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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Sherlock Mahomes
11-4 128
126.14
 
VS
proj
Raider Nation
69 7-8
95.09

Raider Nation come up short of projections, lose to Sherlock Mahomes in 128-69 landslide

There's no way around it, Raider Nation underperformed, at least according to projections, as Sherlock Mahomes cruised to a 128-69 win. Sherlock Mahomes never trailed in this one after taking a 6-point lead on Saturday behind Jonathan Taylor (10 points) and the Cleveland Browns defense (5). Ezekiel Elliott (37 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Dustin Hopkins (3-3 FG, 50 long) were the leaders for Raider Nation in the loss. This marks the second time this season Sherlock Mahomes have beaten Raider Nation, after winning 125-113 in their last matchup. Sherlock Mahomes improve to 11-4 for the season, while Raider Nation fall to 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Sherlock Mahomes   Raider Nation

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 525 yards and 4 touchdowns and running for 11 yards against the Ravens, Burrow recorded 52 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 20.48-point projection and was much higher than his 17.73-point season scoring average. Burrow ranks #10 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Joe Burrow

Top Player Comparison

Sherlock Mahomes
Points
% of total points 128
1
Joe Burrow
QB
52
20.48
40.6%
2
Rashaad Penny
RB
19
10.55
14.8%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
13
14.25
10.2%
4
Mecole Hardman
WR
11
6.81
8.6%
Raider Nation
Points
% of total points 69
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16
14.8
23.2%
2
Dustin Hopkins
K
13
8.85
18.8%
3
Diontae Johnson
WR
12
11.63
17.4%
4
The Arizona Cardinals defense
DEF
9
8.1
13%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Jonathan Taylor had a 43-yard run for Sherlock Mahomes to contribute to a 15-9 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was Sherlock Mahomes who grabbed the lead, 98-34. For Sherlock Mahomes, Joe Burrow had a 68-yard touchdown pass and a 52-yard pass. Dustin Hopkins made the highlight reel for Raider Nation with a 50-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Sherlock Mahomes   Raider Nation

Game Notes

Only four of the 12 starters on Sherlock Mahomes exceeded their scoring projections.
Raider Nation had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Sherlock Mahomes had two starters score zero points, while Raider Nation had four.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Sherlock Mahomes scored more points than their projected total, while Raider Nation failed to reach their projection.
Not only did Sherlock Mahomes earn the win, but they also covered the 31.05-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Sherlock Mahomes moves to (5-3), while Raider Nation falls to (5-4).

Coach Talk

Sherlock Mahomes
This sport is all about exploiting the mismatches. Our squad took that to heart this past week and royally dominated Raider Nation at the quarterback position (55 points to 7).
Raider Nation
Well, we can't really complain about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) collectively got a grand total of 26 targets in Week 16. Chemistry could be a problem, as that group managed just 14 receptions.