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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Chasing Greatness
7-8 245.7
246.53
 
VS
proj
Sacked N’ Fumble
220.66 5-10
185.29

Sacked N’ Fumble lose to Chasing Greatness 245.70-220.66 despite defying projections

Chasing Greatness fell short of projections while Sacked N’ Fumble beat expectations, but it wasn't enough to swing the result. Predicted to prevail by a score of 246.53-185.29, Chasing Greatness secured a 245.70-220.66 victory over Sacked N’ Fumble. Chasing Greatness never trailed in this one after taking a 45.40-point lead on Thursday behind Evan Engram (18.3 points) and Foye Oluokun (15). Alex Singleton (33 points) and Tyler Higbee (30.4) were the top scorers for Sacked N’ Fumble in the loss. This marks the second time this season Chasing Greatness have beaten Sacked N’ Fumble, after winning 226.74-172.42 in their last matchup. Chasing Greatness improve to 7-8 for the season, while Sacked N’ Fumble fall to 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Chasing Greatness   Sacked N’ Fumble

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Engram overachieved for the ninth time this season, scoring 18.3 points against his 10.12-point projection. During a 19-3 win over the Jets, he caught 7 passes for 113 yards . Engram ranks #5 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Texans next week.
Evan Engram

Top Player Comparison

Chasing Greatness
Points
% of total points 245.7
1
Jaylen Waddle
WR
25.3
16.3
10.3%
2
Sam Darnold
QB
21.9
12.84
8.9%
3
Logan Wilson
LB
21
17.35
8.5%
4
DJ Moore
WR
20.1
11.58
8.2%
Sacked N’ Fumble
Points
% of total points 220.66
1
Alex Singleton
LB
33
16.25
15%
2
Tyler Higbee
TE
30.4
6.78
13.8%
3
George Kittle
TE
30
13.01
13.6%
4
Fred Warner
LB
21
14.42
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were several players with highlight-reel plays on both teams Saturday, after which Chasing Greatness became the proud owner of a 204.00-131.70 lead. Sam Darnold found DJ Moore for a 47-yard pass for Chasing Greatness. Darnold also lit up the scoreboard with a 43-yard pass. Meanwhile, George Kittle had a 34-yard touchdown catch and a 33-yard touchdown catch for Sacked N’ Fumble, while Brandon Aiyuk had a 54-yard catch.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Chasing Greatness emerged with a 229.30-146.00 lead. For Chasing Greatness, Jaylen Waddle had an 84-yard touchdown catch. Tyreek Hill made the highlight reel for Sacked N’ Fumble with a 52-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Chasing Greatness   Sacked N’ Fumble

Game Notes

Chasing Greatness had nine of their 17 starters exceed their projected point totals.
Sacked N’ Fumble had only eight of their 17 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Sacked N’ Fumble even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
The three highest scorers for Sacked N’ Fumble scored more points than Jaylen Waddle, the leading scorer for Chasing Greatness.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Chasing Greatness got the victory despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Sacked N’ Fumble exceeded their projection.
The matchup's 25.04-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Chasing Greatness. They got the W, but failed to cover the 61.24-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Alex Singleton registered 33 points, the highest scoring output for any LB this year.

Coach Talk

Chasing Greatness
Props to you, Chasing Greatness. Nice job fielding a starting crew that earned 245.7 points this past week.
Sacked N’ Fumble
Talk about under-utilized: The starting backfield for Sacked N’ Fumble failed to register a single target via the passing game this past week.