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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
JR Whitehead's Team
10-6 91.7
91.96
 
VS
proj
Midway Monsters
65.66 9-7
87.87

JR Whitehead's Team hand Midway Monsters third straight loss in 91.70-65.66 rout

JR Whitehead's Team rolled to a 91.70-65.66 win to hand Midway Monsters their third consecutive loss. JR Whitehead's Team never trailed in this one after nabbing a 7.64-point lead on Saturday behind George Kittle (24 points) and Deshaun Watson (12.8). Patrick Mahomes (224 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Matt Prater (3-3 FG, 56 long, 1-1 XP) led the charge for Midway Monsters in the loss. This marks the first time this season JR Whitehead's Team have knocked off Midway Monsters, after falling 75.6-69.28 in their last matchup. JR Whitehead's Team will look to keep winning in the Championship next week, while Midway Monsters attempt to rebound and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  JR Whitehead's Team   Midway Monsters

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ekeler overachieved for the eighth time this season, scoring 19.9 points against his 13.91-point projection. During a 20-3 win over the Colts, he racked up 79 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. Ekeler ranks #14 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Rams next week.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

JR Whitehead's Team
Points
% of total points 91.7
1
George Kittle
TE
24
9.11
26.2%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
19.9
13.91
21.7%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
12.8
17.23
14%
4
Rachaad White
RB
11.3
9.82
12.3%
Midway Monsters
Points
% of total points 65.66
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
23.76
25.07
36.2%
2
Matt Prater
K
14
7.72
21.3%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
10
8.24
15.2%
4
Allen Lazard
WR
6.1
6.24
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments Saturday, but it was JR Whitehead's Team who owned the lead, 49.80-42.16. For JR Whitehead's Team, George Kittle had a 34-yard touchdown catch and a 33-yard touchdown catch. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for Midway Monsters with a 52-yard pass.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but after all was said and done, JR Whitehead's Team had a 60.10-51.66 lead. For JR Whitehead's Team, Tyreek Hill had a 52-yard catch. Allen Lazard made the highlight reel for Midway Monsters with a 42-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Matt Prater had a 56-yard field goal and a 53-yard field goal for Midway Monsters, who trailed 71.80-65.66 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  JR Whitehead's Team   Midway Monsters

Game Notes

Just three of the nine starting players on JR Whitehead's Team exceeded their scoring projections.
Midway Monsters had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
JR Whitehead's Team put up more points than their season scoring average (85.19) while Midway Monsters fell short of theirs (84.52).
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
Midway Monsters ranked 3rd in the league in scoring this week, while JR Whitehead's Team put up the 2nd-best score.
Not only did JR Whitehead's Team win, but they also easily covered the 4.09-point projected margin of victory.
JR Whitehead's Team moves to (4-3) in blowout games this year, while Midway Monsters falls to (3-3).
On the losing side, Patrick Mahomes (23.76 points) recorded the fourth-best score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

JR Whitehead's Team
Football is all about spotting the mismatches. Fueled by stout performances by Austin Ekeler and Rachaad White, our squad certainly took that to heart this past week. We thoroughly outscored Midway Monsters at running back (31.2 points to 6.5). Ekeler had 79 total yards and two TDs, while White logged 53 yards.
Midway Monsters
Midway Monsters will find it tough to gripe about lack of opportunity this past week. Our pass-catching corps (three WR, one TE) were targeted a respectable 17 times in Week 16. With just 10 total receptions, this group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.