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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
The Lovely Lads
9-7 82.4
94.19
 
VS
proj
Packerbackers
82.2 8-8
83.47

The Lovely Lads come back to defeat Packerbackers for fifth straight win in 82.4-82.2 battle

The Lovely Lads extended their win streak to five games with a come-from-behind victory over Packerbackers, coming back for an 82.4-82.2 win. Trailing 81.3-61.6 heading into Monday night, The Lovely Lads came storming back behind Keenan Allen (11 Rec, 104 Rec Yds) and Justin Herbert (235 Pass Yds). Gardner Minshew II (24.7 points) and CeeDee Lamb (24) were the leading performers for Packerbackers in the loss. This marks the first time this season The Lovely Lads have gotten the best of Packerbackers, after falling 87.36-64.02 in their last matchup. The Lovely Lads improve to 9-7 for the season, while Packerbackers fall to 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  The Lovely Lads   Packerbackers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Foreman (165 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) scored 22.5 points in a 37-23 win over the Lions in Week 16. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.53-point projection and was much higher than his 10.83-point season scoring average. Foreman will face the Buccaneers next week.
D'Onta Foreman

Top Player Comparison

The Lovely Lads
Points
% of total points 82.4
1
D'Onta Foreman
RB
22.5
10.53
27.3%
2
Taysom Hill
TE
11.6
7.08
14.1%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
10.4
10.1
12.6%
4
Najee Harris
RB
9.5
10.23
11.5%
Packerbackers
Points
% of total points 82.2
1
Gardner Minshew II
QB
24.7
17.15
30%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
24
11.97
29.2%
3
Chuba Hubbard
RB
12.5
6.61
15.2%
4
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
8.1
7.97
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Gardner Minshew II had a 48-yard pass for Packerbackers, while CeeDee Lamb had a 36-yard touchdown catch, helping Packerbackers to an 81.3-61.6 lead.

Points By Position

  The Lovely Lads   Packerbackers

Game Notes

The Lovely Lads won even though only four of their nine starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Packerbackers had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Gardner Minshew II and CeeDee Lamb both outscored D'Onta Foreman, the leading scorer for The Lovely Lads.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup's 0.2-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with The Lovely Lads. They won, but failed to cover the 10.72-point projected margin of victory.
The Lovely Lads moves to (1-0) in close games this season, while Packerbackers falls to (1-3).
A bright spot in the loss, Gardner Minshew II put up 24.7 points, the fourth-best score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

The Lovely Lads
Sure, we ultimately got the win, but we can't deny it, The Lovely Lads: our quarterback was thoroughly outclassed this past week. Our one signal-callers combined for only 6.5 points in Week 16, and the QBs for Packerbackers nearly quadrupled us with a score of 24.7.
Packerbackers
A single missed field goal generally isn't cause for concern, but talk about impeccable timing: Evan McPherson goes 1-for-2 on FGs instead of 2-for-2, and Packerbackers loses the matchup by 0.2 points. We'll let you do the math on that one.