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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
the scoring machine
7-8 127.56
102.77
 
VS
proj
More Than A Thielen
58.76 6-9
97.67

the scoring machine hand More Than A Thielen third straight loss in 127.56-58.76 beatdown

the scoring machine cruised to a 127.56-58.76 win to hand More Than A Thielen their third consecutive loss. More Than A Thielen jumped out to a 12.8-point lead on Saturday behind an impressive performance from Jonathan Taylor (108 Rush Yds). But the scoring machine held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Josh Allen (314 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 64 Rush Yds) and Damien Harris (103 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs). This marks the first time this season the scoring machine have gotten the best of More Than A Thielen, after falling 163-133.52 in their last matchup. the scoring machine improve to 7-8 for the season, while More Than A Thielen fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  the scoring machine   More Than A Thielen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Cowboys defense (14 Pts Allowed, 257 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 21.5 points in a 56-14 win over the Football Team in Week 16. Their scoring output nearly tripled their 7.38-point projection and was much higher than their 8.5-point season scoring average. The Cowboys defense ranks #51 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
The Dallas Cowboys defense

Top Player Comparison

the scoring machine
Points
% of total points 127.56
1
Josh Allen
QB
35.96
27.11
28.2%
2
Damien Harris
RB
30.3
12.76
23.8%
3
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
21.5
7.38
16.9%
4
Tyler Boyd
WR
14.5
6.87
11.4%
More Than A Thielen
Points
% of total points 58.76
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
18.66
24.15
31.8%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
12.8
19.44
21.8%
3
Tyler Bass
K
9
8.89
15.3%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
6.4
10.82
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Jonathan Taylor had a 43-yard run for More Than A Thielen, contributing to a 12.80-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which the scoring machine owned a 102.76-50.46 lead. For the scoring machine, Tyler Boyd had a 68-yard touchdown catch. Jalen Hurts made the highlight reel for More Than A Thielen with a 46-yard pass.

Points By Position

  the scoring machine   More Than A Thielen

What If

the scoring machine would have beaten seven other teams besides More Than A Thielen this week.
More Than A Thielen would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
the scoring machine would be 8-7 if they played More Than A Thielen every week.
the scoring machine would be 5-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as More Than A Thielen.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as the scoring machine, More Than A Thielen would be 5-8.
If the scoring machine had played every team in the league each week, they would be 76-59.
If they played every team every week, More Than A Thielen would be 58-77.

Coach Talk

the scoring machine
Spotting mismatches is a big key to success in football. Not only did we double up More Than A Thielen at RB (34.8 points to 15.3), we also royally dominated them at WR (32.3 to 12.3).
More Than A Thielen
It's entirely possible that More Than A Thielen may be a better GM in real football than in fantasy. Seeing only 10 total targets this past week, their three starting pass-catchers (three WR, zero TE) apparently contributed primarily by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.