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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Clay's #1 Team
8-8 100.16
103.97
 
VS
proj
Bryan's Magnificent Team
95.9 7-9
108.32

Bryan's Magnificent Team fall short of expectations, succumb to Clay's #1 Team in 100.16-95.90 nailbiter

There's no easy way to put it, Bryan's Magnificent Team didn't do their job, at least according to projections, as Clay's #1 Team came back for a 100.16-95.90 win. Trailing 95.90-74.46 heading into Sunday night, Clay's #1 Team came storming back behind Leonard Fournette (20.7 points) and the Arizona Cardinals defense (5). Justin Jefferson (25.3 points) and Tua Tagovailoa (13.4) did everything they could for Bryan's Magnificent Team in defeat. This marks the second time this season Clay's #1 Team have knocked off Bryan's Magnificent Team, after winning 112.52-106.2 in their last matchup. Clay's #1 Team improve to 8-8 for the season, while Bryan's Magnificent Team fall to 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Clay's #1 Team   Bryan's Magnificent Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 8.57 points, Maher more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 18 points as the Cowboys beat the Eagles 40-34. He made all 4 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the third-highest percentage of any K in the league this season. Next week, Maher will play the Titans.
Brett Maher

Top Player Comparison

Clay's #1 Team
Points
% of total points 100.16
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
23.76
25.06
23.7%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
20.7
10.88
20.7%
3
Brett Maher
K
18
8.57
18%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
13.3
14.1
13.3%
Bryan's Magnificent Team
Points
% of total points 95.9
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
25.3
20.87
26.4%
2
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
13.4
20
14%
3
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
12.7
13.03
13.2%
4
Michael Gallup
WR
11.6
8.72
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Patrick Mahomes had a 52-yard pass for Clay's #1 Team, while A.J. Brown had a 48-yard catch for the team, who trailed 82.50-74.46 after Saturday's games.
Sunday Early
Tua Tagovailoa had an 84-yard touchdown pass and a 52-yard pass for Bryan's Magnificent Team, contributing to a 95.90-74.46 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Leonard Fournette had a 44-yard catch for Clay's #1 Team, helping the team to a 100.16-95.90 lead.

Points By Position

  Clay's #1 Team   Bryan's Magnificent Team

StatSmack

Bryan's Magnificent Team have a losing record against Clay's #1 Team this season, with a record of 1-2.
Clay's #1 Team have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Bryan's Magnificent Team (1 vs 0).
By position, Clay's #1 Team have outscored Bryan's Magnificent Team at QB, RB, and TE this season.
The starters for Clay's #1 Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Bryan's Magnificent Team (2).
Hey Bryan's Magnificent Team, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Clay's #1 Team
Sure, we ultimately earned the win, but we can't deny it, Clay's #1 Team. Our wide receivers were utterly outplayed this past week. A.J. Brown (103 total yards, no TDs) logged just 17.5 points in Week 16. The starting wideouts for Bryan's Magnificent Team doubled us up with a score of 39.4.
Bryan's Magnificent Team
"Not seeing enough looks" isn't a reasonable excuse this week for Bryan's Magnificent Team. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 37 times in Week 16. With just 21 total catches, this group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.