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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
🦅 BIRD GANG 🦅
7-8 149.3
120.54
 
VS
proj
OG DeepValleyBoltz
115.36 7-9
120.13

🦅 BIRD GANG 🦅 hand OG DeepValleyBoltz third consecutive loss in 149.30-115.36 runaway

🦅 BIRD GANG 🦅 rolled to a 149.30-115.36 win to hand OG DeepValleyBoltz their third straight loss. OG DeepValleyBoltz grabbed a 2.10-point lead on Thursday, but 🦅 BIRD GANG 🦅 held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by DeVonta Smith, who caught 8 passes for 113 yards and 2 touchdowns for 33.3 points, and Saquon Barkley, who racked up 133 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (27.3 points). Justin Jefferson (12 Rec, 133 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and James Cook (99 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) were the top performers for OG DeepValleyBoltz in the loss. This marks the first time this season 🦅 BIRD GANG 🦅 have gotten the best of OG DeepValleyBoltz, after falling 123.54-120.6 in their last matchup. 🦅 BIRD GANG 🦅 improve to 7-8 for the season, while OG DeepValleyBoltz fall to 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  🦅 BIRD GANG 🦅   OG DeepValleyBoltz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith overachieved for the ninth time this season, scoring 33.3 points against his 13.49-point projection. During a 40-34 loss to the Cowboys, he caught 8 passes for 113 yards and 2 touchdowns. Smith ranks #45 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
DeVonta Smith

Top Player Comparison

🦅 BIRD GANG 🦅
Points
% of total points 149.3
1
DeVonta Smith
WR
33.3
13.49
22.3%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
27.3
14.96
18.3%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
25.2
12.56
16.9%
4
Jakobi Meyers
WR
20.3
11.7
13.6%
OG DeepValleyBoltz
Points
% of total points 115.36
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
33.3
24.9
28.9%
2
James Cook
RB
17.8
8.35
15.4%
3
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
16.8
8.94
14.6%
4
Brock Purdy
QB
15.96
15.95
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had multiple players with highlight-reel moments Saturday, but it was 🦅 BIRD GANG 🦅 who took the lead, 113.70-108.76. Saquon Barkley had a 27-yard touchdown run for 🦅 BIRD GANG 🦅, while Jakobi Meyers had a 48-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Brock Purdy had a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 33-yard touchdown pass for OG DeepValleyBoltz, while James Cook had a 27-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Early
Tua Tagovailoa had an 84-yard touchdown pass and a 52-yard pass for 🦅 BIRD GANG 🦅, contributing to a 124.10-108.76 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Leonard Fournette had a 44-yard catch for 🦅 BIRD GANG 🦅, helping the team to a 149.30-111.76 lead.

Points By Position

  🦅 BIRD GANG 🦅   OG DeepValleyBoltz

What If

🦅 BIRD GANG 🦅 would have beaten eight other teams besides OG DeepValleyBoltz this week.
OG DeepValleyBoltz would have lost to eight other teams besides 🦅 BIRD GANG 🦅 this week.
If they played OG DeepValleyBoltz every week, 🦅 BIRD GANG 🦅 would be 12-3 this season.
🦅 BIRD GANG 🦅 would be 9-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as OG DeepValleyBoltz.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as 🦅 BIRD GANG 🦅, OG DeepValleyBoltz would be 5-8.
If 🦅 BIRD GANG 🦅 had played every team in the league each week, they would be 92-73.
If they played every team every week, OG DeepValleyBoltz would be 61-111.

Coach Talk

🦅 BIRD GANG 🦅
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? We really took that to heart by doubling up OG DeepValleyBoltz at running back this past week (52.5 points to 24.8).
OG DeepValleyBoltz
Posting just two receptions on five targets this past week, it seems like the starting running backs for OG DeepValleyBoltz clearly should smooth things over with their QBs... and remind them to check down more often.