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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Rice Beaters
10-6 108.2
105.69
 
VS
proj
Boomer Lloyd
68.78 4-12
90.32

Boomer Lloyd fall short of projections, succumb to Rice Beaters in 108.20-68.78 beatdown

There's no way around it, Boomer Lloyd underdelivered, at least compared to projections, as Rice Beaters rolled to a 108.20-68.78 win. Rice Beaters earned a 54.60-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 39.6 points from A.J. Brown (11 Rec, 145 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Deebo Samuel (32 Rush Yds, 159 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Sony Michel (131 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Jaylen Waddle (10 Rec, 92 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the top performers for Boomer Lloyd in the loss. This marks the third time this season Rice Beaters have knocked off Boomer Lloyd, after winning 132.5-104.26 in their last matchup. Rice Beaters improve to 10-6 for the season, while Boomer Lloyd fall to 4-12.

Matchup Timeline

  Rice Beaters   Boomer Lloyd

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the 49ers in Week 16, Brown scored 20.5 points to more-than-double his 10.11-point projection. He caught 11 passes for 145 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Rice Beaters this week. Brown will face the Dolphins next week.
A.J. Brown

Top Player Comparison

Rice Beaters
Points
% of total points 108.2
1
Nick Chubb
RB
24.4
11.94
22.6%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
20.5
10.11
18.9%
3
Deebo Samuel
WR
19.1
11.19
17.7%
4
Matt Ryan
QB
13.1
19.09
12.1%
Boomer Lloyd
Points
% of total points 68.78
1
Sony Michel
RB
19.5
9.95
28.4%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
15.2
8.47
22.1%
3
Matt Gay
K
12
8.87
17.4%
4
Antonio Gibson
RB
11.8
11.36
17.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
A.J. Brown had a 42-yard catch for Rice Beaters, while Deebo Samuel had a 56-yard catch, helping to stake Rice Beaters to a 54.60-0.00 lead.
Saturday
Jonathan Taylor had a 43-yard run for Rice Beaters, helping the team to an 89.80-0.00 lead.

Points By Position

  Rice Beaters   Boomer Lloyd

StatSmack

Rice Beaters are unstoppable against Boomer Lloyd this season, with a record of 3-0.
This isn't a one-time thing. In three games vs Boomer Lloyd this season, Rice Beaters have averaged more points (115.39) than they usually score this season (98.68).
We heard scoring helps you win. Rice Beaters are doing a better job of that, averaging 98.68 versus Boomer Lloyd's 92.01.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Rice Beaters (10-6) have a better record than Boomer Lloyd (4-12).
Once Rice Beaters put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Boomer Lloyd (5 vs 1).
Rice Beaters don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Boomer Lloyd (0 vs 1).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Boomer Lloyd - they’ve made more transactions (4) than Rice Beaters (0) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, Rice Beaters have outscored Boomer Lloyd at RB, WR, and TE this season.
Rice Beaters has a higher average scoring margin (2) than Boomer Lloyd this season (-9).
The starters for Rice Beaters had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Boomer Lloyd (0).
Hey Boomer Lloyd, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Rice Beaters
Hey, creating mismatches is the key to football, right? We really took that to heart this week by tripling Boomer Lloyd at the wide receiver position (49.6 points to 15.8).
Boomer Lloyd
The problem this week isn't exactly rocket science, Boomer Lloyd. Starting the Los Angeles Chargers defense and DeVante Parker in a tough fantasy matchup... let's just move on from this and assume it's not going to happen again.