Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football

Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Cancel

Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Pickles
3-12 98.06
109.94
 
VS
proj
Sea Devil
94.55 5-10
96.55

Pickles manage to defeat Sea Devil in 98.06-94.55 cliff-hanger

Despite failing to bring their A game, Pickles eked out a 98.06-94.55 win over Sea Devil. Sea Devil made a run at it on Sunday night, but they came up short. Pickles led 98.06-81.55 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 8 points from Greg Zuerlein on Sunday night for Sea Devil. Pickles were led by Tee Higgins (12 Rec, 194 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Jalen Hurts (199 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs). This marks the first time this season Pickles have taken down Sea Devil, after falling 111.46-85.33 in their last matchup. Pickles improve to 3-12 for the season, while Sea Devil fall to 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Pickles   Sea Devil

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fry overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 10 points against his 8.66-point projection. During a 36-10 win over the Steelers, he made 3 of his 4 FG attempts. Fry will face the Bengals next week.
Elliott Fry

Top Player Comparison

Pickles
Points
% of total points 98.06
1
Tee Higgins
WR
31.4
10.15
32%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
20.46
23.72
20.9%
3
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
15.5
13.97
15.8%
4
Elliott Fry
K
10
8.66
10.2%
Sea Devil
Points
% of total points 94.55
1
Kyler Murray
QB
23.9
26.33
25.3%
2
Deebo Samuel
WR
19.1
11.19
20.2%
3
Gerald Everett
TE
12.8
5.16
13.5%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
9.25
12.79
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Deebo Samuel had a 56-yard catch for Sea Devil, helping to stake Sea Devil to a 20.50-12.10 lead.
Saturday
Kyler Murray had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 57-yard run for Sea Devil to contribute to a 44.40-27.60 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Tee Higgins had a 52-yard catch for Pickles, while Jalen Hurts had a 46-yard pass, contributing to an 88.06-53.65 lead for Pickles.
Sunday Late
Gerald Everett had a 24-yard touchdown catch for Sea Devil, while Jerry Jeudy had a 40-yard catch for the team, who trailed 98.06-81.55 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  Pickles   Sea Devil

What If

Pickles would have beaten four other teams besides Sea Devil this week.
Sea Devil would have lost to four other teams besides Pickles this week.
If they played Sea Devil every week, Pickles would be 6-9 this season.
Pickles would be 5-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Sea Devil.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Pickles, Sea Devil would be 6-7.
If Pickles had played every team in the league each week, they would be 43-92.
If they played every team every week, Sea Devil would be 61-74.

Coach Talk

Pickles
Good job assembling a starting crew that produced more than 98 points this past week. We consider that to be a job done right.
Sea Devil
Hey now, talk about old-school ground n' pound: The starting backfield for Sea Devil collectively logged four catches on only five targets this past week.