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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Cincinnati Bengals
15-1 323.6
297.13
 
VS
proj
Jacksonville Jaguars
277.28 12-4
271.52

Cincinnati Bengals beat Jacksonville Jaguars for 14th straight win, 323.60-277.28

Cincinnati Bengals extended their win streak to 14 games with a hard-fought victory over Jacksonville Jaguars, earning a 323.60-277.28 win. Jacksonville Jaguars jumped out to a 56.38-point lead on Thursday behind stellar performances from Trevor Lawrence (25.18 points) and Evan Engram (21.8). But Cincinnati Bengals held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Joe Burrow (37 points) and Tee Higgins (29.8).

Matchup Timeline

  Cincinnati Bengals   Jacksonville Jaguars

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Granderson (6 Tackles, 1 Sack) scored 17 points in a 17-10 win over the Browns in Week 16. He more-than-doubled his 7.46-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Granderson ranks #1 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Carl Granderson

Top Player Comparison

Cincinnati Bengals
Points
% of total points 323.6
1
Joe Burrow
QB
37
28.16
11.4%
2
Tee Higgins
WR
29.8
15.13
9.2%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
29.3
19.5
9.1%
4
Roquan Smith
LB
23
17.67
7.1%
Jacksonville Jaguars
Points
% of total points 277.28
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
36.3
28.15
13.1%
2
Trevor Lawrence
QB
25.18
19.33
9.1%
3
Evan Engram
TE
21.8
10.61
7.9%
4
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
21.8
9.79
7.9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were several players with big-time plays for both teams Saturday, but after the smoke cleared, Cincinnati Bengals became the proud owner of a 282.80-254.28 lead. Joe Burrow had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Cincinnati Bengals, while Saquon Barkley had a 27-yard touchdown run. Meanwhile, DJ Chark Jr. had a 51-yard catch for Jacksonville Jaguars, while Brandon Aiyuk had a 54-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Cincinnati Bengals   Jacksonville Jaguars

Game Notes

Only 11 of the 23 starters on Cincinnati Bengals scored higher than their point projections.
Despite 12 of their 23 starters scoring more than their projected points, Jacksonville Jaguars lost.
Cincinnati Bengals won despite starting Sam Hubbard, who scored zero points.
Cincinnati Bengals put up more points than their season scoring average (292.02) while Jacksonville Jaguars fell short of theirs (281.55).
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
Cincinnati Bengals ranked 1st in the league in scoring this week, while Jacksonville Jaguars ranked 4th.
The matchup's 46.32-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The defeat ends a streak of four straight wins for Jacksonville Jaguars.
Not only did Cincinnati Bengals win, but they also covered the 25.61-point predicted margin of victory.
On the losing side, Justin Jefferson (36.3 points) recorded the fourth-best score for a WR this week.

Coach Talk

Cincinnati Bengals
You know, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches. Fueled by some monster yardage production from our running backs, our team created a noticeable disparity this week. Our four starting backs put up 155 more total yards than the RBs of Jacksonville Jaguars (339 yards from scrimmage to 184), and we ended up doubling up them at the position, 68.9 points to 28.9.
Jacksonville Jaguars
As we bid adieu to 2022, let's reflect on the fantasy season and appreciate all of the ups and the downs that came with it. Okay, well really just 12 ups and four downs, but still... Thanks for spending a great year with us, and here's to 2023!