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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Slower Clap
6-10 144.76
123.42
 
VS
proj
C Kupp
129.84 7-8
134.39

Slower Clap earn win against C Kupp, 144.76-129.84

Slower Clap brought their A game, coming out on top with a 144.76-129.84 win over C Kupp, who fell short of projections. Slower Clap jumped out to a 39.56-point lead on Thursday behind impressive showings from Trevor Lawrence and Evan Engram. Lawrence passed for 229 yards and ran for 51 yards and a touchdown for 24.26 points, while Engram caught 7 passes for 113 yards (15.3 points). C Kupp bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Jaylen Waddle (23.3 points) and Raheem Mostert (5.9). Unphased, Slower Clap rallied later that afternoon, as Latavius Murray (9 points) put them back on top for good. This marks the second time this season Slower Clap have taken down C Kupp, after winning 134.32-122.38 in their last matchup. Slower Clap improve to 6-10 for the season, while C Kupp fall to 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Slower Clap   C Kupp

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 113 yards against the Jets, Engram tallied 15.3 points this week. His scoring output was 81.7% more than his 8.42-point projection and was much higher than his 8.25-point season scoring average. Engram ranks #5 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Texans next week.
Evan Engram

Top Player Comparison

Slower Clap
Points
% of total points 144.76
1
James Conner
RB
25
15.4
17.3%
2
Trevor Lawrence
QB
24.26
20.72
16.8%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
22.8
11.95
15.8%
4
Evan Engram
TE
15.3
8.42
10.6%
C Kupp
Points
% of total points 129.84
1
Jaylen Waddle
WR
23.3
14.27
17.9%
2
Brett Maher
K
18
8.56
13.9%
3
Jakobi Meyers
WR
17.3
9.4
13.3%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
16.2
16.14
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Jakobi Meyers had a 48-yard touchdown catch for C Kupp, while Brandon Aiyuk had a 54-yard catch for the team, who trailed 100.26-72.40 after Saturday's games.
Sunday Early
Jaylen Waddle had an 84-yard touchdown catch for C Kupp, helping the team to a 101.60-100.26 lead.
Sunday Night
There were players with big-time plays for both teams on Sunday night, but it was Slower Clap who took the lead, 144.76-120.84. For Slower Clap, James Conner had a 22-yard touchdown run. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for C Kupp with a 44-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Slower Clap   C Kupp

What If

Slower Clap would have beaten six other teams besides C Kupp this week.
C Kupp would have lost to five other teams besides Slower Clap this week.
If Slower Clap played C Kupp every week this season, they'd be 6-9.
Slower Clap would be 5-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as C Kupp.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Slower Clap, C Kupp would be 7-6.
If Slower Clap had played every team in the league each week, they would be 54-118.
If they played every team every week, C Kupp would be 81-84.

Coach Talk

Slower Clap
Kudos to you, Slower Clap. Nice job deploying a team that won by almost 15 points this past matchup.
C Kupp
With four catches on only five targets this past week, the starting RBs for C Kupp clearly should look into why their QBs are giving them the silent treatment.