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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Cleveland Fan
8-7 145.22
102.65
 
VS
proj
Mean Machine
103.38 5-10
101.18

Cleveland Fan outperform predictions, earn win over Mean Machine in 145.22-103.38 romp

Cleveland Fan showed up and exceeded their projected point total, rolling to a 145.22-103.38 win over Mean Machine. Mean Machine nabbed an 11.00-point lead on Thursday, but Cleveland Fan held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Nick Chubb, who racked up 184 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 26.4 points, and Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 258 yards and 3 touchdowns (25.32 points). Tee Higgins (12 Rec, 194 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Ezekiel Elliott (37 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) did their part for Mean Machine in the loss. This marks the first time this season Cleveland Fan have gotten the best of Mean Machine, after falling 91.28-85.48 in their last matchup. Cleveland Fan improve to 8-7 for the season, while Mean Machine fall to 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Cleveland Fan   Mean Machine

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown against the Bengals, Andrews put up 20.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.84-point projection and was much higher than his 10.61-point season scoring average. Andrews ranks #26 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Rams next week.
Mark Andrews

Top Player Comparison

Cleveland Fan
Points
% of total points 145.22
1
Nick Chubb
RB
26.4
12.04
18.2%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
25.32
28.93
17.4%
3
Mark Andrews
TE
20.5
8.84
14.1%
4
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
17
7.6
11.7%
Mean Machine
Points
% of total points 103.38
1
Tee Higgins
WR
33.4
10.28
32.3%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16.2
14.06
15.7%
3
Tom Brady
QB
15.38
25.17
14.9%
4
Antonio Gibson
RB
11.8
11.48
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Cleveland Fan emerged with a 119.90-62.08 lead. For Cleveland Fan, Amon-Ra St. Brown had a 20-yard touchdown catch. Tee Higgins had a 52-yard catch for Mean Machine, while Tom Brady had a 62-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 50-yard pass for Cleveland Fan, helping the team to a 145.22-70.08 lead.
Sunday Night
Michael Gallup had a 40-yard catch for Mean Machine, who trailed 145.22-103.38 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Cleveland Fan   Mean Machine

What If

Cleveland Fan would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Mean Machine would have lost to four other teams besides Cleveland Fan this week.
Cleveland Fan would be 7-8 if they played Mean Machine every week.
Cleveland Fan would be 4-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Mean Machine.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Cleveland Fan, Mean Machine would be 8-5.
If Cleveland Fan had played every team in the league each week, they would be 65-70.
If they played every team every week, Mean Machine would be 63-72.

Coach Talk

Cleveland Fan
Good work assembling a starting crew that produced over 145 points this past week. We did what was needed and took care of business.
Mean Machine
As we move ahead to 2022, our coaching staff is super excited 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!