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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Monsters
13-3 127.46
114.46
 
VS
proj
COLLATERAL-DAMAGE's Team
82.46 9-7
114.95

Monsters top COLLATERAL-DAMAGE's Team for fifth straight win in 127.46-82.46 runaway

Monsters extended their win streak to five games with an easy victory over COLLATERAL-DAMAGE's Team, rolling to a 127.46-82.46 win. Monsters grabbed a 56.7-point lead on Saturday behind 53.16 points from T.J. Hockenson (13 Rec, 109 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Patrick Mahomes (224 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and never looked back. Austin Ekeler (21.9 points) and Chris Godwin (10.3) were the leaders for COLLATERAL-DAMAGE's Team in the loss. This marks the third time this season Monsters have knocked off COLLATERAL-DAMAGE's Team, after winning 109.62-86.46 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Monsters   COLLATERAL-DAMAGE's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Bengals in Week 16, the Patriots defense allowed 22 points, surrendered 442 yards, and forced 3 turnovers. In doing so, they put up 14 points to more-than-double their 6.37-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Monsters this week. In Week 17, the Patriots will face the Dolphins.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

Monsters
Points
% of total points 127.46
1
T.J. Hockenson
TE
29.4
9.91
23.1%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
23.76
25.06
18.6%
3
Graham Gano
K
14
7.78
11%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
14
6.37
11%
COLLATERAL-DAMAGE's Team
Points
% of total points 82.46
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
21.9
16.69
26.6%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
10.3
12.46
12.5%
3
Justin Fields
QB
9.86
20.14
12%
4
Mike Williams
WR
9.6
10.78
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams Saturday, but after all was said and done, Monsters owned a 97.36-40.66 lead. Patrick Mahomes had a 52-yard pass for Monsters, while Graham Gano had a 55-yard field goal. Justin Fields made the highlight reel for COLLATERAL-DAMAGE's Team with a 44-yard pass.
Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 52-yard catch for Monsters to contribute to a 120.16-40.66 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Marquise Brown had a 47-yard catch for Monsters to contribute to a 127.46-50.96 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Monsters   COLLATERAL-DAMAGE's Team

Game Notes

Monsters got the win even though only four of their nine starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
COLLATERAL-DAMAGE's Team had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Monsters put up more points than their season scoring average (116.48) while COLLATERAL-DAMAGE's Team fell short of theirs (108.44).
Monsters scored more points than their projected total, while COLLATERAL-DAMAGE's Team fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 45-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This defeat snaps a streak of two consecutive wins for COLLATERAL-DAMAGE's Team.
Monsters moves to (8-1) in blowout games this year, while COLLATERAL-DAMAGE's Team falls to (5-6).
For COLLATERAL-DAMAGE's Team, Austin Ekeler registered 21.9 points, the second-best score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Monsters
Assembling a lineup that won by a whopping 45 points this past week... we consider that to be a job well done.
COLLATERAL-DAMAGE's Team
As we move ahead to 2023, our coaching staff is just itching to get back out there again next year. Follow the Yahoo! Experts throughout the offseason for news and player developments, and don't let that pesky agent of yours talk you into holding out of the next fantasy season!