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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
G-Unit
13-3 101.75
108.51
 
VS
proj
Shadee's Back
68.35 12-3
107.56

G-Unit defeat Shadee's Back for fourth straight win in 101.75-68.35 blowout

G-Unit extended their win streak to four games with a dominant victory over Shadee's Back, rolling to a 101.75-68.35 win. G-Unit jumped out to a 40.35-point lead on Saturday behind 42.25 points from Gardner Minshew II (355 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Brett Maher (4-4 FG, 48 long, 4-4 XP) and never looked back. The Detroit Lions defense (14 points) and Robbie Gould (13) carried the flag for Shadee's Back in the loss. This marks the first time this season G-Unit have beaten Shadee's Back, after falling 93.25-91.15 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  G-Unit   Shadee's Back

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Maher made all 4 of his FG attempts as the Cowboys beat the Eagles 40-34. In doing so, he put up 16 points to more-than-double his 7.88-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on G-Unit this week. Maher will battle the Titans in Week 17.
Brett Maher

Top Player Comparison

G-Unit
Points
% of total points 101.75
1
Gardner Minshew II
QB
26.25
17.77
25.8%
2
Brett Maher
K
16
7.88
15.7%
3
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
16
16.52
15.7%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
11.8
16.05
11.6%
Shadee's Back
Points
% of total points 68.35
1
The Detroit Lions defense
DEF
14
15.29
20.5%
2
Robbie Gould
K
13
6.88
19%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
9.85
21.02
14.4%
4
Tony Pollard
RB
8
11.64
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Gardner Minshew II had a 48-yard pass for G-Unit, helping the team to a 98.85-58.50 lead.

Points By Position

  G-Unit   Shadee's Back

What If

G-Unit would have beaten six other teams besides Shadee's Back this week.
Shadee's Back would have lost to nine other teams besides G-Unit this week.
If they played Shadee's Back every week, G-Unit would be 9-6 this season.
G-Unit would be 12-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Shadee's Back.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as G-Unit, Shadee's Back would be 8-5.
If G-Unit had played every team in the league each week, they would be 126-46.
If they played every team every week, Shadee's Back would be 97-68.

Coach Talk

G-Unit
Identifying mismatches is a huge key to success in football. Thanks to a solid performance by Gardner Minshew II, we royally dominated Shadee's Back at the quarterback position this past week (26.25 points to 9.85). Minshew II went 24-for-40 for 355 yards, two TDs, and two INTs in a 40-34 loss to the Cowboys.
Shadee's Back
Well, Week 16's problem is pretty easy to diagnose, Shadee's Back. Choosing to start Gerald Everett in a tough fantasy matchup... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time?