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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Yeti Attack!
8-7 89.12
90.09
 
VS
proj
Hooked On A Thielen
78.54 6-10
102.22

Yeti Attack! hand Hooked On A Thielen fifth consecutive loss, 89.12-78.54

Yeti Attack! earned an 89.12-78.54 win to hand Hooked On A Thielen their fifth consecutive loss. Yeti Attack! leapt out to a 26.8-point lead on Saturday behind stellar efforts from Tee Higgins (8 Rec, 128 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Chuba Hubbard (125 Rush Yds) and never looked back. Justin Jefferson (12 Rec, 133 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tom Brady (281 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) did everything they could for Hooked On A Thielen in the loss. This marks the first time this season Yeti Attack! have beaten Hooked On A Thielen, after falling 86.92-68.54 in their last matchup. Yeti Attack! improve to 8-7 for the season, while Hooked On A Thielen fall to 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Yeti Attack!   Hooked On A Thielen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Chiefs defense overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 8 points against their 7.09-point projection. In a 24-10 win over the Seahawks, they allowed only 10 points, surrendered 333 yards, and intercepted a pass. The Chiefs defense ranks #10 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Broncos next week.
The Kansas City Chiefs defense

Top Player Comparison

Yeti Attack!
Points
% of total points 89.12
1
Tee Higgins
WR
18.8
9.04
21.1%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
14.32
18.4
16.1%
3
Chuba Hubbard
RB
12.5
6.61
14%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
11.8
15.93
13.2%
Hooked On A Thielen
Points
% of total points 78.54
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
19.3
16.84
24.6%
2
Tom Brady
QB
13.34
18.24
17%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
11.3
12.99
14.4%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
10.3
11.35
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Travis Kelce had a 52-yard catch for Hooked On A Thielen, while A.J. Brown had a 48-yard catch for the team, who trailed 74.80-48.00 after Saturday's games.
Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 42-yard pass for Yeti Attack! to contribute to an 89.12-50.90 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a 44-yard pass for Hooked On A Thielen, who trailed 89.12-78.54 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Yeti Attack!   Hooked On A Thielen

What If

Yeti Attack! would have beaten four other teams besides Hooked On A Thielen this week.
Hooked On A Thielen would have lost to six other teams besides Yeti Attack! this week.
If they played Hooked On A Thielen every week, Yeti Attack! would be 5-10 this season.
Yeti Attack! would be 2-11 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Hooked On A Thielen.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Yeti Attack!, Hooked On A Thielen would be 7-6.
If Yeti Attack! had played every team in the league each week, they would be 59-106.
If they played every team every week, Hooked On A Thielen would be 93-79.

Coach Talk

Yeti Attack!
Hey, football is all about creating mismatches, right? We really took that to heart by quadrupling Hooked On A Thielen at running back this past week (24.3 points to 6).
Hooked On A Thielen
Talk about under-utilized: As a group, the starting backfield for Hooked On A Thielen collectively registered three catches on just four measly targets this past week.