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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
NY Jets
7-9 725.56
737.52
 
VS
proj
Los Angeles Rams
710.81 12-4
708.25

Despite top scorer Herbert, Los Angeles Rams fall to NY Jets in 725.56-710.81 cliff-hanger

Justin Herbert had 110.6 points for Los Angeles Rams, the best total in the matchup and seventh-best in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome NY Jets, who squeaked by for a 725.56-710.81 victory. Los Angeles Rams made a run at it on Monday night, but they fell short. NY Jets led 723.06-665.31 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite points from on Monday night for Los Angeles Rams. The Tennessee Titans defense (17 Pts Allowed, 389 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Matt Ryan (215 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) did the heavy lifting for NY Jets in the win. This marks the first time this season NY Jets have knocked off Los Angeles Rams, after falling 835.74-741.28 in their last matchup. NY Jets improve to 7-9 for the season, while Los Angeles Rams fall to 12-4.

Matchup Timeline

  NY Jets   Los Angeles Rams

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hopkins overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 54.71 points against his 31.47-point projection. In a 41-29 loss to the Texans, he made all 3 of his FG attempts. Hopkins ranks #10 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Dustin Hopkins

Top Player Comparison

NY Jets
Points
% of total points 725.56
1
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
80.7
73.87
11.1%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
61.5
96.74
8.5%
3
T.J. Edwards
LB
59.5
39.35
8.2%
4
Ronald Jones II
RB
57.2
41.26
7.9%
Los Angeles Rams
Points
% of total points 710.81
1
Justin Herbert
QB
110.6
112.89
15.6%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
78
56.09
11%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
65.1
63.34
9.2%
4
Neville Hewitt
LB
45.5
33.77
6.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which NY Jets emerged with a 690.31-400.66 lead. Dustin Hopkins had a 50-yard field goal for NY Jets, while DeVonta Smith had a 46-yard catch. Joe Mixon made the highlight reel for Los Angeles Rams with a 52-yard catch.

Points By Position

  NY Jets   Los Angeles Rams

What If

NY Jets would have beaten only two other teams besides Los Angeles Rams this week.
Los Angeles Rams would have lost to five other teams besides NY Jets this week.
If NY Jets played Los Angeles Rams every week this season, they'd be 7-9.
NY Jets would be 7-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Los Angeles Rams.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as NY Jets, Los Angeles Rams would be 9-5.
If NY Jets had played every team in the league each week, they would be 90-106.
If they played every team every week, Los Angeles Rams would be 125-71.

Coach Talk

NY Jets
You know, the key to football is finding the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up Los Angeles Rams at the wide receiver position (145.2 points to 68.9).
Los Angeles Rams
Fortunately, this week's problem isn't exactly rocket science, Los Angeles Rams. Choosing to start DeVante Parker and Bryan Edwards in what wound up being a tight fantasy matchup... we'll all just move on from this and assume that something like this won't happen again.