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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Old Dirty Blue's
7-9 127.5
114.39
 
VS
proj
Patriots
115.78 7-9
97.71

Old Dirty Blue's knock off Patriots, 127.50-115.78

Both teams brought their A game, but it was Old Dirty Blue's who came out on top, earning a 127.50-115.78 win over Patriots. Old Dirty Blue's leapt out to a 35.22-point lead on Saturday behind a combined 54.9 points from T.J. Hockenson (13 Rec, 109 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Joe Burrow (375 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and never looked back. Josh Allen (24.98 points) and Austin Ekeler (21.9) were the top performers for Patriots in the loss. This marks the second time this season Old Dirty Blue's have knocked off Patriots, after falling 98.52-83.5 in their last matchup. Old Dirty Blue's improve to 7-9 for the season, while Patriots fall to 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Old Dirty Blue's   Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Bengals in Week 16, the Patriots defense allowed 22 points, surrendered 442 yards, and forced 3 turnovers. In doing so, they put up 14 points to more-than-double their 6.37-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Old Dirty Blue's this week. Next week, the Patriots will square off against the Dolphins.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

Old Dirty Blue's
Points
% of total points 127.5
1
T.J. Hockenson
TE
29.4
9.91
23.1%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
25.5
20.49
20%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
18
13.46
14.1%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
14
6.37
11%
Patriots
Points
% of total points 115.78
1
Josh Allen
QB
24.98
24.07
21.6%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
21.9
16.69
18.9%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
20.7
10.88
17.9%
4
DJ Moore
WR
17.6
9.52
15.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with standout plays Saturday, after which Old Dirty Blue's owned a 108.40-73.18 lead. For Old Dirty Blue's, Joe Burrow had a 23-yard touchdown pass. DJ Moore made the highlight reel for Patriots with a 47-yard catch.
Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 52-yard catch for Old Dirty Blue's, contributing to a 120.70-73.18 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Leonard Fournette had a 44-yard catch for Patriots, who trailed 121.60-93.88 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Old Dirty Blue's   Patriots

Game Notes

Old Dirty Blue's had five of their nine starters score higher than their projected point totals.
Patriots lost despite five of their nine starters scoring more than their projected points.
Patriots can partially blame the loss on Rashod Bateman, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
Patriots ranked 3rd in the league in points scored this week, while Old Dirty Blue's put up the 1st-best score.
The matchup's 11.72-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The win ends a streak of five consecutive losses for Old Dirty Blue's.
Old Dirty Blue's managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 16.68-point projected margin of victory.
For Patriots, Josh Allen put up 24.98 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Old Dirty Blue's
Bravo, Old Dirty Blue's. Good work deploying a lineup that won by 11.72 points in Week 16.
Patriots
Hey, it's possible that Patriots would be a better GM in real football than in fantasy. With only seven targets combined this past week, their two wide receivers apparently contributed primarily by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.