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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Butler Jets
12-3 95
91.43
 
VS
proj
Springfield Atoms
80 9-7
91.07

Back-and-forth battle ends with Butler Jets topping Springfield Atoms, 95-80

What a whirlwind! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Butler Jets earned a hard-fought victory over Springfield Atoms, emerging victorious with a 95-80 win. Butler Jets were led by Cam Akers (118 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 29 Rec Yds) and Patrick Mahomes (224 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs), while Jaylen Waddle (5 Rec, 143 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Trevor Lawrence (229 Pass Yds, 51 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) did everything they could for Springfield Atoms in the loss. This marks the second time this season Butler Jets have knocked off Springfield Atoms, after winning 92-65 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Butler Jets   Springfield Atoms

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 22 points, surrendering 442 yards, and forcing 3 turnovers against the Bengals, the Patriots defense recorded 12 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-tripled their 3.86-point projection and was much higher than their 7.27-point season scoring average. The Patriots defense ranks #55 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

Butler Jets
Points
% of total points 95
1
Cam Akers
RB
31
7.45
32.6%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
29
32.44
30.5%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
12
3.86
12.6%
4
Tyler Allgeier
RB
11
5.8
11.6%
Springfield Atoms
Points
% of total points 80
1
Jaylen Waddle
WR
23
9.89
28.8%
2
Trevor Lawrence
QB
20
21.64
25%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
10
9.99
12.5%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
10
10.58
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Patrick Mahomes had a 52-yard pass for Butler Jets, contributing to a 62-45 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Jaylen Waddle had an 84-yard touchdown catch for Springfield Atoms, helping the team to a 70-62 lead.

Points By Position

  Butler Jets   Springfield Atoms

What If

Butler Jets would have beaten nine other teams besides Springfield Atoms this week.
Springfield Atoms would have lost to five other teams besides Butler Jets this week.
Butler Jets would be 10-5 if they played Springfield Atoms every week.
Butler Jets would be 12-0 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Springfield Atoms.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Butler Jets, Springfield Atoms would be 6-6.
If Butler Jets had played every team in the league each week, they would be 112-52-1.
If they played every team every week, Springfield Atoms would be 77-94-1.

Coach Talk

Butler Jets
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? Thanks to some stellar yardage production from our ball-carriers, our team created a big disparity this week. Our backfield tallied 150 more total yards than the RBs on Springfield Atoms (314 yards from scrimmage to 164), as we ultimately royally dominated them at the position (46 points to 13).
Springfield Atoms
Hey now, talk about old-school ground n' pound: As a group, the starting RBs for Springfield Atoms collectively logged four catches on just five targets this past week.