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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
NEVER LOOK BACK
8-8 131.86
146.95
 
VS
proj
Eyeshield 21
119.4 7-8
153.36

Back-and-forth battle ends with NEVER LOOK BACK coming back to beat Eyeshield 21, 131.86-119.40

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, NEVER LOOK BACK earned a come-from-behind victory over Eyeshield 21, staging a comeback to earn a 131.86-119.40 win. Trailing 119.40-104.46 heading into Monday night, NEVER LOOK BACK came storming back behind Keenan Allen (17.4 points) and Kwity Paye (10). Alvin Kamara (76 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 34 Rec Yds) and Lavonte David (10 Tackles) led the charge for Eyeshield 21 in defeat. This marks the second time this season NEVER LOOK BACK have knocked off Eyeshield 21, after winning 140.01-130.3 in their last matchup. NEVER LOOK BACK improve to 8-8 for the season, while Eyeshield 21 fall to 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  NEVER LOOK BACK   Eyeshield 21

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 299 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Giants, Cousins recorded 24.16 points this week. His scoring output was 28.2% more than his 18.85-point projection and was higher than his 17.65-point season scoring average. Cousins ranks #9 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
Kirk Cousins

Top Player Comparison

NEVER LOOK BACK
Points
% of total points 131.86
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
24.16
18.85
18.3%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
22.8
13.36
17.3%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
17.4
13.34
13.2%
4
Najee Harris
RB
14
11.17
10.6%
Eyeshield 21
Points
% of total points 119.4
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
18
13.45
15.1%
2
Lavonte David
LB
17.25
15.23
14.4%
3
Tyrann Mathieu
FS
15.75
10.89
13.2%
4
Isaiah Simmons
LB
13.5
14.02
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after all was said and done, NEVER LOOK BACK emerged with a 93.21-87.75 lead. For NEVER LOOK BACK, Jaylen Waddle had an 84-yard touchdown catch. Tyreek Hill made the highlight reel for Eyeshield 21 with a 52-yard catch.

Points By Position

  NEVER LOOK BACK   Eyeshield 21

Game Notes

NEVER LOOK BACK won even though only four of their 12 starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Eyeshield 21 had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Eyeshield 21 ranked 11th in the league in points scored this week, while NEVER LOOK BACK ranked 9th.
The matchup's 12.46-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The victory snaps a two-game losing streak for NEVER LOOK BACK.
NEVER LOOK BACK moves to (3-1) in comeback games this season, while Eyeshield 21 falls to (0-5).

Coach Talk

NEVER LOOK BACK
Assembling a lineup that registered nearly 132 points this past week... we consider that to be a job well done.
Eyeshield 21
Unless Eyeshield 21 wants to go full diva-mode, then "not getting enough opportunities" won't cut it as an excuse this week. Our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) collectively saw a grand total of 30 targets in Week 16. With just 13 total catches, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.