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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Brees43
5-11 119.4
109
 
VS
proj
Joe Buck Yourself
107.9 9-7
125.83

Back-and-forth battle ends with Brees43 coming back to knock off Joe Buck Yourself, 119.40-107.90

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Brees43 earned a come-from-behind victory over Joe Buck Yourself, coming back to earn a 119.40-107.90 win. Despite trailing 105.70-104.20 heading into Monday night, Brees43 staged a comeback behind Jaylen Waddle (15.2 points). Josh Allen (41.1 points) and the San Francisco 49ers defense (14.6) were the leading scorers for Joe Buck Yourself in the loss. This marks the second time this season Brees43 have beaten Joe Buck Yourself, after winning 150.35-67.6 in their last matchup. Brees43 improve to 5-11 for the season, while Joe Buck Yourself fall to 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Brees43   Joe Buck Yourself

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Saints in Week 16, Waddle caught 10 passes for 92 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 15.2 points to scored 72.1% higher than his 8.83-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Brees43 this week. In Week 17, Waddle and the Dolphins will go up against the Titans.
Jaylen Waddle

Top Player Comparison

Brees43
Points
% of total points 119.4
1
Kyler Murray
QB
27.35
31.99
22.9%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
26.5
12.44
22.2%
3
Jaylen Waddle
WR
15.2
8.83
12.7%
4
Michael Carter
RB
13.4
11.18
11.2%
Joe Buck Yourself
Points
% of total points 107.9
1
Josh Allen
QB
41.1
31.82
38.1%
2
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
14.6
16.13
13.5%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
14.5
11.05
13.4%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
12.1
9.99
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Kyler Murray had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 57-yard run for Brees43, helping the team to a 41.10-20.20 lead.
Sunday Early
Joe Mixon had a 52-yard catch for Brees43, contributing to a 100.10-89.60 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
DK Metcalf had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Joe Buck Yourself, who trailed 104.20-101.70 after the late games.

Points By Position

  Brees43   Joe Buck Yourself

StatSmack

Joe Buck Yourself have a losing record against Brees43 this season, with a record of 1-2.
You shouldn't be surprised. In three games vs Joe Buck Yourself this season, Brees43 have averaged more points (137.07) than they usually score this season (127.79).
You can't win if you don't play. Brees43 has left fewer points on the bench this season (731.5) than Joe Buck Yourself (988.95).
Brees43 don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Joe Buck Yourself (3 vs 1).
Brees43 should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Joe Buck Yourself (8 vs 6).
By position, Brees43 have outscored Joe Buck Yourself at RB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Brees43 had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Joe Buck Yourself (1).
Hey Joe Buck Yourself, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Brees43
Creating mismatches is a huge component to winning in football. With some monster yardage production from our running backs, our team created a noticeable disparity this week. Our three starting backs put up 155 more total yards than the RBs of Joe Buck Yourself (259 yards from scrimmage to 104), as we ultimately almost quadrupled them at the position, 39.9 points to 10.4.
Joe Buck Yourself
Unless Joe Buck Yourself wants to go full diva-mode, then "not seeing many opportunities" is not an excuse this time around. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) were targeted a whopping 28 times in Week 16. With just 15 total receptions, this group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.