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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
CAPT. ED
6-9 77.44
57.71
 
VS
proj
VABoyz
47.5 5-10
102.45

CAPT. ED brush off predictions, defeat VABoyz, 77.44-47.50

CAPT. ED stepped up, coming out on top with a 77.44-47.50 win over VABoyz, who fell short of projections. VABoyz nabbed a 2.10-point lead on Thursday, but CAPT. ED held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Josh Allen, who passed for 314 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 64 yards for 36.96 points, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense, who allowed only 6 points, surrendered 273 yards, and intercepted a pass (16.88 points). Antonio Gibson (29 Rush Yds, 29 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Matthew Stafford (197 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) led the way for VABoyz in the loss. This marks the second time this season CAPT. ED have gotten the best of VABoyz, after winning 127.12-62.14 in their last matchup. CAPT. ED improve to 6-9 for the season, while VABoyz fall to 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  CAPT. ED   VABoyz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Buccaneers defense (6 Pts Allowed, 273 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) scored 16.88 points in a 32-6 win over the Panthers in Week 16. Their scoring output was 71.9% more than their 9.82-point projection and was much higher than their 9.24-point season scoring average. The Buccaneers defense ranks #5 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Jets next week.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense

Top Player Comparison

CAPT. ED
Points
% of total points 77.44
1
Josh Allen
QB
36.96
27.63
47.7%
2
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
16.88
9.82
21.8%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
14.5
10.09
18.7%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
9.1
10.17
11.8%
VABoyz
Points
% of total points 47.5
1
Antonio Gibson
RB
11.8
11.36
24.8%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
11.68
27.87
24.6%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
8.7
12.85
18.3%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
6.4
10.72
13.5%

Points By Position

  CAPT. ED   VABoyz

What If

CAPT. ED would have beaten only two other teams besides VABoyz this week.
VABoyz would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If CAPT. ED played VABoyz every week this season, they'd be 6-9.
CAPT. ED would be 4-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as VABoyz.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as CAPT. ED, VABoyz would be 6-7.
If CAPT. ED had played every team in the league each week, they would be 47-88.
If they played every team every week, VABoyz would be 56-79.

Coach Talk

CAPT. ED
Hey, exploiting mismatches is the key to football, right? Not only did we dominate VABoyz at WR (23.6 points to 9), we also tripled them at QB (36.96 points to 11.68).
VABoyz
Unless VABoyz wants to go full diva-mode, then "not getting enough looks" isn't really an excuse this time around. Our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) collectively got a healthy 18 targets in Week 16. Those players should try to get some extra practice reps in with their QBs, considering they recorded only nine receptions.