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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
The Comeback Kid
9-7 130.2
91.02
 
VS
proj
Magic Skol Bus
92.64 10-5
104.26

The Comeback Kid smirk at expectations, defeat Magic Skol Bus in 130.20-92.64 romp

The Comeback Kid brought their A game and beat expectations, rolling to a 130.20-92.64 win over Magic Skol Bus, who fell short of projections. Magic Skol Bus leapt out to a 30.80-point lead on Thursday behind stellar efforts from Deebo Samuel, who racked up 191 yards from scrimmage for 19.1 points, and Jeff Wilson Jr., who racked up 57 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (11.7 points). But The Comeback Kid held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Joe Mixon (65 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 70 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Miami Dolphins defense (3 Pts Allowed, 164 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers). This marks the second time this season The Comeback Kid have knocked off Magic Skol Bus, after winning 92.84-63.28 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  The Comeback Kid   Magic Skol Bus

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 13-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 Comeback Kid
Points
% of total points 130.2
1
Joe Mixon
RB
25.5
12.31
19.6%
2
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
25
8.02
19.2%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
21.9
23.57
16.8%
4
Chase Edmonds
RB
18.7
9.33
14.4%
Magic Skol Bus
Points
% of total points 92.64
1
Deebo Samuel
WR
19.1
11.19
20.6%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
18.94
24.22
20.4%
3
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
13
7.19
14%
4
Jeff Wilson Jr.
RB
11.7
12.74
12.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Deebo Samuel had a 56-yard catch for Magic Skol Bus, helping give Magic Skol Bus a 30.80-0.00 lead.
Saturday
Kyler Murray had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 57-yard run for The Comeback Kid to contribute to a 46.10-43.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Joe Mixon had a 52-yard catch for The Comeback Kid, while Amon-Ra St. Brown had a 20-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 92.20-73.54 lead for The Comeback Kid.

Points By Position

  The Comeback Kid   Magic Skol Bus

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two matchup wins against Magic Skol Bus, The Comeback Kid averaged more points (111.52) than they usually score (96.08).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. The Comeback Kid has left fewer points on the bench this season (290.16) than Magic Skol Bus (507.64).
The Comeback Kid see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Magic Skol Bus (0).
The Comeback Kid are clutch masters, with more close wins than Magic Skol Bus (1 vs 0).
By position, The Comeback Kid have outscored Magic Skol Bus at RB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for The Comeback Kid had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Magic Skol Bus (1).
Hey Magic Skol Bus, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

The Comeback Kid
Hey, we admire the confidence, The Comeback Kid. Starting a player with zero points (DeVante Parker), while still getting the W... talk about arrogant.
Magic Skol Bus
As we move ahead to 2022, our coaching staff is super excited to get back out there again next year. Keep tabs on the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts throughout the offseason for the best takes in the biz, and don't let your agent talk you out of reporting to training camp on time!