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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Dak Kamara Swift
7-9 128.48
115.04
 
VS
proj
Giant Headache
117.86 6-9
117.57

Dak Kamara Swift outperform predictions, earn win against Giant Headache, 128.48-117.86

Dak Kamara Swift outperformed expectations, earning a 128.48-117.86 win over Giant Headache. Dak Kamara Swift grabbed a 28.30-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 28.3 points from Evan Engram (7 Rec, 113 Rec Yds) and Michael Carter (5 Rec, 44 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Leonard Fournette (25.2 points) and Derrick Henry (18.6) led the charge for Giant Headache in the loss. This marks the second time this season Dak Kamara Swift have knocked off Giant Headache, after winning 191.8-151.62 in their last matchup. Dak Kamara Swift improve to 7-9 for the season, while Giant Headache fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Dak Kamara Swift   Giant Headache

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 9.07 points, Maher nearly doubled that amount by scoring 17.9 points as the Cowboys beat the Eagles 40-34. He made all 4 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Dak Kamara Swift this week. Next week, Maher will play the Titans.
Brett Maher

Top Player Comparison

Dak Kamara Swift
Points
% of total points 128.48
1
Dak Prescott
QB
34.98
24.58
27.2%
2
DJ Moore
WR
20.1
11.58
15.6%
3
Evan Engram
TE
18.3
10.12
14.2%
4
Brett Maher
K
17.9
9.07
13.9%
Giant Headache
Points
% of total points 117.86
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
25.2
12.6
21.4%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
18.6
18.24
15.8%
3
Graham Gano
K
15.3
8.47
13%
4
Pat Freiermuth
TE
13.6
9.98
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had several players with standout moments Saturday, but after the scoring was completed, Dak Kamara Swift emerged with a 112.78-81.76 lead. Dak Prescott had a 36-yard touchdown pass and a 52-yard pass for Dak Kamara Swift, while DJ Moore had a 47-yard catch. Meanwhile, Derrick Henry had a 48-yard touchdown run for Giant Headache, while Graham Gano had a 55-yard field goal.
Sunday Night
Leonard Fournette had a 44-yard catch for Giant Headache, who trailed 128.48-117.86 after the Sunday night game.

Points By Position

  Dak Kamara Swift   Giant Headache

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on Dak Kamara Swift scored higher than their projected point totals.
Despite five of their nine starters scoring more than their projected points, Giant Headache lost.
Dak Kamara Swift put up more points than their season scoring average (109.64) while Giant Headache fell short of theirs (120.72).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 10.62-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Despite the loss, Leonard Fournette (25.2 points) registered the second-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Dak Kamara Swift
The key to success in football is creating mismatches. Our squad took that to heart this past week and nearly tripled Giant Headache at the quarterback position (34.98 points to 11.86).
Giant Headache
As we say goodbye to 2022, our coaching staff can reflect on the fantasy season and appreciate all of the ups and the downs that came with it. Okay, well really just six ups and nine downs, but still... Our coaching staff thanks you for spending a great year with us, and here's to 2023!