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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Here We Go Steelers!
12-4 83
96.29
 
VS
proj
Melissa's Legit Team
66 4-12
78.29

Here We Go Steelers! come up short of projections, find way to top Melissa's Legit Team, 83-66

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, falling short of their projected point totals, but Here We Go Steelers! did enough to knock off Melissa's Legit Team, coming out on top with an 83-66 win. Melissa's Legit Team nabbed a 12-point lead on Thursday, but Here We Go Steelers! held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (6 Pts Allowed, 273 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and Patrick Mahomes (258 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs). Russell Wilson (16 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (15) led the charge for Melissa's Legit Team in the loss. This marks the fourth time this season Here We Go Steelers! have knocked off Melissa's Legit Team, after winning 118-66 in their last matchup. Here We Go Steelers! (12-4) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Melissa's Legit Team will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 4-12.

Matchup Timeline

  Here We Go Steelers!   Melissa's Legit Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Buccaneers defense overachieved for the eighth time this season, scoring 25 points against their 12.02-point projection. In a 32-6 win over the Panthers, they allowed only 6 points, surrendered 273 yards, and intercepted a pass. The Buccaneers defense ranks #4 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Jets next week.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense

Top Player Comparison

Here We Go Steelers!
Points
% of total points 83
1
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
25
12.02
30.1%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
23
24.17
27.7%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
11
12.27
13.3%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
10
14.86
12%
Melissa's Legit Team
Points
% of total points 66
1
Russell Wilson
QB
16
20.32
24.2%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
15
13.16
22.7%
3
Antonio Gibson
RB
10
10.4
15.2%
4
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
10
8.51
15.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Younghoe Koo had a 53-yard field goal for Melissa's Legit Team, who trailed 60-25 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after all the points were tallied, Here We Go Steelers! boasted an 83-41 lead. For Here We Go Steelers!, Patrick Mahomes had a 50-yard pass. Russell Wilson made the highlight reel for Melissa's Legit Team with a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Here We Go Steelers!   Melissa's Legit Team

Game Notes

Here We Go Steelers! emerged victorious despite the fact that only one of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Melissa's Legit Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Here We Go Steelers! had two starters score zero points, while Melissa's Legit Team had two.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
The matchup's 17-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Here We Go Steelers! managed to get the win, but did not cover the 18-point projected margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Here We Go Steelers!
You know, this sport is all about exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by royally dominating Melissa's Legit Team at the wide receiver position (25 points to 10).
Melissa's Legit Team
Hey, it's possible that Melissa's Legit Team might be a better GM in real football than in fantasy. With just eight targets combined this past week, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently did a superb job blocking downfield and running decoy routes.