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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
The dirty birds
10-6 155.06
118.49
 
VS
proj
Motherboy
116.28 7-9
118.74

The dirty birds defy projections, earn win over Motherboy in 155.06-116.28 landslide

The dirty birds rose to the occasion, rolling to a 155.06-116.28 win over Motherboy, who fell short of projections. The dirty birds never trailed in this one after taking an 8.40-point lead on Thursday behind Deebo Samuel (28.1 points) and the San Francisco 49ers defense (9). Joe Mixon (65 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 70 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Jeff Wilson Jr. (45 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 12 Rec Yds) were the leading scorers for Motherboy in the loss. This marks the second time this season The dirty birds have gotten the best of Motherboy, after winning 146.88-121.18 in their last matchup. The dirty birds improve to 10-6 for the season, while Motherboy fall to 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  The dirty birds   Motherboy

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Edmonds overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 26.7 points against his 13.32-point projection. In a 22-16 loss to the Colts, he racked up 127 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. Edmonds will face the Cowboys next week.
Chase Edmonds

Top Player Comparison

The dirty birds
Points
% of total points 155.06
1
Deebo Samuel
WR
28.1
14.71
18.1%
2
Chase Edmonds
RB
26.7
13.32
17.2%
3
Jaylen Waddle
WR
25.2
13.43
16.3%
4
Antonio Brown
WR
20.1
16.08
13%
Motherboy
Points
% of total points 116.28
1
Joe Mixon
RB
31.5
14.05
27.1%
2
Jeff Wilson Jr.
RB
14.7
14.15
12.6%
3
Tom Brady
QB
14.38
21.14
12.4%
4
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
14
14.36
12%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Deebo Samuel had a 56-yard catch for The dirty birds to contribute to a 37.10-28.70 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, The dirty birds became the proud owner of a 123.86-108.18 lead. For The dirty birds, Jalen Hurts had a 46-yard pass. Joe Mixon had a 52-yard catch for Motherboy, while Tom Brady had a 62-yard pass.

Points By Position

  The dirty birds   Motherboy

Game Notes

Six of the nine starting players on The dirty birds scored higher than their projected point totals.
Motherboy had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
The dirty birds recorded more points than their projected total, while Motherboy failed to reach their projection.
Motherboy ranked 4th in the league in scoring this week, while The dirty birds put up the 1st-best score.
The dirty birds moves to (6-3) in blowout games this year, while Motherboy falls to (4-6).
Despite the loss, Joe Mixon recorded 31.5 points, the best overall score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

The dirty birds
This sport is all about creating mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by thoroughly outplaying Motherboy at the wide receiver position (73.4 points to 29.1).
Motherboy
As we say adios to 2021, let's reflect on the fantasy season and appreciate all of the ups and the downs that came with it. Okay, well really just seven ups and nine downs, but still... Our coaching staff thanks you for spending a great year with us, and here's to 2022!