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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
will's Legit Team
11-5 126.32
125.11
 
VS
proj
The Spinning Turtles
119.54 9-7
114.82

Back-and-forth battle ends with will's Legit Team coming back to top The Spinning Turtles, 126.32-119.54

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring four lead changes, will's Legit Team earned a come-from-behind victory over The Spinning Turtles, rallying for a 126.32-119.54 win. will's Legit Team trailed 119.54-119.42 heading into Monday night, but the squad made a comeback behind Alvin Kamara (52 Rush Yds). Nick Chubb (126 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 58 Rec Yds) and the Dallas Cowboys defense (14 Pts Allowed, 257 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) carried the flag for The Spinning Turtles in the loss. This marks the second time this season will's Legit Team have knocked off The Spinning Turtles, after falling 120.24-120.06 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  will's Legit Team   The Spinning Turtles

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 10 points, surrendering 192 yards, and intercepting 2 passes against the Giants, the Eagles defense scored 16 points this week. Their scoring output was 84.9% more than their 8.65-point projection and was much higher than their 8-point season scoring average. The Eagles defense will face the Football Team next week.
The Philadelphia Eagles defense

Top Player Comparison

will's Legit Team
Points
% of total points 126.32
1
Deebo Samuel
WR
23.6
12.94
18.7%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
22.32
25.31
17.7%
3
Dalton Schultz
TE
18.2
10.36
14.4%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
16
8.65
12.7%
The Spinning Turtles
Points
% of total points 119.54
1
Nick Chubb
RB
25.9
12.36
21.7%
2
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
24
9.03
20.1%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
16.54
21.07
13.8%
4
Alexander Mattison
RB
14.5
16.18
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Deebo Samuel had a 56-yard catch for will's Legit Team to contribute to a 23.60-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which will's Legit Team had a 101.22-95.54 lead. For will's Legit Team, Patrick Mahomes had a 50-yard pass. Russell Wilson made the highlight reel for The Spinning Turtles with a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  will's Legit Team   The Spinning Turtles

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on will's Legit Team exceeded their projected scoring totals.
The Spinning Turtles had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The two highest scorers for The Spinning Turtles (Nick Chubb and the Dallas Cowboys defense) scored more points than Deebo Samuel, the leading scorer for will's Legit Team.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
This matchup featured the two highest-scoring teams of the week.
The win concludes a three-match losing streak for will's Legit Team, while the loss caps a four-game winning streak for The Spinning Turtles.
will's Legit Team managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 10.29-point projected margin of victory.
will's Legit Team moves to (3-1) in comeback games this year, while The Spinning Turtles falls to (2-2).
Despite the loss, Nick Chubb recorded 25.9 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

will's Legit Team
Sure, we ultimately got the win, but there's really no other way for us to spin this, will's Legit Team: our starting running backs were soundly outplayed this past week. Najee Harris (110 total yards, no TDs) logged only 22.1 points in Week 16, and the starting backfield for The Spinning Turtles doubled us up with a score of 48.2.
The Spinning Turtles
As we move ahead to 2022, our coaching staff is super excited to get back out there again next year. Follow the Yahoo! Experts throughout the offseason for the best takes in the biz, and don't let that pesky agent of yours talk you into a hold-out next fantasy season!