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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Yokohama Zets
11-5 121.55
104.78
 
VS
proj
AngryBirdman
111 9-7
134.18

Yokohama Zets come back to knock off AngryBirdman, 121.55-111.00

Yokohama Zets outperformed expectations, rallying for a 121.55-111.00 win over AngryBirdman, who fell short of projections. Trailing 111.00-96.35 heading into Monday night, Yokohama Zets roared back behind Jaylen Waddle, who caught 10 passes for 92 yards and a touchdown for 25.2 points. The Dallas Cowboys defense (14 Pts Allowed, 257 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Tom Brady (232 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 11 Rush Yds) carried the flag for AngryBirdman in the loss. This marks the second time this season Yokohama Zets have taken down AngryBirdman, after winning 149.35-135.05 in their last matchup. Yokohama Zets improve to 11-5 for the season, while AngryBirdman fall to 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Yokohama Zets   AngryBirdman

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 10 passes for 92 yards and a touchdown against the Saints, Waddle put up 25.2 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 13.43-point projection and was much higher than his 14.03-point season scoring average. Waddle ranks #54 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Jaylen Waddle

Top Player Comparison

Yokohama Zets
Points
% of total points 121.55
1
Joe Mixon
RB
31.5
14.05
25.9%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
25.2
13.43
20.7%
3
Jalen Hurts
QB
18.65
24.09
15.3%
4
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
14
14.36
11.5%
AngryBirdman
Points
% of total points 111
1
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
24
8.49
21.6%
2
Tom Brady
QB
16.7
24.97
15%
3
Kyle Pitts
TE
16.2
13.97
14.6%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
15.1
16.3
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Yokohama Zets owned an 84.25-58.90 lead. Joe Mixon had a 52-yard catch for Yokohama Zets, while Jalen Hurts had a 46-yard pass. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for AngryBirdman with a 62-yard pass.
Sunday Late
DK Metcalf had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Yokohama Zets to contribute to a 96.35-87.00 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Yokohama Zets   AngryBirdman

StatSmack

You can't win if you don't play. Yokohama Zets has left fewer points on the bench this season (493.45) than AngryBirdman (909.3).
AngryBirdman are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Yokohama Zets (4 vs 3).
Yokohama Zets have the clutch gene, with more close wins than AngryBirdman (1 vs 0).
Yokohama Zets should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than AngryBirdman (8 vs 6).
By position, Yokohama Zets have outscored AngryBirdman at RB, TE, and DEF this season.
The starters for Yokohama Zets had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for AngryBirdman (1).
Hey AngryBirdman, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Yokohama Zets
Well, we do applaud the confidence this past week, Yokohama Zets. Fielding a player with negative points (plus a zero-point player) while still earning the win... that's playing with fire. All we ask is to please keep that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Try it in the playoffs and we're toast.
AngryBirdman
As we turn the page to 2022, our coaching staff is champing at the bit to get back out there again next year. Follow the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts throughout the offseason for the best takes in the biz, and don't let your agent talk you out of reporting to training camp on time!