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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
The Under Dawgs
10-6 171.3
170.24
 
VS
proj
JustToGetBy
139.9 10-6
162.68

JustToGetBy come up short of predictions, lose to The Under Dawgs, 171.3-139.9

There's no easy way to put it, JustToGetBy dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as The Under Dawgs secured a 171.3-139.9 win. The Under Dawgs never trailed in this one after earning a 10.5-point lead on Thursday behind C.J. Mosley. T.J. Hockenson (35.4 points) and DeVonta Smith (34.3) were the leading scorers for JustToGetBy in the loss. This marks the first time this season The Under Dawgs have taken down JustToGetBy, after falling 183.92-131.56 in their last matchup. The Under Dawgs improve to 10-6 for the season, while JustToGetBy fall to 10-6.

Matchup Timeline

  The Under Dawgs   JustToGetBy

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Goff overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 47.7 points against his 35.2-point projection. In a 37-23 loss to the Panthers, he passed for 355 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 15 yards. Goff ranks #15 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
Jared Goff

Top Player Comparison

The Under Dawgs
Points
% of total points 171.3
1
Jared Goff
QB
47.7
35.2
27.8%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
18.3
20.87
10.7%
3
Najee Harris
RB
17.5
15.22
10.2%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16.6
15.69
9.7%
JustToGetBy
Points
% of total points 139.9
1
T.J. Hockenson
TE
35.4
12.56
25.3%
2
DeVonta Smith
WR
34.3
14.18
24.5%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
17.5
37.65
12.5%
4
Mike Williams
WR
13.6
13.34
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Jared Goff had a 56-yard pass and a 51-yard pass for The Under Dawgs, while Travis Kelce had a 52-yard catch, contributing to a 161.4-108.8 lead for The Under Dawgs.

Points By Position

  The Under Dawgs   JustToGetBy

What If

The Under Dawgs would have beaten five other teams besides JustToGetBy this week.
JustToGetBy would have lost to five other teams besides The Under Dawgs this week.
The Under Dawgs would be 6-10 if they played JustToGetBy every week.
The Under Dawgs would be 7-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as JustToGetBy.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Under Dawgs, JustToGetBy would be 8-6.
If The Under Dawgs had played every team in the league each week, they would be 63-75.
If they played every team every week, JustToGetBy would be 76-62.

Coach Talk

The Under Dawgs
Hey, football is all about creating mismatches, right? Thanks to a stellar outing from Jared Goff, we thoroughly outplayed JustToGetBy at the quarterback position this past week (47.7 points to 17.5). Goff went 25-for-42 for 355 yards and three TDs in a 37-23 loss to the Panthers.
JustToGetBy
Luckily, this week's problem isn't exactly rocket science, JustToGetBy. Starting Chris Olave in a tough fantasy matchup... let's aim to play with a full deck of cards next time?