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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Desert Eagles
7-9 77
87.42
 
VS
proj
So Solid Spoilers
76 7-8
67.68

Offensively challenged Desert Eagles beat So Solid Spoilers in 77-76 cliff-hanger

Ranking tenth in the league in points scored for the week, Desert Eagles were lucky to earn a win against a foe that performed even worse, narrowly earning a 77-76 win over So Solid Spoilers. Desert Eagles led 77-76 heading into Monday night with one player left to play. They were fortunate to have the lead already, as ( points) didn't do much to pad their point total. DeVonta Smith (8 Rec, 113 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and James Conner (79 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 41 Rec Yds) did everything they could for So Solid Spoilers in defeat. This marks the second time this season Desert Eagles have beaten So Solid Spoilers, after winning 108-99 in their last matchup. Desert Eagles improve to 7-9 for the season, while So Solid Spoilers fall to 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Desert Eagles   So Solid Spoilers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Singletary overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 17 points against his 8.22-point projection. In a 35-13 win over the Bears, he racked up 125 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. Singletary ranks #69 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Devin Singletary

Top Player Comparison

Desert Eagles
Points
% of total points 77
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
24
11.42
31.2%
2
Devin Singletary
RB
17
8.22
22.1%
3
Robbie Gould
K
13
7.79
16.9%
4
Deshaun Watson
QB
11
18.48
14.3%
So Solid Spoilers
Points
% of total points 76
1
DeVonta Smith
WR
23
8.29
30.3%
2
James Conner
RB
17
11.88
22.4%
3
Graham Gano
K
14
7.78
18.4%
4
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
8
8.06
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays Saturday, but after the dust settled, Desert Eagles had a 77-54 lead. CeeDee Lamb had a 36-yard touchdown catch for Desert Eagles, while Devin Singletary had a 33-yard touchdown run. Graham Gano made the highlight reel for So Solid Spoilers with a 55-yard field goal.
Sunday Night
James Conner had a 22-yard touchdown run for So Solid Spoilers, who trailed 77-76 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Desert Eagles   So Solid Spoilers

Game Notes

Desert Eagles got the win despite the fact that only three of their nine starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
So Solid Spoilers had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Desert Eagles had three starters score zero points, while So Solid Spoilers had two.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Desert Eagles won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while So Solid Spoilers exceeded their projection.
Desert Eagles ranked tied for 10th in the league in scoring this week, while So Solid Spoilers ranked 11th.
The matchup's 1-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The win snaps a streak of four consecutive losses for Desert Eagles.
Desert Eagles managed to get the win, but did not cover the 19.74-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this year, Desert Eagles moves to (1-2), while So Solid Spoilers falls to (1-3).
In a losing effort, DeVonta Smith (23 points) posted the second-highest score for a wide receiver this week.

Coach Talk

Desert Eagles
Listen, Desert Eagles, we do certainly appreciate the confidence. Starting not one, not two, but THREE players with zero points (the Denver Broncos defense, DeAndre Hopkins, and Gerald Everett), while still earning the win... that's a bit too risky for us traditionalists. All we ask is to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Do it when the playoffs roll around, and we'll be done.
So Solid Spoilers
Well, we can't really gripe about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? Our pass-catching corps (two WR and one TE) were targeted a whopping 18 times in Week 16. With only 11 total receptions, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.