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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Cole's Team
8-8 140.36
118.32
 
VS
proj
Preston's Team
134.9 10-6
128.97

Cole's Team come back to win against Preston's Team, 140.36-134.90

Cole's Team rose to the occasion, coming from behind for a 140.36-134.90 win over Preston's Team. After trailing 134.90-112.66 heading into Sunday night, Cole's Team charged back behind Leonard Fournette (72 Rush Yds, 90 Rec Yds). Jared Goff (355 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 15 Rush Yds) and Justin Jefferson (12 Rec, 133 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the top scorers for Preston's Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season Cole's Team have knocked off Preston's Team, after falling 169.99-125.42 in their last matchup. Cole's Team improve to 8-8 for the season, while Preston's Team fall to 10-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Cole's Team   Preston's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Chark Jr. caught 4 passes for 108 yards as the Lions lost to the Panthers 37-23. In doing so, he put up 16.8 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Cole's Team this week. Chark Jr. will face the Bears next week.
DJ Chark Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Cole's Team
Points
% of total points 140.36
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
27.7
13.31
19.7%
2
DJ Moore
WR
19.85
10.21
14.1%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
19.4
19.27
13.8%
4
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
16.8
7.75
12%
Preston's Team
Points
% of total points 134.9
1
Jared Goff
QB
38.45
25.72
28.5%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
27.3
22.15
20.2%
3
Brett Maher
K
17.9
7.44
13.3%
4
The Detroit Lions defense
DEF
15.5
18.92
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays Saturday, but it was Preston's Team who took the lead, 134.90-98.11. DJ Moore had a 47-yard catch for Cole's Team, while DJ Chark Jr. had a 51-yard catch. Jared Goff made the highlight reel for Preston's Team with a 56-yard pass and a 51-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Leonard Fournette had a 44-yard catch for Cole's Team, helping the team to a 140.36-134.90 lead.

Points By Position

  Cole's Team   Preston's Team

StatSmack

Cole's Team see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Preston's Team (1).
Cole's Team are clutch masters, with more close wins than Preston's Team (1 vs 0).
Preston's Team have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than Cole's Team (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Cole's Team have outscored Preston's Team at QB this season.
The starters for Cole's Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Preston's Team (2).
Hey Preston's Team, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Cole's Team
Earning the win is most important, Cole's Team, but we definitely know of one spot where we can improve as a team. Our quarterback was significantly overmatched by the opposition. Our one signal-callers combined for only 16.61 points in Week 16, and the QBs for Preston's Team doubled us up with a score of 38.45.
Preston's Team
Unless Preston's Team wants to go full diva-mode, then "not seeing many opportunities" is definitely not a valid excuse this time around. As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) were targeted a respectable 35 times in Week 16. Chemistry could be the primary issue, as that group pulled down only 21 receptions.