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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Dirty 54
8-8 221.1
230.81
 
VS
proj
Patriot Killer
161.7 10-5
216.37

Patriot Killer fall to Dirty 54, 221.1-161.7

Patriot Killer were unable to bring their A game, falling short of projections, as Dirty 54 earned a 221.1-161.7 win. Dirty 54 earned an early 20.6-point lead on Thursday. Patriot Killer came back to take the lead on Saturday, powered by Gardner Minshew II (31.25 points) and Isaiah Hodgins (22.9). Unphased, Dirty 54 rallied later that afternoon, as the Green Bay Packers defense (15 points) and Tyreek Hill (14.3) put them back in the lead for good. This marks the first time this season Dirty 54 have gotten the best of Patriot Killer, after falling 179.25-146.3 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Dirty 54   Patriot Killer

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Packers defense overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 15 points against their 8.38-point projection. During a 26-20 win over the Dolphins, they allowed 20 points, surrendered 376 yards, and forced 4 turnovers. The Packers defense will face the Vikings next week.
The Green Bay Packers defense

Top Player Comparison

Dirty 54
Points
% of total points 221.1
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
34
19.05
15.4%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
23.9
19.42
10.8%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
21.4
16.58
9.7%
4
Trevor Lawrence
QB
20.55
22.56
9.3%
Patriot Killer
Points
% of total points 161.7
1
Gardner Minshew II
QB
31.25
22.07
19.3%
2
Isaiah Hodgins
WR
22.9
7.55
14.2%
3
Geno Smith
QB
17.35
25.04
10.7%
4
Tony Pollard
RB
14
16.69
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays Saturday, after which Patriot Killer boasted a 161.7-138.6 lead. CeeDee Lamb had a 36-yard touchdown catch for Dirty 54, while Justin Fields had a 44-yard pass. Gardner Minshew II made the highlight reel for Patriot Killer with a 48-yard pass.
Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 52-yard catch for Dirty 54, contributing to a 167.9-161.7 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Dirty 54   Patriot Killer

StatSmack

Dirty 54 don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Patriot Killer (2 vs 0).
Dirty 54 should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Patriot Killer (10 vs 3).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Patriot Killer - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Dirty 54 (1) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, Dirty 54 have outscored Patriot Killer at QB, RB, WR, and DEF this season.
The starters for Dirty 54 had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Patriot Killer (1).
Hey Patriot Killer, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Dirty 54
Hey, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches, right? We really took that to heart this week by thoroughly outplaying Patriot Killer at the wide receiver position (91.2 points to 35.4).
Patriot Killer
Well, we can't really whine about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our pass-catching corps (five WR and one TE) combined to get a grand total of 29 targets in Week 16. With just 17 total catches, this group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.