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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Sprint Right Option
9-7 114.8
118.58
 
VS
proj
Pull Out Game
73.05 10-5
110.76

Pull Out Game succumb to Sprint Right Option in 114.80-73.05 runaway

Pull Out Game failed to rise to the occasion, coming up short of projections, as Sprint Right Option cruised to a 114.80-73.05 win. Pull Out Game took a 14.50-point lead on Thursday, but Sprint Right Option held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Justin Jefferson, who caught 12 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown for 25.3 points, and Saquon Barkley, who racked up 133 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (23.3 points). Gardner Minshew II (30.25 points) and Travis Etienne Jr. (12.7) were the leaders for Pull Out Game in the loss. This marks the first time this season Sprint Right Option have knocked off Pull Out Game, after falling 167.05-122.55 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Sprint Right Option   Pull Out Game

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Barkley racked up 133 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown as the Giants lost to the Vikings 27-24. In doing so, he put up 23.3 points and scored 64.0% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Sprint Right Option this week. Next week, Barkley will battle the Colts.
Saquon Barkley

Top Player Comparison

Sprint Right Option
Points
% of total points 114.8
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
25.3
20.88
22%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
23.3
14.21
20.3%
3
Brock Purdy
QB
22.3
21.83
19.4%
4
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
10.6
10.02
9.2%
Pull Out Game
Points
% of total points 73.05
1
Gardner Minshew II
QB
30.25
21.87
41.4%
2
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
12.7
13.03
17.4%
3
Tony Pollard
RB
11
13.17
15.1%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
8.9
10.35
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with standout plays Saturday, but it was Sprint Right Option who took the lead, 113.90-77.05. Brock Purdy had a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 33-yard touchdown pass for Sprint Right Option, while Saquon Barkley had a 27-yard touchdown run. Gardner Minshew II made the highlight reel for Pull Out Game with a 48-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Sprint Right Option   Pull Out Game

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on Sprint Right Option scored higher than their projected point totals.
Pull Out Game had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
The win snaps a streak of three consecutive losses for Sprint Right Option.
Not only did Sprint Right Option earn the W, but they also easily covered the 7.82-point projected margin of victory.
Sprint Right Option moves to (4-4) in blowout games this year, while Pull Out Game falls to (4-2).
On the losing side, Gardner Minshew II scored 30.25 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Sprint Right Option
Props to you, Sprint Right Option. Nice work fielding a team that nearly recorded 115 points in Week 16.
Pull Out Game
Fortunately, Pull Out Game, this week's problem isn't exactly advanced calculus. Going with the Denver Broncos defense in a fantasy matchup where your opposition put up almost 115 points... let's use this as a learning experience and all agree that it's not going to happen again.