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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Next Man Up Yours
8-8 125.48
117.64
 
VS
proj
Lieutenant Dan
110.96 7-9
122.78

Next Man Up Yours top Lieutenant Dan for third straight win, 125.48-110.96

Next Man Up Yours extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Lieutenant Dan, coming out on top with a 125.48-110.96 win. Lieutenant Dan grabbed an 18.26-point lead on Thursday, but Next Man Up Yours held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Dak Prescott, who passed for 347 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 41 yards for 31.98 points, and Leonard Fournette, who racked up 162 yards from scrimmage (25.2 points). T.J. Hockenson (13 Rec, 109 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Trevor Lawrence (229 Pass Yds, 51 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) led the charge for Lieutenant Dan in the loss. This marks the second time this season Next Man Up Yours have beaten Lieutenant Dan, after winning 140.58-121.46 in their last matchup. Next Man Up Yours improve to 8-8 for the season, while Lieutenant Dan fall to 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Next Man Up Yours   Lieutenant Dan

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 4 of his FG attempts against the Eagles, Maher recorded 18 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.56-point projection and was much higher than his 9.1-point season scoring average. Maher ranks #73 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Brett Maher

Top Player Comparison

Next Man Up Yours
Points
% of total points 125.48
1
Dak Prescott
QB
31.98
22.46
25.5%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
25.2
12.6
20.1%
3
Brett Maher
K
18
8.56
14.3%
4
Pat Freiermuth
TE
13.6
9.98
10.8%
Lieutenant Dan
Points
% of total points 110.96
1
T.J. Hockenson
TE
35.9
12.48
32.4%
2
Trevor Lawrence
QB
18.26
18.9
16.5%
3
Najee Harris
RB
15.5
12.11
14%
4
Kenneth Walker III
RB
12.5
13.35
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Dak Prescott had a 36-yard touchdown pass and a 52-yard pass for Next Man Up Yours, who trailed 103.06-100.28 after Saturday's games.
Sunday Night
Leonard Fournette had a 44-yard catch for Next Man Up Yours, contributing to a 125.48-103.06 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Next Man Up Yours   Lieutenant Dan

Game Notes

Next Man Up Yours had five of their nine starters score higher than their projected point totals.
Lieutenant Dan had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Next Man Up Yours put up more points than their season scoring average (120.11) while Lieutenant Dan fell short of theirs (118.76).
Next Man Up Yours recorded more points than their projected total, while Lieutenant Dan fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 14.52-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
This defeat concludes a streak of two consecutive wins for Lieutenant Dan.
Despite the loss, T.J. Hockenson tallied 35.9 points, the third-highest scoring output for any tight end this year.

Coach Talk

Next Man Up Yours
Three RBs, two WRs, one TE, zero TDs: The six starting offensive position players on Next Man Up Yours combined to record a healthy 425 total yards. No one from that group was able to find paydirt in Week 16.
Lieutenant Dan
As we bid farewell to 2022, our coaching staff can look back on the fantasy season and appreciate all of the ups and the downs that came with it. Okay, well really just seven ups and nine downs, but still... Our coaching staff thanks you for spending a great year with us, and here's to 2023!