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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Galaxy Rangers
9-7 150.42
154.2
 
VS
proj
Paper Ditka
137.46 8-8
141.86

Galaxy Rangers come back to knock off Paper Ditka for fifth straight win, 150.42-137.46

Galaxy Rangers extended their win streak to five games with a come-from-behind victory over Paper Ditka, rallying for a 150.42-137.46 win. Galaxy Rangers trailed 129.46-97.22 heading into Monday night, but the unit came storming back behind Austin Ekeler (23.9 points) and Keenan Allen (21.4). Jahan Dotson (6 Rec, 76 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Alvin Kamara (76 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 34 Rec Yds) led the way for Paper Ditka in defeat. This marks the second time this season Galaxy Rangers have gotten the best of Paper Ditka, after falling 142.88-129.38 in their last matchup. Galaxy Rangers will look to clinch the league title next week, while Paper Ditka seek to rebound and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Galaxy Rangers   Paper Ditka

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Engram (7 Rec, 113 Rec Yds) scored 18.3 points in a 19-3 win over the Jets in Week 16. His scoring output was 80.8% more than his 10.12-point projection and was much higher than his 11.37-point season scoring average. Engram ranks #5 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Texans next week.
Evan Engram

Top Player Comparison

Galaxy Rangers
Points
% of total points 150.42
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
34
17.9
22.6%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
23.9
19.49
15.9%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
21.4
16.58
14.2%
4
Evan Engram
TE
18.3
10.12
12.2%
Paper Ditka
Points
% of total points 137.46
1
Jahan Dotson
WR
19.6
6.91
14.3%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
19
15.07
13.8%
3
Jerry Jeudy
WR
17.7
12.74
12.9%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
13.8
20.65
10%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays Saturday, but it was Paper Ditka who owned the lead, 111.76-86.90. CeeDee Lamb had a 36-yard touchdown catch for Galaxy Rangers, while Terry McLaurin had a 51-yard catch. Justin Fields made the highlight reel for Paper Ditka with a 44-yard pass.
Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 42-yard pass for Galaxy Rangers, who trailed 111.76-101.22 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  Galaxy Rangers   Paper Ditka

Game Notes

Galaxy Rangers emerged victorious even though only five of their 11 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Paper Ditka lost despite six of their 11 starters scoring above their points projection.
Galaxy Rangers won despite starting Nick Folk, who scored zero points.
CeeDee Lamb, Austin Ekeler, and Keenan Allen all scored more points than Jahan Dotson, the leading scorer for Paper Ditka.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
Paper Ditka ranked 3rd in the league in scoring this week, while Galaxy Rangers put up the 2nd-best score.
Not only did Galaxy Rangers win, but they also covered the 12.34-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, Galaxy Rangers moves to (7-0), while Paper Ditka falls to (0-2).
In a losing effort, Jahan Dotson (19.6 points) recorded the third-best score for a wide receiver this week.

Coach Talk

Galaxy Rangers
Well, we do appreciate the confidence this past week, Galaxy Rangers. It takes moxie to field a player with negative points (plus a zero-point player) while still getting the win.
Paper Ditka
As we bid adieu to 2022, let's look back on the fantasy season and appreciate all of the ups and the downs that came with it. Okay, well really just eight ups and eight downs, but still... Our coaching staff thanks you for spending a great year with us, and here's to 2023!