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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Warrior 13
7-8 103.9
117.13
 
VS
proj
Vaccinators
91.14 6-9
105.76

Back-and-forth battle ends with Warrior 13 coming back to knock off Vaccinators, 103.90-91.14

What a whirlwind! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Warrior 13 earned a come-from-behind victory over Vaccinators, rallying to earn a 103.90-91.14 win. Trailing 73.14-72.60 heading into Sunday night, Warrior 13 charged back behind Dak Prescott, who passed for 330 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 21 yards for 31.3 points. Amari Cooper (7 Rec, 85 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Greg Joseph (3-3 FG, 44 long, 2-2 XP) did everything they could for Vaccinators in the loss. This marks the second time this season Warrior 13 have beaten Vaccinators, after winning 126.3-82.42 in their last matchup. Warrior 13 improve to 7-8 for the season, while Vaccinators fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Warrior 13   Vaccinators

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Patriots in Week 16, Bass made both of his FG attempts. In doing so, he put up 9 points to score 101.3% of his 8.88-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Warrior 13 this week. In Week 17, Bass and the Bills will go up against the Falcons.
Tyler Bass

Top Player Comparison

Warrior 13
Points
% of total points 103.9
1
Dak Prescott
QB
31.3
24.39
30.1%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
28.5
13.18
27.4%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
15.1
13.12
14.5%
4
Tyler Bass
K
9
8.88
8.7%
Vaccinators
Points
% of total points 91.14
1
Amari Cooper
WR
18
12.96
19.7%
2
Greg Joseph
K
12
8.4
13.2%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
11.2
14.82
12.3%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
11
6.25
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joe Mixon had a 52-yard catch for Warrior 13, contributing to a 64.10-42.10 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Dak Prescott had a 40-yard pass for Warrior 13, helping the team to a 103.90-91.14 lead.

Points By Position

  Warrior 13   Vaccinators

Game Notes

Warrior 13 got the victory even though only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Vaccinators had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Warrior 13 put up more points than their season scoring average (103.75) while Vaccinators fell short of theirs (96.12).
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup's 12.76-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Warrior 13 win, but they also covered the 11.37-point predicted margin of victory.
Warrior 13 moves to (2-0) in comeback games this season, while Vaccinators falls to (1-1).
Despite the loss, Amari Cooper put up 18 points, the fifth-best score for a wideout this week.

Coach Talk

Warrior 13
Spotting mismatches is a big component to winning in football. Our team found one this past week and literally tripled Vaccinators at the quarterback position (31.3 points to 9.54).
Vaccinators
As we bid farewell to 2021, our coaching staff can reflect on the fantasy season and appreciate all of the ups and the downs that came with it. Okay, well really just six ups and nine downs, but still... Thanks for spending a great year with us, and here's to 2022!