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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Flying Squirrels
12-4 297.96
201.33
 
VS
proj
Unladen Swallows
241.36 11-5
227.6

Flying Squirrels defeat Unladen Swallows for third straight win, 297.96-241.36

Flying Squirrels extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Unladen Swallows, securing a 297.96-241.36 win. Unladen Swallows took a 36.66-point lead on Thursday, but Flying Squirrels held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Josh Allen, who passed for 314 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 64 yards for 44.96 points, and Justin Jackson, who racked up 162 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns (34.2 points). Tee Higgins (12 Rec, 194 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Dak Prescott (330 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 21 Rush Yds) did everything they could for Unladen Swallows in the loss. This marks the second time this season Flying Squirrels have gotten the best of Unladen Swallows, after winning 233.06-151.9 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Flying Squirrels   Unladen Swallows

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Douglas (5 Tackles, 2 Ints) scored 14.7 points against the Browns in Week 16. His scoring output more-than-quadrupled his 3.65-point projection and was much higher than his 9.07-point season scoring average. Douglas ranks #1 among fantasy CBs this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Rasul Douglas

Top Player Comparison

Flying Squirrels
Points
% of total points 297.96
1
Josh Allen
QB
44.96
33.41
15.1%
2
Justin Jackson
RB
34.2
14.22
11.5%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
31.8
27.17
10.7%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
31.4
12.79
10.5%
Unladen Swallows
Points
% of total points 241.36
1
Tee Higgins
WR
50.4
15.3
20.9%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
43.3
34.67
17.9%
3
Ryan Tannehill
QB
24.56
27.39
10.2%
4
Justin Jefferson
WR
21.6
20.2
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Ryan Tannehill had a 42-yard pass for Unladen Swallows, helping Unladen Swallows to a 42.66-6.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Flying Squirrels had a 262.56-160.66 lead. For Flying Squirrels, Tyler Boyd had a 68-yard touchdown catch. Tee Higgins made the highlight reel for Unladen Swallows with a 52-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Dak Prescott had a 40-yard pass for Unladen Swallows, who trailed 287.96-227.46 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Flying Squirrels   Unladen Swallows

What If

Flying Squirrels would have beaten six other teams besides Unladen Swallows this week.
Unladen Swallows would not have lost to any other team in the league besides Flying Squirrels this week.
Flying Squirrels would be 5-11 if they played Unladen Swallows every week.
Flying Squirrels would be 9-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Unladen Swallows.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Flying Squirrels, Unladen Swallows would be 10-4.
If Flying Squirrels had played every team in the league each week, they would be 109-63.
If they played every team every week, Unladen Swallows would be 132-40.

Coach Talk

Flying Squirrels
Identifying mismatches is a huge component to winning in football. Case in point: we made that a point of emphasis by royally dominating Unladen Swallows at running back this past week (65.6 points to 23.9).
Unladen Swallows
As we say adios to 2021, our coaching staff can reflect on the fantasy season and appreciate all of the ups and the downs that came with it. Okay, well really just 11 ups and five downs, but still... Thanks for spending a great year with us, and here's to 2022!