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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
The Dude Abides
9-7 120.35
94.83
 
VS
proj
Nuckin Futz
84.34 8-8
82.25

The Dude Abides defeat Nuckin Futz in 120.35-84.34 runaway

The Dude Abides stepped up, rolling to a 120.35-84.34 win over Nuckin Futz. The Dude Abides never trailed in this one after nabbing a 23.4-point lead on Saturday behind Davante Adams. Kirk Cousins (315 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 17 Rush Yds) and Devin Singletary (39 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 39 Rec Yds) were the top performers for Nuckin Futz in the loss. The Dude Abides improve to 9-7 for the season, while Nuckin Futz fall to 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  The Dude Abides   Nuckin Futz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Football Team in Week 16, the Cowboys defense allowed 14 points, surrendered 257 yards, and intercepted 2 passes. In doing so, they put up 24.91 points to more-than-double their 11.5-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on The Dude Abides this week. The Cowboys will square off against the Cardinals in Week 17.
The Dallas Cowboys defense

Top Player Comparison

The Dude Abides
Points
% of total points 120.35
1
Justin Jackson
RB
26.2
11.34
21.8%
2
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
24.91
11.5
20.7%
3
Davante Adams
WR
23.4
14.49
19.4%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
16.54
21.07
13.7%
Nuckin Futz
Points
% of total points 84.34
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
17.3
18.31
20.5%
2
Devin Singletary
RB
13.8
7.4
16.4%
3
Matt Gay
K
11.7
9.11
13.9%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
10.4
12.66
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for The Dude Abides, helping the team to a 95.44-84.34 lead.

Points By Position

  The Dude Abides   Nuckin Futz

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. The Dude Abides scored more points in this one (120.35) than their season average (89.17).
Even the machines think The Dude Abides have better players. They have a higher projected points average (100.12) than Nuckin Futz (93.74).
Nuckin Futz are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than The Dude Abides (5 vs 2).
By position, The Dude Abides have outscored Nuckin Futz at WR, TE, and DEF this season.
The Dude Abides has a higher average scoring margin (6) than Nuckin Futz this season (2).
The starters for The Dude Abides had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Nuckin Futz (0).
Hey Nuckin Futz, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

The Dude Abides
This sport is all about creating mismatches. Thanks to stellar outings by Davante Adams and Ja'Marr Chase, our team really took that to heart this past week. We royally dominated Nuckin Futz at wide receiver (35.9 points to 14.1). Adams had 114 receiving yards and two TDs while Chase chipped in with 125 yards.
Nuckin Futz
As we bid farewell to 2021, let's reflect on the fantasy season and appreciate all of the ups and the downs that came with it. Okay, well really just eight ups and eight downs, but still... Thanks for spending a great year with us, and here's to 2022!