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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Ducks
6-9 87.06
95.29
 
VS
proj
Rotten Rotties
68.76 5-10
86.25

Ducks hand Rotten Rotties third consecutive loss, 87.06-68.76

Ducks secured an 87.06-68.76 win to hand Rotten Rotties their third consecutive loss. Ducks never trailed in this one after nabbing a 9.70-point lead on Thursday behind Travis Etienne Jr. (11.2 points). Kirk Cousins (299 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Leonard Fournette (72 Rush Yds, 90 Rec Yds) were the leading performers for Rotten Rotties in the loss. This marks the third time this season Ducks have taken down Rotten Rotties, after winning 91.56-76.44 in their last matchup. Ducks improve to 6-9 for the season, while Rotten Rotties fall to 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Ducks   Rotten Rotties

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Vikings in Week 16, Jones scored 21.76 points to beat his 17.04-point projection. He passed for 334 yards and a touchdown and ran for 34 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Ducks this week. Jones will play the Colts in Week 17.
Daniel Jones

Top Player Comparison

Ducks
Points
% of total points 87.06
1
Daniel Jones
QB
21.76
17.04
25%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
12.1
11.57
13.9%
3
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
11.2
11.91
12.9%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
10.3
15.98
11.8%
Rotten Rotties
Points
% of total points 68.76
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
24.16
18.85
35.1%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
16.2
9.12
23.6%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
8
7.28
11.6%
4
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
5.9
12.84
8.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 52-yard catch for Ducks, contributing to an 87.06-52.56 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Leonard Fournette had a 44-yard catch for Rotten Rotties, who trailed 87.06-68.76 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Ducks   Rotten Rotties

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starting players on Ducks scored higher than their point projections.
Rotten Rotties had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Ducks won despite starting Gerald Everett, who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 18.3-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Ducks win, but they also easily covered the 9.04-point predicted margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Kirk Cousins recorded 24.16 points, the fifth-best score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Ducks
Hey, the key to football is creating mismatches, right? We really took that to heart this week by almost tripling Rotten Rotties at the wide receiver position (28 points to 10).
Rotten Rotties
As we move ahead to 2023, our coaching staff is champing at the bit to get back out there again next year. Follow 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!