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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Bruising Knights
8-8 198.66
179.43
 
VS
proj
cheeseheads
170.86 12-4
184.12

Bruising Knights knock off cheeseheads, 198.66-170.86

Bruising Knights showed up and beat expectations, coming out on top with a 198.66-170.86 win over cheeseheads, who fell short of projections. Bruising Knights earned a 105.13-point lead on Saturday behind stellar performances from D'Onta Foreman (165 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Jared Goff (32.83) and never looked back. Austin Ekeler (30.9 points) and CeeDee Lamb (29) carried the flag for cheeseheads in the loss. This marks the second time this season Bruising Knights have taken down cheeseheads, after falling 206.2-150.23 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Bruising Knights   cheeseheads

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Foreman ran for 165 yards and a touchdown as the Panthers beat the Lions 37-23. In doing so, he put up 33 points to scored 70.8% higher than his 19.32-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Bruising Knights this week. In Week 17, Foreman and the Panthers will face the Buccaneers.
D'Onta Foreman

Top Player Comparison

Bruising Knights
Points
% of total points 198.66
1
D'Onta Foreman
RB
33
19.32
16.6%
2
Jared Goff
QB
32.83
20.99
16.5%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
29
23.81
14.6%
4
Kenneth Walker III
RB
24.5
19.54
12.3%
cheeseheads
Points
% of total points 170.86
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
30.9
23.33
18.1%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
29
15.47
17%
3
Daniel Jones
QB
22.53
21.04
13.2%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
17.23
21.29
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams Saturday, after which Bruising Knights emerged with a 198.66-93.53 lead. Jared Goff had a 56-yard pass and a 51-yard pass for Bruising Knights, while Joe Burrow had a 23-yard touchdown pass. CeeDee Lamb made the highlight reel for cheeseheads with a 36-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 42-yard pass for cheeseheads, while Tyreek Hill had a 52-yard catch for the team, who trailed 198.66-130.96 after the early action.

Points By Position

  Bruising Knights   cheeseheads

Game Notes

Half of the starters on Bruising Knights scored higher than their projected point totals.
cheeseheads lost despite six of their 12 starters exceeding their points projection.
Bruising Knights put up more points than their season scoring average (170.51) while cheeseheads fell short of theirs (186.31).
Bruising Knights recorded more points than their projected total, while cheeseheads fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 27.8-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Despite the loss, Austin Ekeler recorded 30.9 points, the fifth-best score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Bruising Knights
Nice job assembling a lineup that earned 198.66 points this past week. We did what was needed and took care of business.
cheeseheads
As we turn the page to 2023, our coaching staff is champing at the bit to get back out there again next year. Follow the Yahoo! Experts throughout the offseason for the best takes in the biz, and don't let that pesky agent of yours talk you into a hold-out next fantasy season!