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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Prairie Dawg
10-6 137.26
133.6
 
VS
proj
joeq's Team
87.96 10-6
116.82

Prairie Dawg beat joeq's Team for third straight win in 137.26-87.96 rout

Prairie Dawg extended their win streak to three games with a dominant victory over joeq's Team, rolling to a 137.26-87.96 win. Prairie Dawg never trailed in this one after earning a 3.10-point lead on Thursday behind George Kittle. Joe Mixon (65 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 70 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Jaylen Waddle (10 Rec, 92 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for joeq's Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season Prairie Dawg have taken down joeq's Team, after winning 138.5-90.32 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Prairie Dawg   joeq's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Giants in Week 16, the Eagles defense scored 16 points to beat their 8.65-point projection. They allowed only 10 points, surrendered 192 yards, and intercepted 2 passes to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Prairie Dawg this week. Next week, the Eagles will play the Football Team.
The Philadelphia Eagles defense

Top Player Comparison

Prairie Dawg
Points
% of total points 137.26
1
Josh Allen
QB
30.96
23.63
22.6%
2
Davante Adams
WR
28.4
18.13
20.7%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16.7
15.18
12.2%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
16
8.65
11.7%
joeq's Team
Points
% of total points 87.96
1
Joe Mixon
RB
28.5
13.18
32.4%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
20.2
10.95
23%
3
Jalen Hurts
QB
16.66
21.89
18.9%
4
Elliott Fry
K
13
9.65
14.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joe Mixon had a 52-yard catch for joeq's Team, while Jalen Hurts had a 46-yard pass for the team, who trailed 98.66-50.26 after the early games.

Points By Position

  Prairie Dawg   joeq's Team

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Prairie Dawg exceeded their projected point totals.
joeq's Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Prairie Dawg put up more points than their season scoring average (126.5) while joeq's Team fell short of theirs (109.4).
Prairie Dawg recorded more points than their projected total, while joeq's Team fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 49.3-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The defeat snaps a two-game unbeaten streak for joeq's Team.
Not only did Prairie Dawg get the W, but they also easily covered the 16.78-point predicted margin of victory.
Prairie Dawg moves to (9-3) in blowout games this year, while joeq's Team falls to (4-3).
On the losing side, Joe Mixon put up 28.5 points, the highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Prairie Dawg
Bravo, Prairie Dawg. Deploying a lineup that netted over 137 points in Week 16.
joeq's Team
Luckily, Week 16's problem isn't exactly rocket science, joeq's Team. Choosing to start the Los Angeles Chargers defense in a fantasy matchup where your opponent tallied over 137 points... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time.