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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Chester Rat's
10-6 141.76
111.21
 
VS
proj
Tribute to Pops!!
99.76 11-5
114.94

Chester Rat's hand Tribute to Pops!! third straight loss in 141.76-99.76 romp

Chester Rat's cruised to a 141.76-99.76 win to hand Tribute to Pops!! their third consecutive loss. Chester Rat's nabbed an early 22-point lead on Saturday behind T.J. Hockenson (29.4 points) and CeeDee Lamb (29). Tribute to Pops!! came back to take the lead during the early games on Sunday, powered by Jaylen Waddle (22.8 points) and the Miami Dolphins defense (4). Not to be deterred, Chester Rat's rallied later that afternoon, as Matt Gay (19 points) put them back in the lead once and for all. This marks the first time this season Chester Rat's have gotten the best of Tribute to Pops!!, after falling 122.84-116.58 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Chester Rat's   Tribute to Pops!!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gay (3-3 FG, 55 long, 6-6 XP) scored 19 points in a 51-14 win over the Broncos in Week 16. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.7-point projection and was much higher than his 8.38-point season scoring average. Gay will face the Chargers next week.
Matt Gay

Top Player Comparison

Chester Rat's
Points
% of total points 141.76
1
T.J. Hockenson
TE
29.4
9.91
20.7%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
29
14.93
20.5%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
21.9
16.69
15.4%
4
Matt Gay
K
19
7.7
13.4%
Tribute to Pops!!
Points
% of total points 99.76
1
George Kittle
TE
27
11.06
27.1%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
23.76
25.06
23.8%
3
Jaylen Waddle
WR
22.8
13.36
22.9%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
10.7
12.58
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were several players with big-time moments for both teams Saturday, but after the dust settled, Chester Rat's boasted a 94.96-72.96 lead. CeeDee Lamb had a 36-yard touchdown catch for Chester Rat's, while Justin Fields had a 44-yard pass. Meanwhile, George Kittle had a 34-yard touchdown catch and a 33-yard touchdown catch for Tribute to Pops!!, while Patrick Mahomes had a 52-yard pass.
Sunday Early
Jaylen Waddle had an 84-yard touchdown catch for Tribute to Pops!!, contributing to a 99.76-94.96 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Matt Gay had a 55-yard field goal and a 53-yard field goal for Chester Rat's, helping the team to a 113.96-99.76 lead.

Points By Position

  Chester Rat's   Tribute to Pops!!

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Chester Rat's scored higher than their projected point totals.
Tribute to Pops!! had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Chester Rat's put up more points than their season scoring average (113.71) while Tribute to Pops!! fell short of theirs (116.65).
Chester Rat's recorded more points than their projected total, while Tribute to Pops!! fell short of their projection.
The matchup featured the week's two highest-scoring teams.
The matchup's 42-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
In blowout games this year, Chester Rat's moves to (6-2), while Tribute to Pops!! falls to (5-2).
Despite the loss, George Kittle scored 27 points, the fourth-best score for a tight end this season.

Coach Talk

Chester Rat's
Hey, this sport is all about exploiting the mismatches. Case in point: we made that a point of emphasis by doubling up Tribute to Pops!! at running back this past week (41.6 points to 18.5).
Tribute to Pops!!
As we say adios to 2022, our coaching staff can look back on the fantasy season and appreciate all of the ups and the downs that came with it. Okay, well really just 11 ups and five downs, but still... Our coaching staff thanks you for spending a great year with us, and here's to 2023!