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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
ManEaters
7-9 157.06
128.1
 
VS
proj
Force Majeure
136.57 8-8
120.85

ManEaters smirk at projections, knock off Force Majeure in 157.06-136.57 landslide

Both teams brought their A game and outperformed their projected point totals, but ManEaters got the best of Force Majeure, cruising to a 157.06-136.57 win. ManEaters earned a 65.36-point lead on Saturday behind stellar efforts from DeVonta Smith (8 Rec, 113 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Tee Higgins (8 Rec, 128 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Joe Burrow (375 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Tyler Higbee (9 Rec, 94 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) led the way for Force Majeure in the loss. This marks the first time this season ManEaters have knocked off Force Majeure, after falling 102.93-98.36 in their last matchup. ManEaters improve to 7-9 for the season, while Force Majeure fall to 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  ManEaters   Force Majeure

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 40-34 loss to the Cowboys, Smith scored 28.3 points to more-than-double his 11.13-point projection. He caught 8 passes for 113 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on ManEaters this week. In Week 17, Smith and the Eagles will face the Saints.
DeVonta Smith

Top Player Comparison

ManEaters
Points
% of total points 157.06
1
DeVonta Smith
WR
28.3
11.13
18%
2
Tee Higgins
WR
23.8
11.37
15.2%
3
Brett Maher
K
18
8.56
11.5%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
18
13.4
11.5%
Force Majeure
Points
% of total points 136.57
1
Joe Burrow
QB
35.5
24.31
26%
2
Tyler Higbee
TE
26.37
5.32
19.3%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
20.7
10.82
15.2%
4
Chuba Hubbard
RB
13.5
11.48
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with big-time plays Saturday, after which ManEaters owned a 143.56-78.20 lead. For ManEaters, Justin Fields had a 44-yard pass. Joe Burrow made the highlight reel for Force Majeure with a 23-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Leonard Fournette had a 44-yard catch for Force Majeure, who trailed 157.06-136.57 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  ManEaters   Force Majeure

What If

ManEaters would have beaten five other teams besides Force Majeure this week.
Force Majeure would have lost to just three other teams besides ManEaters this week.
If they played Force Majeure every week, ManEaters would be 8-8 this season.
ManEaters would be 8-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Force Majeure.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as ManEaters, Force Majeure would be 6-7.
If ManEaters had played every team in the league each week, they would be 94-74.
If they played every team every week, Force Majeure would be 88-80.

Coach Talk

ManEaters
Creating mismatches is a big key to success in football. We really took that to heart this week by royally dominating Force Majeure at the wide receiver position (52.1 points to 11.1).
Force Majeure
Well, we can't really whine about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? Our pass-catching corps (two WR and one TE) collectively got a hearty 31 targets in Week 16. Those players should try to get some extra practice reps in with their QBs, considering they recorded only 16 receptions.