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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
The Mid Rounders
13-3 132.06
119.55
 
VS
proj
The dirty birds
129.3 8-8
127.01

The Mid Rounders come back to knock off The dirty birds for fourth straight win in 132.06-129.30 battle

The Mid Rounders extended their win streak to four games with a come-from-behind victory over The dirty birds, rallying to earn a 132.06-129.30 win. Trailing 129.30-107.56 heading into Monday night, The Mid Rounders charged back behind the Los Angeles Chargers defense (20.5 points) and Chase McLaughlin (4). CeeDee Lamb (10 Rec, 120 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Gardner Minshew II (355 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) did everything they could for The dirty birds in defeat. This marks the first time this season The Mid Rounders have taken down The dirty birds, after falling 161.78-108.4 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  The Mid Rounders   The dirty birds

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Chargers defense (3 Pts Allowed, 173 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) scored 20.5 points in a 20-3 win over the Colts in Week 16. Their scoring output nearly doubled their 10.56-point projection and was much higher than their 9.61-point season scoring average. The Chargers defense will face the Rams next week.
The Los Angeles Chargers defense

Top Player Comparison

The Mid Rounders
Points
% of total points 132.06
1
Tee Higgins
WR
26.8
13.71
20.3%
2
Daniel Jones
QB
20.76
16.15
15.7%
3
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
20.5
10.56
15.5%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
19
15.07
14.4%
The dirty birds
Points
% of total points 129.3
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
34
17.9
26.3%
2
Gardner Minshew II
QB
22.7
16.39
17.6%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
16
11.91
12.4%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
14.3
15.33
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments Saturday, but it was The dirty birds who grabbed the lead, 113.60-107.56. For The Mid Rounders, A.J. Brown had a 48-yard catch. CeeDee Lamb had a 36-yard touchdown catch for The dirty birds, while Gardner Minshew II had a 48-yard pass.

Points By Position

  The Mid Rounders   The dirty birds

What If

The Mid Rounders would have beaten six other teams besides The dirty birds this week.
The dirty birds would not have lost to any other team in the league besides The Mid Rounders this week.
If they played The dirty birds every week, The Mid Rounders would be 11-5 this season.
The Mid Rounders would be 11-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The dirty birds.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Mid Rounders, The dirty birds would be 6-8.
If The Mid Rounders had played every team in the league each week, they would be 158-66.
If they played every team every week, The dirty birds would be 112-112.

Coach Talk

The Mid Rounders
Hey, we do appreciate the confidence this past week, The Mid Rounders. Deploying a starter with zero points (Gerald Everett), while still earning the win... talk about arrogant.
The dirty birds
Talk about old-school ground n' pound: As a group, the starting RBs for The dirty birds collectively logged only two targets this past week.