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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
DirtBags
11-4 148
145.32
 
VS
proj
Black panther
132.65 10-6
153.04

Black panther fall short of projections, succumb to DirtBags, 148.00-132.65

There's no sugarcoating it, Black panther underdelivered, at least compared to projections, as DirtBags came from behind for a 148.00-132.65 win. Trailing 132.65-124.10 heading into Monday night, DirtBags charged back behind Austin Ekeler, who racked up 79 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 23.9 points. George Kittle (30 points) and Joe Burrow (25.25) led the way for Black panther in defeat. This marks the second time this season DirtBags have knocked off Black panther, after winning 137.7-119 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  DirtBags   Black panther

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Foreman (165 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) scored 22.5 points in a 37-23 win over the Lions in Week 16. His scoring output nearly doubled his 12.01-point projection and was much higher than his 12.9-point season scoring average. Foreman will face the Buccaneers next week.
D'Onta Foreman

Top Player Comparison

DirtBags
Points
% of total points 148
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
28
29.82
18.9%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
23.9
19.49
16.1%
3
D'Onta Foreman
RB
22.5
12.01
15.2%
4
Evan Engram
TE
18.3
10.12
12.4%
Black panther
Points
% of total points 132.65
1
George Kittle
TE
30
13.01
22.6%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
25.25
24.54
19%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
19
15.07
14.3%
4
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
13.9
19.25
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were multiple players with highlight-reel moments on both teams Saturday, but after the smoke cleared, Black panther emerged with a 125.85-115.30 lead. Patrick Mahomes had a 52-yard pass for DirtBags, while DJ Chark Jr. had a 51-yard catch. Meanwhile, George Kittle had a 34-yard touchdown catch and a 33-yard touchdown catch for Black panther, while Joe Burrow had a 23-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Marquise Brown had a 47-yard catch for DirtBags, who trailed 132.65-124.10 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  DirtBags   Black panther

Game Notes

Just four of the 11 starters on DirtBags scored more than their point projections.
Black panther had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
DirtBags scored more points than their projected total, while Black panther fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 15.35-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
In comeback games this year, DirtBags moves to (4-0), while Black panther falls to (0-2).
A bright spot in the loss, George Kittle recorded 30 points, the second-highest score for a tight end this week.

Coach Talk

DirtBags
Putting together a starting crew that won by more than 15 points this past week... we consider that to be a job done right.
Black panther
Unless Black panther wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting enough opportunities" isn't really a valid excuse this week. Our four pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) were targeted a healthy 35 times in Week 16. With just 16 total receptions, that group may have some chemistry issues.