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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Hurts Donut?
11-4 157.96
126.55
 
VS
proj
Your armPitts Tyreek
142.32 9-7
143.16

Hurts Donut? top expectations, knock off Your armPitts Tyreek, 157.96-142.32

Hurts Donut? stepped up, earning a 157.96-142.32 win over Your armPitts Tyreek, who fell short of projections. Your armPitts Tyreek earned a 14.80-point lead on Thursday, but Hurts Donut? held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Saquon Barkley (84 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 49 Rec Yds) and Tee Higgins (8 Rec, 128 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). The Los Angeles Chargers defense (3 Pts Allowed, 173 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) and Patrick Mahomes (224 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) carried the flag for Your armPitts Tyreek in the loss. This marks the third time this season Hurts Donut? have knocked off Your armPitts Tyreek, after winning 162.58-135.32 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Hurts Donut?   Your armPitts Tyreek

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Rams defense allowed 14 points, surrendered 323 yards, and intercepted 4 passes in a 51-14 win over the Broncos. In doing so, they put up 21 points to nearly triple their 7.12-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Hurts Donut? this week. In Week 17, the Rams will square off against the Chargers.
The Los Angeles Rams defense

Top Player Comparison

Hurts Donut?
Points
% of total points 157.96
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
23.3
14.21
14.8%
2
Tee Higgins
WR
22.8
11.38
14.4%
3
Sam Darnold
QB
21.9
11.25
13.9%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
21
7.12
13.3%
Your armPitts Tyreek
Points
% of total points 142.32
1
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
27
6.33
19%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
22.76
23.23
16%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
20.16
17.29
14.2%
4
Evan Engram
TE
14.8
7.93
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams Saturday, after which Hurts Donut? owned a 136.96-78.52 lead. Sam Darnold connected with DJ Moore for a 47-yard pass for Hurts Donut?. Darnold also lit up the scoreboard with a 43-yard pass. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for Your armPitts Tyreek with a 52-yard pass.
Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 52-yard catch for Your armPitts Tyreek, who trailed 136.96-90.82 after the early games.

Points By Position

  Hurts Donut?   Your armPitts Tyreek

Game Notes

More than half (6 of the 11) of the starters on Hurts Donut? scored higher than their projected point totals.
Your armPitts Tyreek had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Hurts Donut? won despite starting Gerald Everett, who scored zero points.
Hurts Donut? put up more points than their season scoring average (133.51) while Your armPitts Tyreek fell short of theirs (144.36).
Hurts Donut? put up more points than their projected total, while Your armPitts Tyreek failed to reach their projection.
Hurts Donut? ranked 1st in the league in scoring this week, while Your armPitts Tyreek ranked 3rd.
The matchup's 15.64-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
This loss concludes a streak of two straight wins for Your armPitts Tyreek.
In upset games this season, Hurts Donut? moves to (1-0), while Your armPitts Tyreek falls to (0-1).
A bright spot in the loss, the Los Angeles Chargers defense (27 points) officially posted the fourth-best score for a DEF this season.

Coach Talk

Hurts Donut?
Hey, we admire the confidence, Hurts Donut?. Deploying a player with zero points (Gerald Everett), while still earning the win... that's a bit too risky for us traditionalists.
Your armPitts Tyreek
As we say goodbye 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 nine ups and seven downs, but still... Thanks for spending a great year with us, and here's to 2023!