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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
irish's Best Team
9-6-1 78
95.3
 
VS
proj
In Taylor We Trust
77 8-7-1
74.07

irish's Best Team come back to defeat In Taylor We Trust for fifth straight win in 78-77 struggle

irish's Best Team extended their win streak to five games with a come-from-behind victory over In Taylor We Trust, staging a comeback to earn a 78-77 win. Despite trailing 77-71 heading into Monday night, irish's Best Team made a run behind Mike Williams (4 Rec, 76 Rec Yds). Josh Allen (18 points) and Brett Maher (18) led the charge for In Taylor We Trust in the loss. This marks the second time this season irish's Best Team have beaten In Taylor We Trust, after winning 68-50 in their last matchup. irish's Best Team improve to 9-6-1 for the season, while In Taylor We Trust fall to 8-7-1.

Matchup Timeline

  irish's Best Team   In Taylor We Trust

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 113 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Cowboys, Smith recorded 25 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.01-point projection and was much higher than his 10.25-point season scoring average. Smith ranks #45 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
DeVonta Smith

Top Player Comparison

irish's Best Team
Points
% of total points 78
1
DeVonta Smith
WR
25
10.01
32.1%
2
Robbie Gould
K
13
7.79
16.7%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
11
15.43
14.1%
4
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
9
8.88
11.5%
In Taylor We Trust
Points
% of total points 77
1
Josh Allen
QB
18
16.1
23.4%
2
Brett Maher
K
18
8.56
23.4%
3
Greg Dulcich
TE
11
5.76
14.3%
4
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
11
7.57
14.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Travis Kelce had a 52-yard catch for irish's Best Team on Saturday, contributing to a dead-even score, 61-61.
Sunday Night
There were players with standout plays for both teams on Sunday night, after which In Taylor We Trust owned a 77-71 lead. For irish's Best Team, Tom Brady had a 44-yard pass. Marquise Brown made the highlight reel for In Taylor We Trust with a 47-yard catch.

Points By Position

  irish's Best Team   In Taylor We Trust

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starters on irish's Best Team exceeded their scoring projections.
In Taylor We Trust had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
irish's Best Team won despite starting Isaiah McKenzie, who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
irish's Best Team got the win despite scoring fewer points than projected, while In Taylor We Trust exceeded their projection.
irish's Best Team ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while In Taylor We Trust ranked 9th.
irish's Best Team managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 21.23-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this season, irish's Best Team moves to (1-1), while In Taylor We Trust falls to (1-1).
For In Taylor We Trust, Josh Allen (18 points) posted the fourth-best score for a signal-caller this week.

Coach Talk

irish's Best Team
Identifying mismatches is a big component to winning in football. We really took that to heart this week by nearly tripling In Taylor We Trust at the wide receiver position (32 points to 11).
In Taylor We Trust
"Not getting many chances" is definitely not an excuse this week for In Taylor We Trust. Our four pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) combined to receive a healthy 23 targets in Week 16. With only 12 total catches, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.