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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
The Tightest Ends
8-8 76.3
77.72
 
VS
proj
The Moan Zone
61.6 6-10
82.39

The Moan Zone come up short of predictions, lose to The Tightest Ends, 76.3-61.6

The Moan Zone were unable to rise to the occasion, coming up short of projections, as The Tightest Ends earned a 76.3-61.6 win. The Tightest Ends never trailed in this one after nabbing a 10.1-point lead on Thursday behind the Tennessee Titans defense (7 points) and George Kittle (3.1). Matt Ryan (215 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and the Houston Texans defense (29 Pts Allowed, 417 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) did their part for The Moan Zone in the loss. This marks the second time this season The Tightest Ends have knocked off The Moan Zone, after winning 122.38-84.2 in their last matchup. The Tightest Ends improve to 8-8 for the season, while The Moan Zone fall to 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  The Tightest Ends   The Moan Zone

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Burrow overachieved for the eighth time this season, scoring 38.1 points against his 21.97-point projection. During a 41-21 win over the Ravens, he passed for 525 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 11 yards. Burrow ranks #10 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Joe Burrow

Top Player Comparison

The Tightest Ends
Points
% of total points 76.3
1
Joe Burrow
QB
38.1
21.97
49.9%
2
DeVonta Smith
WR
16.5
11.05
21.6%
3
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
7.8
13.3
10.2%
4
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
7
5.83
9.2%
The Moan Zone
Points
% of total points 61.6
1
Matt Ryan
QB
13.1
19.09
21.3%
2
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
12
3.86
19.5%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
11.1
11.47
18%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
10.9
14.42
17.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joe Burrow had a 68-yard touchdown pass and a 52-yard pass for The Tightest Ends, while DeVonta Smith had a 46-yard catch, helping The Tightest Ends to a 76.3-27.9 lead.
Sunday Late
DK Metcalf had a 41-yard touchdown catch for The Moan Zone, who trailed 76.3-59.5 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  The Tightest Ends   The Moan Zone

Game Notes

Only three of the seven starters on The Tightest Ends exceeded their projected scoring totals.
The Moan Zone had only one of their seven starters score higher than their projected points.
The Tightest Ends won despite starting Justin Fields, who scored zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.

Coach Talk

The Tightest Ends
Listen, The Tightest Ends, we do certainly admire the confidence. Deploying a player with zero points (Justin Fields), while still getting the win... talk about arrogant. We just ask you to please limit those flashy shenanigans to the regular season. Try it in the playoffs and we're toast.
The Moan Zone
Hey, it's possible that The Moan Zone could be a better talent scout in the NFL than in fantasy football. Accumulating just seven total targets in Week 16, their two starting pass-catchers (one WR, one TE) apparently made most of their contributions by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.