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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Jones-ingForAKuppOfTeaHiggins
8-8 93.9
97.41
 
VS
proj
Justin's Outstanding Team
82.48 10-6
99.14

Justin's Outstanding Team lose to Jones-ingForAKuppOfTeaHiggins, 93.90-82.48

Justin's Outstanding Team underachieved compared to projections, as Jones-ingForAKuppOfTeaHiggins emerged victorious with a 93.90-82.48 win. Justin's Outstanding Team took a 16.28-point lead on Thursday, but Jones-ingForAKuppOfTeaHiggins held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Tee Higgins, who caught 12 passes for 194 yards and 2 touchdowns for 43.4 points, and Cooper Kupp, who caught 10 passes for 109 yards (21.3 points). The Los Angeles Rams defense (23 Pts Allowed, 361 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and Jimmy Garoppolo (322 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) led the way for Justin's Outstanding Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season Jones-ingForAKuppOfTeaHiggins have beaten Justin's Outstanding Team, after falling 121.12-78.68 in their last matchup. Jones-ingForAKuppOfTeaHiggins improve to 8-8 for the season, while Justin's Outstanding Team fall to 10-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Jones-ingForAKuppOfTeaHiggins   Justin's Outstanding Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Titans defense (17 Pts Allowed, 389 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 9 points against the 49ers in Week 16. Their scoring output was right around their 9.08-point projection. The Titans defense will face the Dolphins next week.
The Tennessee Titans defense

Top Player Comparison

Jones-ingForAKuppOfTeaHiggins
Points
% of total points 93.9
1
Tee Higgins
WR
43.4
15.05
46.2%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
21.3
24.34
22.7%
3
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
9
9.08
9.6%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
7.9
22.36
8.4%
Justin's Outstanding Team
Points
% of total points 82.48
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
18.5
10.7
22.4%
2
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
13.18
18.74
16%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
10.8
21.96
13.1%
4
DJ Moore
WR
10.5
13.35
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Jimmy Garoppolo had a 56-yard pass for Justin's Outstanding Team to contribute to a 25.28-9.00 lead for Justin's Outstanding Team.
Saturday
Jonathan Taylor had a 43-yard run for Justin's Outstanding Team to contribute to a 36.08-9.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Tee Higgins had a 52-yard catch for Jones-ingForAKuppOfTeaHiggins to contribute to an 80.00-74.08 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Jones-ingForAKuppOfTeaHiggins   Justin's Outstanding Team

What If

Jones-ingForAKuppOfTeaHiggins would have beaten only one other team besides Justin's Outstanding Team this week.
Justin's Outstanding Team would have lost to six other teams besides Jones-ingForAKuppOfTeaHiggins this week.
If they played Justin's Outstanding Team every week, Jones-ingForAKuppOfTeaHiggins would be 9-7 this season.
Jones-ingForAKuppOfTeaHiggins would be 8-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Justin's Outstanding Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Jones-ingForAKuppOfTeaHiggins, Justin's Outstanding Team would be 6-8.
If Jones-ingForAKuppOfTeaHiggins had played every team in the league each week, they would be 118-106.
If they played every team every week, Justin's Outstanding Team would be 92-132.

Coach Talk

Jones-ingForAKuppOfTeaHiggins
Hey, this sport is all about creating mismatches, right? We really took that to heart this week by doubling up Justin's Outstanding Team at the wide receiver position (64.7 points to 27.9).
Justin's Outstanding Team
Talk about under-utilized. As a group, the starting RBs for Justin's Outstanding Team collectively logged only zero catches on three measly targets this past week.