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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Chris's Fabulous Team
8-8 147.66
115.66
 
VS
proj
Maddie's First-Class Team
66.36 6-10
96.82

Chris's Fabulous Team hand Maddie's First-Class Team fourth straight loss in 147.66-66.36 beatdown

Chris's Fabulous Team cruised to a 147.66-66.36 win to hand Maddie's First-Class Team their fourth straight loss. Chris's Fabulous Team earned a 54.4-point lead on Saturday behind 56 points from CeeDee Lamb (10 Rec, 120 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and George Kittle (6 Rec, 120 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and never looked back. Terry McLaurin (4 Rec, 77 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Travis Kelce (6 Rec, 113 Rec Yds) led the way for Maddie's First-Class Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season Chris's Fabulous Team have taken down Maddie's First-Class Team, after winning 120.14-114.78 in their last matchup. Chris's Fabulous Team improve to 8-8 for the season, while Maddie's First-Class Team fall to 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Chris's Fabulous Team   Maddie's First-Class Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Browns in Week 16, the Saints defense allowed only 10 points, surrendered 249 yards, and intercepted a pass. In doing so, they put up 8 points to scored 9.9% higher than their 7.28-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Chris's Fabulous Team this week. Next week, the Saints will go up against the Eagles.
The New Orleans Saints defense

Top Player Comparison

Chris's Fabulous Team
Points
% of total points 147.66
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
29
14.93
19.6%
2
George Kittle
TE
27
11.06
18.3%
3
Jaylen Waddle
WR
22.8
13.36
15.4%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
22.8
11.38
15.4%
Maddie's First-Class Team
Points
% of total points 66.36
1
Terry McLaurin
WR
15.7
9.6
23.7%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
14.3
16.52
21.5%
3
Gabe Davis
WR
10
8.87
15.1%
4
Derek Carr
QB
9.36
15.39
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were multiple players with big-time plays for both teams Saturday, but after all was said and done, Chris's Fabulous Team became the proud owner of a 116.86-62.46 lead. George Kittle had a 34-yard touchdown catch and a 33-yard touchdown catch for Chris's Fabulous Team, while CeeDee Lamb had a 36-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Terry McLaurin had a 51-yard catch for Maddie's First-Class Team, while Travis Kelce had a 52-yard catch.
Sunday Early
Jaylen Waddle had an 84-yard touchdown catch for Chris's Fabulous Team, helping the team to a 139.66-66.36 lead.

Points By Position

  Chris's Fabulous Team   Maddie's First-Class Team

StatSmack

Maddie's First-Class Team are under .500 against Chris's Fabulous Team this season, with a record of 1-2.
History is repeating itself. In three games vs Maddie's First-Class Team this season, Chris's Fabulous Team have averaged more points (111.87) than they usually score this season (101.18).
Maddie's First-Class Team are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last four matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Chris's Fabulous Team are doing a better job of that, averaging 101.18 versus Maddie's First-Class Team's 95.76.
Once Chris's Fabulous Team put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Maddie's First-Class Team (4 vs 2).
Chris's Fabulous Team are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (1) than Maddie's First-Class Team (2).
Chris's Fabulous Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Maddie's First-Class Team (8 vs 5).
By position, Chris's Fabulous Team have outscored Maddie's First-Class Team at RB, WR, and DEF this season.
The starters for Chris's Fabulous Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Maddie's First-Class Team (2).
Hey Maddie's First-Class Team, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Chris's Fabulous Team
Football is all about exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by almost tripling Maddie's First-Class Team at the wide receiver position (74.6 points to 26.8).
Maddie's First-Class Team
Wait, our quarterback tossed three interceptions and just a single touchdown? I suppose we've stumbled upon a fork in the road here: Was Derek Carr actually that out-of-sync with his receivers, or were the Steelers just that good defending the pass?