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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Iceman's Incredible Team
8-8 106.42
113.12
 
VS
proj
New Era Patriots
93.52 7-9
110.51

Back-and-forth battle ends with Iceman's Incredible Team coming back to beat New Era Patriots, 106.42-93.52

Well, that was exciting! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Iceman's Incredible Team earned a come-from-behind victory over New Era Patriots, staging a comeback for a 106.42-93.52 win. After trailing 82.50-79.32 heading into Monday night, Iceman's Incredible Team came storming back behind Jaylen Waddle (10 Rec, 92 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Alvin Kamara (52 Rush Yds). Deebo Samuel (23.6 points) and Dalton Schultz (18.2) did their part for New Era Patriots in defeat. This marks the first time this season Iceman's Incredible Team have gotten the best of New Era Patriots, after falling 129.18-73.3 in their last matchup. Iceman's Incredible Team improve to 8-8 for the season, while New Era Patriots fall to 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Iceman's Incredible Team   New Era Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Waddle scored 20.2 points against the Saints in Week 16 to beat his 10.95-point projection. He caught 10 passes for 92 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Iceman's Incredible Team this week. Next week, Waddle will square off against the Titans.
Jaylen Waddle

Top Player Comparison

Iceman's Incredible Team
Points
% of total points 106.42
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
22.32
25.31
21%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
20.2
10.95
19%
3
Kyle Pitts
TE
13.2
11.3
12.4%
4
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
13
7.18
12.2%
New Era Patriots
Points
% of total points 93.52
1
Deebo Samuel
WR
23.6
12.94
25.2%
2
Dalton Schultz
TE
18.2
10.36
19.5%
3
Antonio Gibson
RB
12.8
12.86
13.7%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
11.2
14.82
12%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Deebo Samuel had a 56-yard catch for New Era Patriots, helping give New Era Patriots a 23.60-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Younghoe Koo had a 53-yard field goal for New Era Patriots, helping the team to a 51.50-38.60 lead.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 50-yard pass for Iceman's Incredible Team, while Jerry Jeudy had a 40-yard catch, helping Iceman's Incredible Team to a 79.32-51.50 lead.
Monday
Tua Tagovailoa had a 40-yard pass for New Era Patriots.

Points By Position

  Iceman's Incredible Team   New Era Patriots

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starting players on Iceman's Incredible Team scored higher than their projected point totals.
New Era Patriots had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 12.9-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The victory snaps a streak of five consecutive losses for Iceman's Incredible Team.
Not only did Iceman's Incredible Team earn the win, but they also covered the 2.6-point projected margin of victory.
Iceman's Incredible Team moves to (4-0) in comeback games this year, while New Era Patriots falls to (1-1).
On the losing side, Deebo Samuel put up 23.6 points, the third-highest score for a wideout this week.

Coach Talk

Iceman's Incredible Team
Hey, the key to football is creating mismatches, right? Thanks to a thrilling showing from Patrick Mahomes, we doubled up New Era Patriots at the quarterback position this past week (22.32 points to 11.02). Mahomes went 23-for-30 for 258 yards and three TDs in a 36-10 win over the Steelers.
New Era Patriots
Fortunately, New Era Patriots, Week 16's problem was fairly easy to identify. Starting the New England Patriots defense in a tough fantasy matchup... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time?