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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Northfield Irish
9-7 145.64
137.98
 
VS
proj
NeedRB
90.16 8-8
116.75

NeedRB fall short of expectations, lose to Northfield Irish in 145.64-90.16 rout

There's no sugarcoating it, NeedRB didn't do their job, at least according to projections, as Northfield Irish rolled to a 145.64-90.16 win. NeedRB took an 11.80-point lead on Thursday, but Northfield Irish held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Justin Jackson, who racked up 162 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 34.2 points, and Davante Adams, who caught 10 passes for 114 yards and 2 touchdowns (33.4 points). Amon-Ra St. Brown (19 Rush Yds, 91 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Jalen Hurts (199 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) did everything they could for NeedRB in the loss. This marks the first time this season Northfield Irish have knocked off NeedRB, after falling 115.38-105.68 in their last matchup. Northfield Irish improve to 9-7 for the season, while NeedRB fall to 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Northfield Irish   NeedRB

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Adams overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 33.4 points against his 21.78-point projection. During a 24-22 win over the Browns, he caught 10 passes for 114 yards and 2 touchdowns. Adams ranks #18 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Davante Adams

Top Player Comparison

Northfield Irish
Points
% of total points 145.64
1
Justin Jackson
RB
34.2
14.22
23.5%
2
Davante Adams
WR
33.4
21.78
22.9%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
20.94
28.98
14.4%
4
Antonio Brown
WR
20.1
16.08
13.8%
NeedRB
Points
% of total points 90.16
1
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
26
12.65
28.8%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
20.66
24.66
22.9%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
17.2
16.51
19.1%
4
D'Onta Foreman
RB
7.7
11.63
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Amon-Ra St. Brown had a 20-yard touchdown catch for NeedRB, while Jalen Hurts had a 46-yard pass for the team, who trailed 129.64-72.96 after the early slate.

Points By Position

  Northfield Irish   NeedRB

What If

Northfield Irish would have beaten five other teams besides NeedRB this week.
NeedRB would have lost to six other teams besides Northfield Irish this week.
If they played NeedRB every week, Northfield Irish would be 13-3 this season.
Northfield Irish would be 7-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as NeedRB.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Northfield Irish, NeedRB would be 7-7.
If Northfield Irish had played every team in the league each week, they would be 84-54.
If they played every team every week, NeedRB would be 57-81.

Coach Talk

Northfield Irish
Hey, football is all about spotting the mismatches, right? We really took that to heart by doubling up NeedRB at running back this past week (50.2 points to 24.9).
NeedRB
Whoa now, talk about old-school ground n' pound. As a group, the starting backfield for NeedRB collectively recorded just one measly target this past week.