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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
** NICE PUPPY **
10-6 146.8
111.19
 
VS
proj
J E T S
119.8 11-5
122

** NICE PUPPY ** defy projections, knock off J E T S in 146.8-119.8 drubbing

** NICE PUPPY ** showed up, rolling to a 146.8-119.8 win over J E T S, who fell short of projections. J E T S took a 1.2-point lead on Thursday, but ** NICE PUPPY ** held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Tee Higgins (37.4 points) and Justin Jackson (30.2). Dak Prescott (31.3 points) and Ronald Jones II (15.1) did everything they could for J E T S in the loss. This marks the second time this season ** NICE PUPPY ** have gotten the best of J E T S, after winning 90.82-73.84 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  ** NICE PUPPY **   J E T S

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

McManus (2-3 FG, 55 long, 1-1 XP) scored 10 points against the Raiders in Week 16. His scoring output just beat his 8.7-point projection and was higher than his 7.57-point season scoring average. McManus will face the Chargers next week.
Brandon McManus

Top Player Comparison

** NICE PUPPY **
Points
% of total points 146.8
1
Tee Higgins
WR
37.4
12.6
25.5%
2
Justin Jackson
RB
30.2
12.78
20.6%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
28.5
13.18
19.4%
4
Kyler Murray
QB
21.9
23.57
14.9%
J E T S
Points
% of total points 119.8
1
Dak Prescott
QB
31.3
24.39
26.1%
2
Ronald Jones II
RB
15.1
12.34
12.6%
3
Jeff Wilson Jr.
RB
13.2
13.44
11%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
12.1
13.23
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays Saturday, but after all the plays were accounted for, ** NICE PUPPY ** had a 33.9-24.0 lead. For ** NICE PUPPY **, Kyler Murray had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 57-yard run. Jonathan Taylor made the highlight reel for J E T S with a 43-yard run.
Sunday Early
Tee Higgins had a 52-yard catch for ** NICE PUPPY **, while Joe Mixon had a 52-yard catch, helping ** NICE PUPPY ** to a 132.3-68.0 lead.
Sunday Late
Brandon McManus had a 55-yard field goal for ** NICE PUPPY **, contributing to a 146.8-80.1 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Dak Prescott had a 40-yard pass for J E T S, who trailed 146.8-119.8 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  ** NICE PUPPY **   J E T S

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on ** NICE PUPPY ** exceeded their projected point totals.
Despite five of their nine starters scoring above their points projection, J E T S lost.
** NICE PUPPY ** put up more points than their season scoring average (105.56) while J E T S fell short of theirs (121.35).
** NICE PUPPY ** scored more points than their projected total, while J E T S failed to reach their projection.
** NICE PUPPY ** moves to (4-2) in blowout games this season, while J E T S falls to (9-1).
Despite the loss, Dak Prescott (31.3 points) recorded the highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

** NICE PUPPY **
This sport is all about exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up J E T S at the wide receiver position (49.4 points to 20.5).
J E T S
As we move ahead to 2022, our coaching staff is just itching to get back out there again next year. Keep tabs on the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts throughout the offseason for news and player developments, and don't let your agent talk you out of reporting to training camp on time!