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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Desired's Team
10-6 142.32
144.63
 
VS
proj
COLTastrophe
133.44 15-1
182.92

COLTastrophe come up short of projections, succumb to Desired's Team, 142.32-133.44

COLTastrophe failed to bring their A game, as Desired's Team secured a 142.32-133.44 win. Desired's Team never trailed in this one after earning a 25.56-point lead on Saturday behind CeeDee Lamb (34 points) and Joe Burrow (23.5). Patrick Mahomes (23.76 points) and Josh Allen (22.98) did everything they could for COLTastrophe in the loss. This marks the first time this season Desired's Team have beaten COLTastrophe, after falling 203.02-140 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Desired's Team   COLTastrophe

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Singletary overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 20.5 points against his 11.15-point projection. In a 35-13 win over the Bears, he racked up 125 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. Singletary ranks #69 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Devin Singletary

Top Player Comparison

Desired's Team
Points
% of total points 142.32
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
34
17.9
23.9%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
23.5
19.75
16.5%
3
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
22
20.17
15.5%
4
Devin Singletary
RB
20.5
11.15
14.4%
COLTastrophe
Points
% of total points 133.44
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
23.76
24.22
17.8%
2
Josh Allen
QB
22.98
23.31
17.2%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
17.8
14.45
13.3%
4
Jerry Jeudy
WR
17.7
12.74
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays Saturday, but it was Desired's Team who grabbed the lead, 120.60-95.04. CeeDee Lamb had a 36-yard touchdown catch for Desired's Team, while Joe Burrow had a 23-yard touchdown pass. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for COLTastrophe with a 52-yard pass.
Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 42-yard pass for Desired's Team, contributing to a 133.92-100.44 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Desired's Team   COLTastrophe

Game Notes

Desired's Team got the win even though only five of their 11 starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
COLTastrophe had only two of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Desired's Team moves to (1-0) in upset games this year, while COLTastrophe falls to (0-1).
For COLTastrophe, Patrick Mahomes (23.76 points) recorded the fourth-best score for a QB this week.

Coach Talk

Desired's Team
Mission accomplished, Desired's Team. Fielding a lineup that registered more than 142 points this past matchup.
COLTastrophe
All of the cake, none of the icing: The eight starting offensive skill players (four RBs, three WRs, one TE) on COLTastrophe combined to register a whopping 547 yards from scrimmage. None of those starters could find his way to the end zone in Week 16.