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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Can I j kick it?
9-7 115.36
95.45
 
VS
proj
BasicallyBlindBoxing
65.46 9-6
98.58

Can I j kick it? defy predictions, earn win over BasicallyBlindBoxing in 115.36-65.46 rout

Can I j kick it? outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 115.36-65.46 win over BasicallyBlindBoxing, who fell short of projections. Can I j kick it? earned a 50.8-point lead on Saturday behind impressive efforts from Kirk Cousins (299 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Brett Maher (18) and never looked back. Patrick Mahomes (224 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Greg Joseph (2-2 FG, 61 long, 3-3 XP) carried the flag for BasicallyBlindBoxing in the loss. This marks the second time this season Can I j kick it? have knocked off BasicallyBlindBoxing, after winning 107.2-101.98 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Can I j kick it?   BasicallyBlindBoxing

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Maher (4-4 FG, 48 long, 4-4 XP) scored 18 points in a 40-34 win over the Eagles in Week 16. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.56-point projection and was much higher than his 9.78-point season scoring average. Maher ranks #73 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Brett Maher

Top Player Comparison

Can I j kick it?
Points
% of total points 115.36
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
24.16
18.85
20.9%
2
Brett Maher
K
18
8.56
15.6%
3
DJ Moore
WR
15.1
7.47
13.1%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
12.1
11.57
10.5%
BasicallyBlindBoxing
Points
% of total points 65.46
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
23.76
25.07
36.3%
2
Greg Joseph
K
12
7.7
18.3%
3
Kenneth Walker III
RB
10.5
11.2
16%
4
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
7.6
10.54
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were several players with highlight-reel plays on both teams Saturday, but it was Can I j kick it? who grabbed the lead, 115.36-64.56. DJ Moore had a 47-yard catch for Can I j kick it?, while A.J. Brown had a 48-yard catch. Meanwhile, Patrick Mahomes had a 52-yard pass for BasicallyBlindBoxing, while Greg Joseph had a 61-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Can I j kick it?   BasicallyBlindBoxing

Game Notes

Five of the nine starting players on Can I j kick it? scored higher than their projected point totals.
BasicallyBlindBoxing had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Can I j kick it? put up more points than their season scoring average (96.76) while BasicallyBlindBoxing fell short of theirs (105.78).
Can I j kick it? put up more points than their projected total, while BasicallyBlindBoxing failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 49.9-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
In blowout games this season, Can I j kick it? moves to (3-4), while BasicallyBlindBoxing falls to (6-3).
For BasicallyBlindBoxing, Patrick Mahomes (23.76 points) registered the fourth-highest score for a QB this week.

Coach Talk

Can I j kick it?
You know, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches. Fueled by stellar numbers from our pass-catchers, our team really took that to heart this past week. We doubled up BasicallyBlindBoxing at wide receiver (25.4 points to 12.5). DJ Moore had 83 receiving yards while A.J. Brown chipped in with 103 yards.
BasicallyBlindBoxing
Tons of activity between the 20's: The six offensive position starters (three RBs, two WRs, one TE) on BasicallyBlindBoxing combined to register a healthy 377 total yards. Not one of those players, unfortunately, could find his way to the end zone in Week 16.