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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
The Lone Patriot
10-6 144.4
138
 
VS
proj
Sleepy Joe's RLAA
99.56 10-5
139.23

Sleepy Joe's RLAA come up short of projections, succumb to The Lone Patriot in 144.40-99.56 beatdown

There's no sugarcoating it, Sleepy Joe's RLAA underperformed, at least compared to projections, as The Lone Patriot cruised to a 144.40-99.56 win. Sleepy Joe's RLAA took a 5.60-point lead on Thursday, but The Lone Patriot held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by T.J. Hockenson (13 Rec, 109 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Joe Burrow (375 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs). Justin Jefferson (12 Rec, 133 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Kirk Cousins (299 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) carried the flag for Sleepy Joe's RLAA in the loss. This marks the first time this season The Lone Patriot have gotten the best of Sleepy Joe's RLAA, after falling 174.77-139.4 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  The Lone Patriot   Sleepy Joe's RLAA

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Burrow (375 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) scored 25.5 points in a 22-18 win over the Patriots in Week 16. He scored 24.5% more than his 20.49-point projection and overachieved for the eighth time this season. Burrow ranks #4 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
Joe Burrow

Top Player Comparison

The Lone Patriot
Points
% of total points 144.4
1
T.J. Hockenson
TE
35.9
12.48
24.9%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
25.5
20.49
17.7%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
16.3
16.86
11.3%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
15.1
15.23
10.5%
Sleepy Joe's RLAA
Points
% of total points 99.56
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
31.3
24.89
31.4%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
24.16
18.85
24.3%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
13.1
12.43
13.2%
4
Christian Watson
WR
10.9
11.98
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Joe Burrow had a 23-yard touchdown pass for The Lone Patriot, while A.J. Brown had a 48-yard catch, contributing to a 120.00-92.66 lead for The Lone Patriot.

Points By Position

  The Lone Patriot   Sleepy Joe's RLAA

StatSmack

You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Sleepy Joe's RLAA has left more points on the bench this season (716.09) than The Lone Patriot (616.94).
Once The Lone Patriot put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Sleepy Joe's RLAA (10 vs 7).
By position, The Lone Patriot have outscored Sleepy Joe's RLAA at QB, RB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
The Lone Patriot don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 21 points, highest in the league.
The starters for The Lone Patriot had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Sleepy Joe's RLAA (0).
Hey Sleepy Joe's RLAA, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

The Lone Patriot
Good work assembling a starting crew that won by almost 45 points this past week. We did what we had to do and took care of business.
Sleepy Joe's RLAA
Producing just two targets this past week, it appears that the starting running backs for Sleepy Joe's RLAA should smooth things over with their QBs... and remind them to start checking down more often.