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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Mello Yellow
11-5 496.92
450.05
 
VS
proj
Thawne
375.11 12-4
435.3

Mello Yellow earn win against Thawne, 496.92-375.11

Mello Yellow brought their A game and beat expectations, coming out on top with a 496.92-375.11 win over Thawne, who fell short of projections. Thawne earned an 8.34-point lead on Thursday, but Mello Yellow held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Joe Burrow (79.46 points) and T.J. Hockenson (69.17). Dak Prescott (347 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 41 Rush Yds) and Najee Harris (53 Rush Yds, 42 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Thawne in the loss. This marks the second time this season Mello Yellow have taken down Thawne, after falling 488.42-383.99 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Mello Yellow   Thawne

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith scored 54.83 points against the Cowboys in Week 16 to more-than-double his 27.32-point projection. He caught 8 passes for 113 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Mello Yellow this week. Smith will square off against the Saints next week.
DeVonta Smith

Top Player Comparison

Mello Yellow
Points
% of total points 496.92
1
Joe Burrow
QB
79.46
54.06
16%
2
T.J. Hockenson
TE
69.17
26.21
13.9%
3
Jared Goff
QB
63.89
51
12.9%
4
DeVonta Smith
WR
54.83
27.32
11%
Thawne
Points
% of total points 375.11
1
Dak Prescott
QB
73.21
56.09
19.5%
2
Najee Harris
RB
49.57
36.25
13.2%
3
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
36.17
38.64
9.6%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
35.57
52.55
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with standout moments Saturday, after which Mello Yellow emerged with a 452.35-358.81 lead. Jared Goff had a 56-yard pass and a 51-yard pass for Mello Yellow, while Joe Burrow had a 23-yard touchdown pass. Dak Prescott made the highlight reel for Thawne with a 36-yard touchdown pass and a 52-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Mello Yellow   Thawne

Game Notes

Mello Yellow won despite the fact that only eight of their 18 starting players exceeded their projected point totals.
Thawne had only six of their 18 starters score higher than their projected points.
Mello Yellow put up more points than their season scoring average (418.44) while Thawne fell short of theirs (406.53).
Mello Yellow scored more points than their projected total, while Thawne failed to reach their projection.
The 496.92 points scored by Mello Yellow are the 4th-most in the league this season.
The defeat snaps a four-match winning streak for Thawne.
Not only did Mello Yellow earn the W, but they also easily covered the 14.75-point forecasted margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Dak Prescott scored 73.21 points, the second-best score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Mello Yellow
Good job assembling a starting crew that won by almost 122 points this past week. We took care of business and did what we had to do.
Thawne
Our starting QB threw one interception and no touchdowns? We may have quite a dilemma on our hands here. Did Deshaun Watson seem flustered back there in the pocket, or were the Saints just that great against the pass?