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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Diddy
9-7 103.1
104.5
 
VS
proj
DITKA
96.56 7-9
94.18

Diddy overcome negative points, beat DITKA, 103.10-96.56

Both teams were impeded by starters who put up negative or 0 points, but Diddy were able to persevere and earn the victory, securing a 103.10-96.56 win over DITKA. Diddy earned an early 19.10-point lead on Thursday. DITKA came back to take the lead during the early slate on Sunday, powered by Josh Allen (30.96 points) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (16). Not to be deterred, Diddy pulled it together later that night, as Dak Prescott (31.3 points) and Greg Zuerlein (8) put them back ahead once and for all. This marks the first time this season Diddy have knocked off DITKA, after falling 89.36-68.04 in their last matchup. Diddy improve to 9-7 for the season, while DITKA fall to 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Diddy   DITKA

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Montgomery overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 16.6 points against his 11.34-point projection. In a 25-24 win over the Seahawks, he racked up 106 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. Montgomery ranks #82 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
David Montgomery

Top Player Comparison

Diddy
Points
% of total points 103.1
1
Dak Prescott
QB
31.3
24.39
30.4%
2
Sony Michel
RB
19.5
9.95
18.9%
3
Deebo Samuel
WR
19.1
11.19
18.5%
4
David Montgomery
RB
16.6
11.34
16.1%
DITKA
Points
% of total points 96.56
1
Josh Allen
QB
30.96
23.63
32.1%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16.2
13.87
16.8%
3
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
16
8.94
16.6%
4
Tyler Bass
K
9
8.89
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Deebo Samuel had a 56-yard catch for Diddy, helping the team to a 19.10-0.00 lead.
Sunday Night
Dak Prescott had a 40-yard pass for Diddy, contributing to a 100.90-96.56 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Diddy   DITKA

What If

Diddy would have beaten eight other teams besides DITKA this week.
DITKA would have lost to five other teams besides Diddy this week.
Diddy would be 9-7 if they played DITKA every week.
Diddy would be 7-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as DITKA.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Diddy, DITKA would be 9-5.
If Diddy had played every team in the league each week, they would be 93-79.
If they played every team every week, DITKA would be 90-82.

Coach Talk

Diddy
Listen, Diddy, we applaud you on the confidence. It takes real gumption to deploy a starter with negative points (the New England Patriots defense) while still earning the win. All we ask is to please keep that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Try it in the postseason and we're toast.
DITKA
It's entirely possible that DITKA might be a better talent scout in the NFL than in fantasy football. With only nine targets combined in Week 16, their three starting pass-catchers (two WR, one TE) apparently did a superb job blocking downfield and running decoy routes.