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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Now We’re COOKin
10-6 137.7
117.23
 
VS
proj
El Smoke 🚬 ✌️ ☮️ 🪴
92.56 12-4
121.04

Now We’re COOKin knock off El Smoke 🚬 ✌️ ☮️ 🪴 in 137.70-92.56 rout

Now We’re COOKin rose to the occasion and outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 137.70-92.56 win over El Smoke 🚬 ✌️ ☮️ 🪴, who fell short of projections. El Smoke 🚬 ✌️ ☮️ 🪴 took a 14.00-point lead on Thursday, but Now We’re COOKin held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by T.J. Hockenson, who caught 13 passes for 109 yards and 2 touchdowns for 29.4 points, and Justin Jefferson, who caught 12 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown (25.3 points). Travis Kelce (14.3 points) and the Jacksonville Jaguars defense (14) were the leaders for El Smoke 🚬 ✌️ ☮️ 🪴 in the loss. This marks the first time this season Now We’re COOKin have beaten El Smoke 🚬 ✌️ ☮️ 🪴, after falling 123.66-97.14 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Now We’re COOKin   El Smoke 🚬 ✌️ ☮️ 🪴

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

McLaurin (4 Rec, 77 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 15.7 points in a 37-20 lost to the 49ers in Week 16. His scoring output was 63.6% more than his 9.6-point projection and was higher than his 10.68-point season scoring average. McLaurin ranks #52 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Terry McLaurin

Top Player Comparison

Now We’re COOKin
Points
% of total points 137.7
1
T.J. Hockenson
TE
29.4
9.91
21.4%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
25.3
20.87
18.4%
3
Jaylen Waddle
WR
22.8
13.36
16.6%
4
Terry McLaurin
WR
15.7
9.6
11.4%
El Smoke 🚬 ✌️ ☮️ 🪴
Points
% of total points 92.56
1
Travis Kelce
TE
14.3
16.52
15.4%
2
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
14
6.63
15.1%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
12.3
19.9
13.3%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
11.6
12.74
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments Saturday, but it was Now We’re COOKin who grabbed the lead, 108.40-70.66. For Now We’re COOKin, Terry McLaurin had a 51-yard catch. Travis Kelce had a 52-yard catch for El Smoke 🚬 ✌️ ☮️ 🪴, while Justin Fields had a 44-yard pass.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Now We’re COOKin owned a 131.20-82.96 lead. For Now We’re COOKin, Jaylen Waddle had an 84-yard touchdown catch. Tyreek Hill made the highlight reel for El Smoke 🚬 ✌️ ☮️ 🪴 with a 52-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Now We’re COOKin   El Smoke 🚬 ✌️ ☮️ 🪴

Game Notes

Now We’re COOKin had six of their nine starting players exceed their projected points.
El Smoke 🚬 ✌️ ☮️ 🪴 had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Now We’re COOKin had four players score more points than the leading scorer for El Smoke 🚬 ✌️ ☮️ 🪴.
Now We’re COOKin put up more points than their season scoring average (115.41) while El Smoke 🚬 ✌️ ☮️ 🪴 fell short of theirs (118.2).
Now We’re COOKin recorded more points than their projected total, while El Smoke 🚬 ✌️ ☮️ 🪴 failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 45.14-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
In blowout games this season, Now We’re COOKin moves to (6-2), while El Smoke 🚬 ✌️ ☮️ 🪴 falls to (5-2).
Despite the loss, Travis Kelce recorded 14.3 points, the fourth-best score for a tight end this week.

Coach Talk

Now We’re COOKin
Nice work deploying a lineup that posted 137.7 points this past week. We took care of business and did what had to be done.
El Smoke 🚬 ✌️ ☮️ 🪴
Hey, at least there were no celebration penalties: The six offensive skill starters (three WRs, two RBs, one TE) on El Smoke 🚬 ✌️ ☮️ 🪴 collectively gained a healthy 512 yards from scrimmage. None of those starters, unfortunately, was able to score a touchdown in Week 16.