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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
The J Train
11-5 114.2
161.78
 
VS
proj
Big Dawgs
112.11 8-8
128.51

The J Train manage to top Big Dawgs in 114.20-112.11 nailbiter despite falling short of predictions

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, coming up short of projections, but The J Train did enough to knock off Big Dawgs. Predicted to triumph by a score of 161.78-128.51, The J Train squeaked by for a 114.20-112.11 win over Big Dawgs. Big Dawgs had a chance to come from behind on Sunday night, but they came up short. The J Train led 89.80-81.71 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite a combined 24.9 points from three players on Sunday night for Big Dawgs. The J Train were led by Jalen Hurts, who passed for 199 yards and 2 touchdowns for 18.71 points, and Ezekiel Elliott, who ran for 37 yards and a touchdown (17.6 points). This marks the second time this season The J Train have taken down Big Dawgs, after winning 212.94-180.59 in their last matchup. The J Train improve to 11-5 for the season, while Big Dawgs fall to 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  The J Train   Big Dawgs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Berrios (150 Ret. Yds, 1 Ret. TD) scored 16.89 points against the Jaguars in Week 16. His scoring output was 83.2% more than his 9.22-point projection and was much higher than his 5.39-point season scoring average. Berrios will face the Buccaneers next week.
Braxton Berrios

Top Player Comparison

The J Train
Points
% of total points 114.2
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
18.71
26.87
16.4%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
17.6
16.6
15.4%
3
Braxton Berrios
WR
16.89
9.22
14.8%
4
Tyler Bass
K
9
7.8
7.9%
Big Dawgs
Points
% of total points 112.11
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
15.6
16.09
13.9%
2
Foye Oluokun
LB
14
8.67
12.5%
3
Antonio Gibson
RB
13.4
14.25
12%
4
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
12.34
12.02
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jalen Hurts had a 46-yard pass for The J Train, helping the team to an 83.70-73.90 lead.

Points By Position

  The J Train   Big Dawgs

What If

The J Train would have beaten only one other team besides Big Dawgs this week.
Big Dawgs would have lost to 10 other teams besides The J Train this week.
If The J Train played Big Dawgs every week this season, they'd be 10-6.
The J Train would be 8-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Big Dawgs.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The J Train, Big Dawgs would be 9-5.
If The J Train had played every team in the league each week, they would be 151-77.
If they played every team every week, Big Dawgs would be 134-94.

Coach Talk

The J Train
Well, we do applaud the confidence this past week, The J Train. It takes a special kind of moxie to start a player with negative points (plus two zero-point players) while still getting the W. All we ask is to please limit those shenanigans to the regular season. Try it in the playoffs and we're toast.
Big Dawgs
Unless Big Dawgs wants to go full diva-mode, then "not getting enough chances" is definitely not a reasonable excuse this week. Our eight pass-catchers (seven WR and one TE) were targeted a hearty 36 times in Week 16. With only 20 total receptions, that group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.