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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Pac Men
7-9 88.06
112.73
 
VS
proj
What’s dat smell like?
81.96 7-9
117.88

Pac Men come back to defeat What’s dat smell like? 88.06-81.96 despite falling short of expectations

Both teams failed to bring their A game, falling short of their projected point totals, but Pac Men did enough to beat What’s dat smell like?, coming from behind to earn an 88.06-81.96 win. Pac Men trailed 81.96-50.66 heading into Monday night, but the unit roared back behind Austin Ekeler (67 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 12 Rec Yds) and Mike Williams (4 Rec, 76 Rec Yds). Patrick Mahomes (224 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Derrick Henry (126 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) carried the flag for What’s dat smell like? in the loss. This marks the second time this season Pac Men have beaten What’s dat smell like?, after falling 136.52-107.36 in their last matchup. Pac Men improve to 7-9 for the season, while What’s dat smell like? fall to 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Pac Men   What’s dat smell like?

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 4 of his FG attempts against the Eagles, Maher scored 18 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.57-point projection and was much higher than his 9.5-point season scoring average. Maher ranks #73 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Brett Maher

Top Player Comparison

Pac Men
Points
% of total points 88.06
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
21.9
16.69
24.9%
2
Brett Maher
K
18
8.57
20.4%
3
Dawson Knox
TE
11.3
8.33
12.8%
4
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
11.1
14.12
12.6%
What’s dat smell like?
Points
% of total points 81.96
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
23.76
25.06
29%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
17.6
17.54
21.5%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
11.6
12.74
14.2%
4
David Montgomery
RB
8.4
9.85
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were players with standout plays for both teams Saturday, but after all was said and done, What’s dat smell like? emerged with an 81.96-50.26 lead. For Pac Men, Justin Fields had a 44-yard pass. Patrick Mahomes had a 52-yard pass for What’s dat smell like?, while Derrick Henry had a 48-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Pac Men   What’s dat smell like?

What If

Pac Men would not have beaten any other team in the league besides What’s dat smell like? this week.
What’s dat smell like? would have lost to six other teams besides Pac Men this week.
If Pac Men played What’s dat smell like? every week this season, they'd be 8-8.
Pac Men would be 6-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as What’s dat smell like?.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Pac Men, What’s dat smell like? would be 6-7.
If Pac Men had played every team in the league each week, they would be 71-71.
If they played every team every week, What’s dat smell like? would be 79-63.

Coach Talk

Pac Men
Earning the win is most important, Pac Men, but we've also identified one spot where we can improve as a team. Our quarterback was utterly overmatched this past week. Our one men under center combined for only 9.86 points in Week 16, while the QBs for What’s dat smell like? doubled us up with a score of 23.76.
What’s dat smell like?
Unless What’s dat smell like? wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not seeing enough opportunities" isn't really an excuse this time around. Our pass-catching corps (three WR, one TE) collectively got a grand total of 29 targets in Week 16. With only 15 total catches, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.