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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Donald Trump UA
10-6 93.38
101.42
 
VS
proj
Backroom Bound
73.94 11-4
104.17

Backroom Bound lose to Donald Trump UA, 93.38-73.94

There's no way around it, Backroom Bound dropped the ball, at least compared to projections, as Donald Trump UA came from behind for a 93.38-73.94 win. After trailing 73.94-73.48 heading into Monday night, Donald Trump UA came storming back behind Austin Ekeler (67 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 12 Rec Yds). Graham Gano (14 points) and Tom Brady (13.34) led the charge for Backroom Bound in the loss. This marks the first time this season Donald Trump UA have gotten the best of Backroom Bound, after falling 90.32-85.96 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Donald Trump UA   Backroom Bound

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 79 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Colts, Ekeler scored 19.9 points this week. His scoring output was 43.1% more than his 13.91-point projection and was higher than his 14.54-point season scoring average. Ekeler ranks #14 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Rams next week.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

Donald Trump UA
Points
% of total points 93.38
1
Josh Allen
QB
24.98
24.07
26.8%
2
George Kittle
TE
24
9.11
25.7%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
19.9
13.91
21.3%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
8.1
10.25
8.7%
Backroom Bound
Points
% of total points 73.94
1
Graham Gano
K
14
7.78
18.9%
2
Tom Brady
QB
13.34
18.24
18%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
11.3
12.99
15.3%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
10.8
11.5
14.6%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were players with big-time plays on both teams Saturday, but after all the points were tallied, Donald Trump UA emerged with a 70.58-55.70 lead. For Donald Trump UA, George Kittle had a 34-yard touchdown catch and a 33-yard touchdown catch. Graham Gano had a 55-yard field goal for Backroom Bound, while Travis Kelce had a 52-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a 44-yard pass for Backroom Bound to contribute to a 73.94-73.48 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Donald Trump UA   Backroom Bound

Game Notes

Donald Trump UA got the win even though only four of their nine starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Backroom Bound had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Donald Trump UA won despite starting Nick Folk, who scored zero points.
Josh Allen, George Kittle, and Austin Ekeler all scored more points than Graham Gano, the leading scorer for Backroom Bound.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The loss concludes a streak of three consecutive wins for Backroom Bound.
Donald Trump UA moves to (2-3) in comeback games this season, while Backroom Bound falls to (5-2).
For Backroom Bound, Graham Gano (14 points) recorded the second-highest score for a K this week.

Coach Talk

Donald Trump UA
Hey, it's good to be confident, Donald Trump UA. It's a bold move to start a player with zero points (Nick Folk), while still earning the W.
Backroom Bound
All of the cake, none of the icing: The six starting offensive position players (three RBs, two WRs, one TE) on Backroom Bound combined to register a healthy 436 yards from scrimmage. None of those starters was able to score a touchdown in Week 16.