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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
CAVIAR CARTEL
9-7 124.08
120.59
 
VS
proj
COVID-49
105.6 11-5
117.54

COVID-49 fall short of projections, succumb to CAVIAR CARTEL, 124.08-105.60

There's no easy way to say it, COVID-49 underperformed, at least according to projections, as CAVIAR CARTEL came out on top with a 124.08-105.60 win. CAVIAR CARTEL never trailed in this one after nabbing a 19.98-point lead on Saturday behind Aaron Rodgers. Dak Prescott (31.3 points) and Amon-Ra St. Brown (26) led the way for COVID-49 in the loss. This marks the first time this season CAVIAR CARTEL have taken down COVID-49, after falling 146.92-112.82 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  CAVIAR CARTEL   COVID-49

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Palmer overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 15.3 points against his 8.68-point projection. During a 41-29 loss to the Texans, he caught 5 passes for 43 yards and a touchdown. Palmer will face the Broncos next week.
Joshua Palmer

Top Player Comparison

CAVIAR CARTEL
Points
% of total points 124.08
1
Rex Burkhead
RB
28.9
11.25
23.3%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
19.98
23.24
16.1%
3
Kyle Pitts
TE
16.2
13.97
13.1%
4
Najee Harris
RB
16
17.03
12.9%
COVID-49
Points
% of total points 105.6
1
Dak Prescott
QB
31.3
23.74
29.6%
2
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
26
12.65
24.6%
3
Matt Gay
K
12
8.87
11.4%
4
Marquise Brown
WR
9.4
14.26
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, CAVIAR CARTEL had an 84.98-65.70 lead. For CAVIAR CARTEL, Rex Burkhead had a 25-yard touchdown run. Amon-Ra St. Brown made the highlight reel for COVID-49 with a 20-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
DK Metcalf had a 41-yard touchdown catch for CAVIAR CARTEL to contribute to a 124.08-65.70 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Dak Prescott had a 40-yard pass for COVID-49, who trailed 124.08-97.00 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  CAVIAR CARTEL   COVID-49

Game Notes

CAVIAR CARTEL got the W despite the fact that only three of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
COVID-49 had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
CAVIAR CARTEL put up more points than their season scoring average (120.93) while COVID-49 fell short of theirs (121.98).
CAVIAR CARTEL scored more points than their projected total, while COVID-49 fell short of their projection.
COVID-49 ranked 5th in the league in points scored this week, while CAVIAR CARTEL ranked 3rd.
Not only did CAVIAR CARTEL win, but they also easily covered the 3.05-point forecasted margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Dak Prescott (31.3 points) posted the highest score for a signal-caller this week.

Coach Talk

CAVIAR CARTEL
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? Case in point: we really took that to heart by thoroughly outplaying COVID-49 at running back this past week (44.9 points to 5.5).
COVID-49
Whoa now, talk about under-utilized: As a group, the starting backfield for COVID-49 collectively recorded only one measly target this past week.