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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Quaid-er-ade
9-7 121.96
88.91
 
VS
proj
Shake n' Bake
65.01 7-8
95.2

Quaid-er-ade earn win over Shake n' Bake in 121.96-65.01 blowout

Quaid-er-ade stepped up and beat their projected point total, cruising to a 121.96-65.01 win over Shake n' Bake, who fell short of projections. Shake n' Bake jumped out to an 18.01-point lead on Thursday behind Trevor Lawrence, who passed for 229 yards and ran for 51 yards and a touchdown. But Quaid-er-ade held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Kirk Cousins (299 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Saquon Barkley (84 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 49 Rec Yds). This marks the first time this season Quaid-er-ade have taken down Shake n' Bake, after falling 95.03-70.21 in their last matchup. Quaid-er-ade improve to 9-7 for the season, while Shake n' Bake fall to 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Quaid-er-ade   Shake n' Bake

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Eagles defense (40 Pts Allowed, 419 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) scored 10 points against the Cowboys in Week 16. They nearly tripled their 3.46-point projection and overachieved for the sixth time this season. The Eagles defense ranks #88 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
The Philadelphia Eagles defense

Top Player Comparison

Quaid-er-ade
Points
% of total points 121.96
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
29.16
21.98
23.9%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
19.3
13.4
15.8%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
17
11.83
13.9%
4
DJ Moore
WR
15.1
7.47
12.4%
Shake n' Bake
Points
% of total points 65.01
1
Trevor Lawrence
QB
18.01
19.18
27.7%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
10.3
11.35
15.8%
3
Najee Harris
RB
9.5
10.23
14.6%
4
Cameron Dicker
K
8
9.99
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with standout plays Saturday, but after the results were tallied, Quaid-er-ade had a 118.06-57.01 lead. Saquon Barkley had a 27-yard touchdown run for Quaid-er-ade, while DJ Moore had a 47-yard catch. A.J. Brown made the highlight reel for Shake n' Bake with a 48-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Quaid-er-ade   Shake n' Bake

StatSmack

Shake n' Bake are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than Quaid-er-ade (5 vs 4).
Quaid-er-ade see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Shake n' Bake (0).
Quaid-er-ade have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Shake n' Bake (2 vs 0).
By position, Quaid-er-ade have outscored Shake n' Bake at RB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Quaid-er-ade has a higher average scoring margin (6) than Shake n' Bake this season (-5).
The starters for Quaid-er-ade had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Shake n' Bake (1).
Hey Shake n' Bake, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Quaid-er-ade
The key to success in football is exploiting the mismatches. Case in point: we really took that to heart by tripling Shake n' Bake at running back this past week (36.3 points to 10.9).
Shake n' Bake
Three WRs, two RBs, one TE, zero TDs: The six starting offensive skill players on Shake n' Bake combined to register a whopping 380 total yards. None of those starters could get into the end zone in Week 16.