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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
King of the North
10-6 149.13
100.9
 
VS
proj
Believeland
81.93 7-9
100.92

King of the North defy projections, earn win against Believeland in 149.13-81.93 romp

King of the North brought their A game and beat their projected point total, cruising to a 149.13-81.93 win over Believeland, who fell short of projections. Believeland took a 1.80-point lead on Thursday, but King of the North held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by T.J. Hockenson, who caught 13 passes for 109 yards and 2 touchdowns for 29.4 points, and DeVonta Smith, who caught 8 passes for 113 yards and 2 touchdowns (27.3 points). Jared Goff (23.33 points) and D'Onta Foreman (22.5) did everything they could for Believeland in the loss. This marks the second time this season King of the North have knocked off Believeland, after winning 161.9-119.4 in their last matchup. King of the North improve to 10-6 for the season, while Believeland fall to 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  King of the North   Believeland

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith overachieved for the 10th time this season, scoring 27.3 points against his 11.13-point projection. In a 40-34 loss to the Cowboys, he caught 8 passes for 113 yards and 2 touchdowns. Smith ranks #45 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
DeVonta Smith

Top Player Comparison

King of the North
Points
% of total points 149.13
1
T.J. Hockenson
TE
29.4
9.92
19.7%
2
DeVonta Smith
WR
27.3
11.13
18.3%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
21.9
16.7
14.7%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
20.7
10.86
13.9%
Believeland
Points
% of total points 81.93
1
Jared Goff
QB
23.33
15.9
28.5%
2
D'Onta Foreman
RB
22.5
11.27
27.5%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
10.7
12.58
13.1%
4
Mike Williams
WR
9.6
10.78
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Jared Goff had a 56-yard pass and a 51-yard pass for Believeland, who trailed 94.23-72.33 after Saturday's games.
Sunday Night
Leonard Fournette had a 44-yard catch for King of the North, helping the team to a 127.23-72.33 lead.

Points By Position

  King of the North   Believeland

What If

King of the North would have beaten six other teams besides Believeland this week.
Believeland would have lost to four other teams besides King of the North this week.
King of the North would be 10-6 if they played Believeland every week.
King of the North would be 6-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Believeland.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as King of the North, Believeland would be 6-8.
If King of the North had played every team in the league each week, they would be 96-72.
If they played every team every week, Believeland would be 82-86.

Coach Talk

King of the North
Nice job assembling a lineup that won by over 67 points this past week. We consider that to be a job done right.
Believeland
There's a chance that Believeland could be a better GM in the NFL than in fantasy football. Accumulating only six targets as a group this past week, their two wide receivers apparently did a superb job running decoy routes and blocking downfield.