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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
COLTorious Maximus 2
8-8 211.24
177.3
 
VS
proj
Swoop there it is!
175.86 8-8
174.46

COLTorious Maximus 2 come back to knock off Swoop there it is! in 211.24-175.86 beatdown

COLTorious Maximus 2 rose to the occasion, cruising to a 211.24-175.86 win over Swoop there it is!. COLTorious Maximus 2 trailed 175.86-151.22 heading into Monday night, but the squad charged back behind the Miami Dolphins defense (3 Pts Allowed, 164 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Tua Tagovailoa (198 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD). Josh Allen (30.96 points) and Chase Edmonds (26.7) did everything they could for Swoop there it is! in defeat. This marks the first time this season COLTorious Maximus 2 have beaten Swoop there it is!, after falling 171.66-164.62 in their last matchup. COLTorious Maximus 2 improve to 8-8 for the season, while Swoop there it is! fall to 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  COLTorious Maximus 2   Swoop there it is!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 31.5 points against his 14.58-point projection. In a 20-17 win over the 49ers, he caught 11 passes for 145 yards and a touchdown. Brown will face the Dolphins next week.
A.J. Brown

Top Player Comparison

COLTorious Maximus 2
Points
% of total points 211.24
1
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
50
25.9
23.7%
2
Justin Jackson
RB
34.2
14.22
16.2%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
31.5
14.58
14.9%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
31.5
14.05
14.9%
Swoop there it is!
Points
% of total points 175.86
1
Josh Allen
QB
30.96
22.73
17.6%
2
Chase Edmonds
RB
26.7
13.32
15.2%
3
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
19
23.16
10.8%
4
K.J. Osborn
WR
17.8
8.09
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
A.J. Brown had a 42-yard catch for COLTorious Maximus 2 to contribute to a 31.50-19.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Joe Mixon had a 52-yard catch for COLTorious Maximus 2, who trailed 139.36-109.50 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 50-yard pass for COLTorious Maximus 2, while DK Metcalf had a 41-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 165.46-143.92 after the late afternoon slate.
Sunday Night
Michael Gallup had a 40-yard catch for COLTorious Maximus 2, who trailed 175.86-151.22 after the primetime game.
Monday
Tua Tagovailoa had a 40-yard pass for COLTorious Maximus 2 on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  COLTorious Maximus 2   Swoop there it is!

Game Notes

COLTorious Maximus 2 won despite the fact that only four of their 11 starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Swoop there it is! had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
COLTorious Maximus 2 had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Swoop there it is!.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Swoop there it is! ranked 3rd in the league in scoring this week, while COLTorious Maximus 2 put up the 1st-best score.
The 211.24 points scored by COLTorious Maximus 2 are the 5th-most in the league this year.
The matchup's 35.38-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did COLTorious Maximus 2 win, but they also covered the 2.84-point projected margin of victory.
COLTorious Maximus 2 moves to (5-2) in blowout games this season, while Swoop there it is! falls to (1-2).
In a losing effort, Josh Allen (30.96 points) recorded the second-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

COLTorious Maximus 2
Well done, COLTorious Maximus 2. Assembling a lineup that logged more than 211 points this past matchup.
Swoop there it is!
Wait, our starting QB threw two interceptions and no touchdowns? We may have quite a dilemma on our hands here. Were the Bills actually that strong defending the pass, or was Mac Jones just that out-of-sync with his receivers?