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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Billsrback
11-5 269
268.58
 
VS
proj
ignore this league
231 12-4
233.34

Billsrback defeat ignore this league for sixth straight win, 269-231

Billsrback extended their win streak to six games with a hard-fought victory over ignore this league, earning a 269-231 win. ignore this league took a 6-point lead on Thursday, but Billsrback held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Jared Goff (355 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 15 Rush Yds) and Nick Bolton (17 Tackles). Richie Grant (31 points) and Tee Higgins (28) carried the flag for ignore this league in the loss. This marks the first time this season Billsrback have beaten ignore this league, after falling 220-201 in their last matchup. Billsrback will look to clinch the championship next week, while ignore this league seek to rebound and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Billsrback   ignore this league

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 8 points, Pettis nearly tripled his 2.78-point projection as the Bears lost to the Bills 35-13. He caught 2 passes for 11 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Billsrback this week. Next week, Pettis will face the Lions.
Dante Pettis

Top Player Comparison

Billsrback
Points
% of total points 269
1
Jared Goff
QB
43
18.71
16%
2
Nick Bolton
LB
41
31.38
15.2%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
36
24.07
13.4%
4
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
26
25.44
9.7%
ignore this league
Points
% of total points 231
1
Richie Grant
S
31
26.65
13.4%
2
Tee Higgins
WR
28
8.71
12.1%
3
Velus Jones Jr.
WR
26
4.32
11.3%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
20
15.98
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were multiple players with highlight-reel plays for both teams Saturday, after which Billsrback had a 209-169 lead. Jared Goff had a 56-yard pass and a 51-yard pass for Billsrback, while Brandon Aiyuk had a 54-yard catch. Meanwhile, Velus Jones Jr. had a 44-yard catch for ignore this league, while Graham Gano had a 55-yard field goal.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, after which Billsrback owned a 255-203 lead. For Billsrback, Tua Tagovailoa had an 84-yard touchdown pass and a 52-yard pass. Tyreek Hill made the highlight reel for ignore this league with a 52-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Matt Prater had a 56-yard field goal and a 53-yard field goal for Billsrback to contribute to a 269-212 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Billsrback   ignore this league

StatSmack

Billsrback are looking unstoppable, with victories in six straight matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. ignore this league need some help then, averaging just 222.88 versus Billsrback's 262.
Even the machines think Billsrback have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (240.22) than ignore this league (201.18).
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. ignore this league has left more points on the bench this season (563) than Billsrback (347).
Billsrback don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than ignore this league (6 vs 2).
ignore this league have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Billsrback (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Billsrback have outscored ignore this league at QB, TE, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
Billsrback don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 56 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Billsrback had more big plays in their NFL games this week (9) than the starters for ignore this league (4).
Hey ignore this league, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Billsrback
Listen, Billsrback, we applaud you on the confidence. It takes true guts to deploy a starter with negative points (plus two zero-point players) while still earning the W.
ignore this league
Well, ignore this league, this week's problem isn't exactly advanced calculus. Choosing to start Randall Cobb in a tough fantasy matchup... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time.