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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
McmANUS Foreplay
11-5 120.06
115.11
 
VS
proj
Tiny Towels
104.96 10-5
122.95

Tiny Towels come up short of expectations, succumb to McmANUS Foreplay, 120.06-104.96

Tiny Towels fell short of projections, as McmANUS Foreplay emerged victorious with a 120.06-104.96 win. McmANUS Foreplay never trailed in this one after earning a 15.70-point lead on Thursday behind Travis Etienne Jr. (12.7 points) and Garrett Wilson (3). Jaylen Waddle (5 Rec, 143 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Brett Maher (4-4 FG, 48 long, 4-4 XP) did their part for Tiny Towels in the loss. This marks the first time this season McmANUS Foreplay have beaten Tiny Towels, after falling 129.76-86.04 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  McmANUS Foreplay   Tiny Towels

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cousins scored 24.16 points against the Giants in Week 16 to beat his 18.85-point projection. He passed for 299 yards and 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on McmANUS Foreplay this week. In Week 17, Cousins and the Vikings will face the Packers.
Kirk Cousins

Top Player Comparison

McmANUS Foreplay
Points
% of total points 120.06
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
30
15.86
25%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
24.16
18.85
20.1%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
18.6
17.54
15.5%
4
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
12.7
13.03
10.6%
Tiny Towels
Points
% of total points 104.96
1
Jaylen Waddle
WR
23.8
15
22.7%
2
Brett Maher
K
18
8.08
17.1%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
15.3
16.52
14.6%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
14
6.37
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were several players with highlight-reel plays for both teams Saturday, but after the results were tallied, McmANUS Foreplay boasted a 120.06-81.16 lead. CeeDee Lamb had a 36-yard touchdown catch for McmANUS Foreplay, while Derrick Henry had a 48-yard touchdown run. Meanwhile, Travis Kelce had a 52-yard catch for Tiny Towels, while Justin Fields had a 44-yard pass.
Sunday Early
Jaylen Waddle had an 84-yard touchdown catch for Tiny Towels, who trailed 120.06-104.96 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  McmANUS Foreplay   Tiny Towels

What If

McmANUS Foreplay would have beaten seven other teams besides Tiny Towels this week.
Tiny Towels would have lost to four other teams besides McmANUS Foreplay this week.
McmANUS Foreplay would be 4-11 if they played Tiny Towels every week.
McmANUS Foreplay would be 7-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Tiny Towels.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as McmANUS Foreplay, Tiny Towels would be 11-2.
If McmANUS Foreplay had played every team in the league each week, they would be 96-76.
If they played every team every week, Tiny Towels would be 128-37.

Coach Talk

McmANUS Foreplay
Hey, the key to football is spotting the mismatches. We not only doubled up Tiny Towels at RB (42.3 points to 20.4), we also doubled them at QB (24.16 to 9.86).
Tiny Towels
As we turn the page to 2023, our coaching staff is champing at the bit to get back out there again next year. Keep tabs on the Yahoo! Experts throughout the offseason for the best takes in the biz, and don't let that pesky agent of yours talk you into a hold-out next fantasy season!