to contribute to a 23.90-11.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Tee Higgins had a 52-yard catch for Testes Tubes, while Tom Brady had a 62-yard pass for the team, who trailed 95.78-83.28 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  RI Steamrollers   Testes Tubes

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starting players on RI Steamrollers exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Testes Tubes had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup's 11-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the defeat, Tee Higgins (37.4 points) officially put up the second-highest score for a WR this year.

Coach Talk

RI Steamrollers
Hey, we'll definitely take the win, RI Steamrollers! Having said that, if we want to take our performance to the next level, then we have found an area to improve; our wide receivers were clearly overmatched this past week. Our receiving corps produced just 9.4 points in Week 16. The pass-catchers on Testes Tubes showed us up by recording a score of 45.8.
Testes Tubes
Fortunately, Testes Tubes, Week 16's problem was fairly easy to diagnose. Starting the Los Angeles Chargers defense in a tough fantasy matchup... let's use this as a learning experience and agree that it won't happen again?