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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Ja'Marrio Bros.
8-7 135.6
142.3
 
VS
proj
Fool's Gould
97.36 2-14
105.5

Ja'Marrio Bros. hand Fool's Gould seventh straight loss in 135.60-97.36 drubbing

Ja'Marrio Bros. cruised to a 135.60-97.36 win to hand Fool's Gould their seventh consecutive loss. Fool's Gould earned a 0.70-point lead on Thursday, but Ja'Marrio Bros. held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by George Kittle (6 Rec, 120 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Leonard Fournette (72 Rush Yds, 90 Rec Yds). Kirk Cousins (299 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Taysom Hill (56 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) led the way for Fool's Gould in the loss. This marks the second time this season Ja'Marrio Bros. have gotten the best of Fool's Gould, after winning 124.32-118.62 in their last matchup. Ja'Marrio Bros. improve to 8-7 for the season, while Fool's Gould fall to 2-14.

Matchup Timeline

  Ja'Marrio Bros.   Fool's Gould

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Moore overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 20.1 points against his 10.58-point projection. In 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

Ja'Marrio Bros.
Points
% of total points 135.6
1
George Kittle
TE
29
11.43
21.4%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
21.2
12.03
15.6%
3
DJ Moore
WR
20.1
10.58
14.8%
4
AJ Dillon
RB
12.8
11.07
9.4%
Fool's Gould
Points
% of total points 97.36
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
31.16
22.7
32%
2
Taysom Hill
TE
15.6
9.81
16%
3
Isiah Pacheco
RB
12
13.53
12.3%
4
Dawson Knox
TE
11.8
8.69
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
George Kittle had a 34-yard touchdown catch and a 33-yard touchdown catch for Ja'Marrio Bros., while DJ Moore had a 47-yard catch to contribute to a 90.20-82.86 lead for Ja'Marrio Bros..
Sunday Night
Leonard Fournette had a 44-yard catch for Ja'Marrio Bros. to contribute to a 124.20-97.36 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Ja'Marrio Bros.   Fool's Gould

StatSmack

Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Fool's Gould. They've dropped their last seven matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Fool's Gould need some help then, averaging just 109.41 versus Ja'Marrio Bros.'s 131.63.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Ja'Marrio Bros. (8-7) have a better record than Fool's Gould (2-14).
Even the machines think Ja'Marrio Bros. have better players. They have a higher projected points average (136.06) than Fool's Gould (112.38).
Ja'Marrio Bros. don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Fool's Gould (4 vs 1).
Ja'Marrio Bros. have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Fool's Gould (1 vs 0).
By position, Ja'Marrio Bros. have outscored Fool's Gould at QB, RB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Ja'Marrio Bros. had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Fool's Gould (0).
Hey Fool's Gould, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Ja'Marrio Bros.
Hey, the key to football is creating and exploiting the mismatches, right? We really took that to heart this week by tripling Fool's Gould at the wide receiver position (48.8 points to 14.6).
Fool's Gould
There's a distinct possibility that Fool's Gould may be a better GM in real football than in fantasy. With just 16 total targets in Week 16, their four wide receivers apparently helped their teams' causes by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.