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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Ripsnorters
9-7 104.24
102.14
 
VS
proj
Earth-99 StL Rams
53.58 6-10
81.03

Earth-99 StL Rams fall to Ripsnorters, 104.24-53.58

There's no sugarcoating it, Earth-99 StL Rams underperformed, at least compared to projections, as Ripsnorters came out on top with a 104.24-53.58 win. Ripsnorters never trailed in this one after nabbing a 5.6-point lead on Saturday behind AJ Dillon. The Denver Broncos defense (17 Pts Allowed, 342 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) and Brandon McManus (2-3 FG, 55 long, 1-1 XP) were the leaders for Earth-99 StL Rams in the loss. This marks the second time this season Ripsnorters have taken down Earth-99 StL Rams, after winning 85.04-71.36 in their last matchup. Ripsnorters (9-7) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Earth-99 StL Rams will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Ripsnorters   Earth-99 StL Rams

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 14 points, surrendering 257 yards, and intercepting 2 passes against the Football Team, the Cowboys defense tallied 28 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 11.21-point projection and was much higher than their 13-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

Ripsnorters
Points
% of total points 104.24
1
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
28
11.21
26.9%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
20.94
24.22
20.1%
3
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
17
7.6
16.3%
4
Ryan Succop
K
16
9.33
15.3%
Earth-99 StL Rams
Points
% of total points 53.58
1
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
11
8.3
20.5%
2
Brandon McManus
K
11
8.98
20.5%
3
Najee Harris
RB
11
14.27
20.5%
4
Matthew Stafford
QB
9.68
22.55
18.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Amon-Ra St. Brown had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Ripsnorters, helping the team to a 64.04-9.68 lead.
Sunday Late
Brandon McManus had a 55-yard field goal for Earth-99 StL Rams, while Jerry Jeudy had a 40-yard catch for the team, who trailed 74.04-53.58 after the late games.

Points By Position

  Ripsnorters   Earth-99 StL Rams

What If

Ripsnorters would have beaten three other teams besides Earth-99 StL Rams this week.
Earth-99 StL Rams would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played Earth-99 StL Rams every week, Ripsnorters would be 10-6 this season.
Ripsnorters would have defeated Earth-99 StL Rams 91.44-61.96 had they played each other last week.
Ripsnorters would be 10-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Earth-99 StL Rams.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Ripsnorters, Earth-99 StL Rams would be 3-11.
If Ripsnorters had played every team in the league each week, they would be 86-58.
If they played every team every week, Earth-99 StL Rams would be 48-96.

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