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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Aces High
7-8 183.86
137.75
 
VS
proj
Fill up
162.6 5-11
127.26

Aces High outperform predictions, earn win against Fill up in 183.86-162.60 beatdown

Both teams rose to the occasion and exceeded expectations, but it was Aces High who got the victory, cruising to a 183.86-162.60 win over Fill up. Aces High leapt out to a 50.16-point lead on Saturday behind a combined 58.4 points from T.J. Hockenson (13 Rec, 109 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and D'Onta Foreman (165 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and never looked back. CeeDee Lamb (10 Rec, 120 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Jared Goff (355 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 15 Rush Yds) led the way for Fill up in the loss. This marks the second time this season Aces High have taken down Fill up, after winning 177.98-122.6 in their last matchup. Aces High improve to 7-8 for the season, while Fill up fall to 5-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Aces High   Fill up

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Maher overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 18 points against his 8.56-point projection. In a 40-34 win over the Eagles, he made all 4 of his FG attempts. Maher ranks #73 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Brett Maher

Top Player Comparison

Aces High
Points
% of total points 183.86
1
T.J. Hockenson
TE
35.9
12.48
19.5%
2
D'Onta Foreman
RB
22.5
12.01
12.2%
3
Daniel Jones
QB
21.76
17.04
11.8%
4
DJ Moore
WR
20.1
11.58
10.9%
Fill up
Points
% of total points 162.6
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
34
17.9
20.9%
2
Jared Goff
QB
25.7
18.61
15.8%
3
James Cook
RB
17.8
8.35
10.9%
4
Jerry Jeudy
WR
17.7
12.74
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with standout plays Saturday, but after the smoke cleared, Aces High became the proud owner of a 167.36-117.20 lead. For Aces High, DJ Moore had a 47-yard catch. Jared Goff had a 56-yard pass and a 51-yard pass for Fill up, while CeeDee Lamb had a 36-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Early
Allen Lazard had a 42-yard catch for Aces High, helping the team to a 183.86-130.00 lead.

Points By Position

  Aces High   Fill up

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against Fill up, Aces High averaged more points (180.92) than they usually score (142.51).
We heard scoring helps you win. Fill up need some help then, averaging just 116.32 versus Aces High's 142.51.
Even the machines think Aces High have better players. Their projected average points is higher (140.02) than Fill up (124.63).
Aces High don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Fill up (6 vs 2).
Aces High are clutch masters, with more close wins than Fill up (1 vs 0).
Aces High should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Fill up (6 vs 5).
By position, Aces High have outscored Fill up at QB, RB, TE, and K this season.
Aces High has a higher average scoring margin (9) than Fill up this season (-14).
Hey Fill up, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Aces High
Well done, Aces High. Fielding a team that won by more than 21 points this past matchup.
Fill up
Luckily, this week's problem was pretty easy to identify, Fill up. Choosing to start the Denver Broncos defense in a tough fantasy matchup... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time.