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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
#1 Dirty Bird
11-5 118.4
108.68
 
VS
proj
2LEGIT
98.06 10-6
103.13

#1 Dirty Bird defeat 2LEGIT in 118.40-98.06 runaway

#1 Dirty Bird scored an easy victory over 2LEGIT, cruising to a 118.40-98.06 win. 2LEGIT earned a 15.26-point lead on Thursday, but #1 Dirty Bird held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Joe Burrow, who passed for 375 yards and 3 touchdowns for 25.5 points, and Devin Singletary, who racked up 125 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (19.5 points). Trevor Lawrence (18.26 points) and Terry McLaurin (15.7) did everything they could for 2LEGIT in the loss. This marks the first time this season #1 Dirty Bird have taken down 2LEGIT, after falling 122-69.44 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  #1 Dirty Bird   2LEGIT

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 40-34 win over the Eagles, Maher scored 18 points to more-than-double his 8.57-point projection. He made all 4 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on #1 Dirty Bird this week. Next week, Maher will battle the Titans.
Brett Maher

Top Player Comparison

#1 Dirty Bird
Points
% of total points 118.4
1
Joe Burrow
QB
25.5
20.49
21.5%
2
Devin Singletary
RB
19.5
10.19
16.5%
3
Brett Maher
K
18
8.57
15.2%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
12.8
18.29
10.8%
2LEGIT
Points
% of total points 98.06
1
Trevor Lawrence
QB
18.26
17.3
18.6%
2
Terry McLaurin
WR
15.7
9.6
16%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
14.3
16.52
14.6%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
14
6.37
14.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had several players with big-time plays Saturday, but it was #1 Dirty Bird who owned the lead, 108.80-93.66. Joe Burrow had a 23-yard touchdown pass for #1 Dirty Bird, while Devin Singletary had a 33-yard touchdown run. Meanwhile, Terry McLaurin had a 51-yard catch for 2LEGIT, while Travis Kelce had a 52-yard catch.

Points By Position

  #1 Dirty Bird   2LEGIT

What If

#1 Dirty Bird would have beaten four other teams besides 2LEGIT this week.
2LEGIT would have lost to five other teams besides #1 Dirty Bird this week.
If they played 2LEGIT every week, #1 Dirty Bird would be 10-6 this season.
#1 Dirty Bird would be 13-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as 2LEGIT.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as #1 Dirty Bird, 2LEGIT would be 10-4.
If #1 Dirty Bird had played every team in the league each week, they would be 95-47.
If they played every team every week, 2LEGIT would be 82-59-1.

Coach Talk

#1 Dirty Bird
Mission accomplished, #1 Dirty Bird. Good job deploying a lineup that netted over 118 points this past matchup.
2LEGIT
Well, we certainly can't gripe about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? Our trio of pass-catchers (two WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 21 times in Week 16. With just 13 total receptions, that group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.