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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Smooth Criminal
7-9 143.78
117.27
 
VS
proj
Death Proof
61.44 8-8
97.03

Smooth Criminal outperform predictions, knock off Death Proof in 143.78-61.44 rout

Smooth Criminal stepped up, cruising to a 143.78-61.44 win over Death Proof, who fell short of projections. Smooth Criminal never trailed in this one after earning a 9.70-point lead on Thursday behind Travis Etienne Jr. (12.7 points). Joe Mixon (65 Rush Yds, 43 Rec Yds) and Tom Brady (281 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) did their part for Death Proof in the loss. This marks the second time this season Smooth Criminal have beaten Death Proof, after falling 134.14-96.64 in their last matchup. Smooth Criminal improve to 7-9 for the season, while Death Proof fall to 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Smooth Criminal   Death Proof

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Vikings in Week 16, Barkley racked up 133 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 23.3 points to scored 64.0% higher than his 14.21-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Smooth Criminal this week. Next week, Barkley will battle the Colts.
Saquon Barkley

Top Player Comparison

Smooth Criminal
Points
% of total points 143.78
1
T.J. Hockenson
TE
29.4
9.91
20.4%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
28.98
20.35
20.2%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
23.3
14.21
16.2%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
15.9
13.35
11.1%
Death Proof
Points
% of total points 61.44
1
Joe Mixon
RB
14.3
12.97
23.3%
2
Tom Brady
QB
13.34
18.25
21.7%
3
Mike Williams
WR
9.6
10.78
15.6%
4
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
8
7.09
13%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Dak Prescott had a 36-yard touchdown pass and a 52-yard pass for Smooth Criminal, while Saquon Barkley had a 27-yard touchdown run to contribute to a 119.88-38.50 lead for Smooth Criminal.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a 44-yard pass for Death Proof, who trailed 127.88-51.84 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Smooth Criminal   Death Proof

Game Notes

Six of the 10 starters on Smooth Criminal exceeded their projected point totals.
Death Proof had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Death Proof can partially blame the loss on Dameon Pierce, who didn't score any points.
Smooth Criminal had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Death Proof.
Smooth Criminal put up more points than their season scoring average (110.89) while Death Proof fell short of theirs (109.29).
Smooth Criminal put up more points than their projected total, while Death Proof failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 82.34-point margin is the largest in the league this season.
The win snaps a two-match losing skid for Smooth Criminal.
Not only did Smooth Criminal win, but they also easily covered the 20.24-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Smooth Criminal moves to (4-6), while Death Proof falls to (5-4).
Despite the loss, Joe Mixon put up 14.3 points, the fifth-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Smooth Criminal
Creating mismatches is a huge key to success in football. Not only did we double up Death Proof at RB (40.1 points to 19.8), we also doubled them at QB (28.98 to 13.34).
Death Proof
Wait, our quarterback threw two interceptions and just a single touchdown? Maybe we need to go back and review the game tape: Was Tom Brady actually that off-rhythm with his receiving crew, or were the Cardinals just that strong against the pass?