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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Not picking Christian Watson
11-5 132.96
116.96
 
VS
proj
Peyton Manning
112.02 10-6
128.05

Not picking Christian Watson brush off predictions, come back to knock off Peyton Manning in 132.96-112.02 landslide

Not picking Christian Watson beat their projected point total, rolling to a 132.96-112.02 win over Peyton Manning, who fell short of projections. Not picking Christian Watson trailed 112.02-106.56 heading into Sunday night, but the unit roared back behind James Conner (79 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 41 Rec Yds) and DeAndre Hopkins . Justin Jefferson (31.3 points) and Alvin Kamara (19) led the charge for Peyton Manning in defeat. This marks the second time this season Not picking Christian Watson have gotten the best of Peyton Manning, after falling 149.6-111.16 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Not picking Christian Watson   Peyton Manning

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Barkley (84 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 49 Rec Yds) scored 27.3 points in a 27-24 lost to the Vikings in Week 16. His scoring output was 81.8% more than his 15.02-point projection and was much higher than his 17.29-point season scoring average. Barkley ranks #17 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Saquon Barkley

Top Player Comparison

Not picking Christian Watson
Points
% of total points 132.96
1
T.J. Hockenson
TE
35.9
12.48
27%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
27.3
15.02
20.5%
3
James Conner
RB
25
14.59
18.8%
4
Gabe Davis
WR
11.5
10.47
8.6%
Peyton Manning
Points
% of total points 112.02
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
31.3
24.89
27.9%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
19
15.07
17%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
16.3
16.86
14.6%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
14.32
18.4
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with standout plays Saturday, after which Not picking Christian Watson owned a 106.56-97.70 lead. Saquon Barkley had a 27-yard touchdown run for Not picking Christian Watson, while Justin Fields had a 44-yard pass. A.J. Brown made the highlight reel for Peyton Manning with a 48-yard catch.
Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 42-yard pass for Peyton Manning, contributing to a 112.02-106.56 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
James Conner had a 22-yard touchdown run for Not picking Christian Watson, helping the team to a 132.96-112.02 lead.

Points By Position

  Not picking Christian Watson   Peyton Manning

StatSmack

Peyton Manning are under .500 against Not picking Christian Watson this season, with a record of 1-2.
Not picking Christian Watson don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Peyton Manning (8 vs 5).
Not picking Christian Watson are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Peyton Manning (2).
Not picking Christian Watson have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Peyton Manning (1 vs 0).
By position, Not picking Christian Watson have outscored Peyton Manning at QB, RB, TE, and K this season.
Not picking Christian Watson don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 14 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Not picking Christian Watson had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Peyton Manning (2).
Hey Peyton Manning, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Not picking Christian Watson
Football is all about creating mismatches. With some monster yardage production from our running backs, our team really made that happen this week. Our three backfield starters put up 112 more total yards than the RBs of Peyton Manning (343 yards from scrimmage to 231), as we ultimately doubled up them at the position (62.3 points to 31.1).
Peyton Manning
As we move ahead to 2023, our coaching staff is super excited to get back out there again next year. Keep tabs on the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts throughout the offseason for news and player developments, and don't let your agent talk you out of reporting to training camp on time!