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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Auto Draft 2.0
10-4 137.76
119.08
 
VS
proj
craig's Official Team
89.4 11-3
117.57

Auto Draft 2.0 knock off craig's Official Team in 137.76-89.40 beatdown

Auto Draft 2.0 brought their A game and exceeded their projected point total, rolling to a 137.76-89.40 win over craig's Official Team, who fell short of projections. Auto Draft 2.0 nabbed a 49.76-point lead on Saturday behind standout showings from T.J. Hockenson (13 Rec, 109 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Patrick Mahomes (23.76) and never looked back. George Kittle (6 Rec, 120 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Tua Tagovailoa (310 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) carried the flag for craig's Official Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season Auto Draft 2.0 have beaten craig's Official Team, after falling 127.04-125.62 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Auto Draft 2.0   craig's Official Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Moore overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 17.6 points against his 9.52-point projection. During a 37-23 win over the Lions, he caught 5 passes for 83 yards and a touchdown. Moore ranks #77 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
DJ Moore

Top Player Comparison

Auto Draft 2.0
Points
% of total points 137.76
1
T.J. Hockenson
TE
29.4
9.91
21.3%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
23.76
25.06
17.2%
3
DJ Moore
WR
17.6
9.52
12.8%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
17.6
17.54
12.8%
craig's Official Team
Points
% of total points 89.4
1
George Kittle
TE
27
11.06
30.2%
2
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
13.4
20
15%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
13.3
14.1
14.9%
4
Jerick McKinnon
RB
11.3
13.85
12.6%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were multiple players with big-time moments for both teams Saturday, but after the smoke cleared, Auto Draft 2.0 owned a 121.86-72.10 lead. Patrick Mahomes had a 52-yard pass for Auto Draft 2.0, while DJ Moore had a 47-yard catch. Meanwhile, George Kittle had a 34-yard touchdown catch and a 33-yard touchdown catch for craig's Official Team, while A.J. Brown had a 48-yard catch.
Sunday Early
Tua Tagovailoa had an 84-yard touchdown pass and a 52-yard pass for craig's Official Team, who trailed 121.86-89.40 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  Auto Draft 2.0   craig's Official Team

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on Auto Draft 2.0 exceeded their projected point totals.
craig's Official Team had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
craig's Official Team can partially blame the loss on Nick Folk, who didn't score any points.
Auto Draft 2.0 put up more points than their season scoring average (116.47) while craig's Official Team fell short of theirs (106.21).
Auto Draft 2.0 recorded more points than their projected total, while craig's Official Team fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 48.36-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The defeat snaps a three-game unbeaten streak for craig's Official Team.
Not only did Auto Draft 2.0 win, but they also covered the 1.51-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Auto Draft 2.0 moves to (6-3), while craig's Official Team falls to (6-1).
Despite the loss, George Kittle tallied 27 points, the fifth-highest score for a TE this season.

Coach Talk

Auto Draft 2.0
Identifying mismatches is a huge component to winning in football. Case in point: we really emphasized that by doubling up craig's Official Team at running back this past week (31.9 points to 15.2).
craig's Official Team
Well, craig's Official Team, this week's problem was pretty easy to identify. Going with Nick Folk in a fantasy matchup where your opposition put up 137.76 points... let's all just move on from this and assume it's not going to happen again?