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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Redskins
10-5 250.43
243.16
 
VS
proj
Cleveland Steamers
202.99 8-8
242.52

Cleveland Steamers come up short of projections, succumb to Redskins, 250.43-202.99

Cleveland Steamers fell short of projections, as Redskins secured a 250.43-202.99 win. Cleveland Steamers grabbed a 19.05-point lead on Thursday, but Redskins held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by T.J. Hockenson (36.9 points) and Saquon Barkley (27.3). DeVonta Smith (32.3 points) and Josh Allen (26.7) carried the flag for Cleveland Steamers in the loss. This marks the first time this season Redskins have beaten Cleveland Steamers, after falling 222.15-221.4 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Redskins   Cleveland Steamers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Vikings in Week 16, Barkley racked up 133 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 27.3 points to scored 80.3% higher than his 15.14-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Redskins this week. Barkley will face the Colts next week.
Saquon Barkley

Top Player Comparison

Redskins
Points
% of total points 250.43
1
T.J. Hockenson
TE
36.9
12.41
14.7%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
27.3
15.14
10.9%
3
James Conner
RB
25
14.47
10%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
19.3
19.87
7.7%
Cleveland Steamers
Points
% of total points 202.99
1
DeVonta Smith
WR
32.3
13.56
15.9%
2
Josh Allen
QB
26.7
29.32
13.2%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
22.6
18.58
11.1%
4
DeForest Buckner
DT
16.25
10.98
8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had several players with standout plays Saturday, but after all was said and done, Redskins had a 203.18-144.39 lead. Saquon Barkley had a 27-yard touchdown run for Redskins, while Travis Kelce had a 52-yard catch. Meanwhile, Derrick Henry had a 48-yard touchdown run for Cleveland Steamers, while Brandon Aiyuk had a 54-yard catch.
Sunday Night
James Conner had a 22-yard touchdown run for Redskins to contribute to a 228.18-175.14 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Redskins   Cleveland Steamers

Game Notes

More than half (10 of the 18) of the starters on Redskins scored higher than their projected point totals.
Cleveland Steamers had only seven of their 18 starters score higher than their projected points.
Cleveland Steamers can partially blame the loss on Gerald Everett, who didn't score any points.
Redskins put up more points than their season scoring average (240.75) while Cleveland Steamers fell short of theirs (226.46).
Redskins put up more points than their projected total, while Cleveland Steamers fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 47.44-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The victory snaps a streak of two consecutive losses for Redskins.
Not only did Redskins earn the W, but they also covered the 0.64-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, DeVonta Smith recorded 32.3 points, the third-best score for a wide receiver this week.

Coach Talk

Redskins
Nice work deploying a lineup that tallied more than 250 points this past week. We consider that to be a job done right.
Cleveland Steamers
Whoa now, talk about old-school ground n' pound: The starting backfield for Cleveland Steamers collectively logged just three targets this past week.