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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Suicide Squad
8-8 138.69
109.19
 
VS
proj
The Riddler
91.16 6-10
122.93

Suicide Squad knock off The Riddler in 138.69-91.16 blowout

Suicide Squad brought their A game, rolling to a 138.69-91.16 win over The Riddler, who fell short of projections. The Riddler leapt out to a 31.30-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 31.3 points from Trevor Lawrence (229 Pass Yds, 51 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Garrett Wilson (4 Rec, 30 Rec Yds). But Suicide Squad held the lead the rest of the way, powered by George Kittle (31.63 points) and Tyler Higbee (31.15). This marks the third time this season Suicide Squad have beaten The Riddler, after winning 125-104.29 in their last matchup. Suicide Squad improve to 8-8 for the season, while The Riddler fall to 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Suicide Squad   The Riddler

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gainwell racked up 58 yards from scrimmage as the Eagles lost to the Cowboys 40-34. In doing so, he put up 10.3 points to nearly triple his 3.55-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Suicide Squad this week. In Week 17, Gainwell and the Eagles will battle the Saints.
Kenneth Gainwell

Top Player Comparison

Suicide Squad
Points
% of total points 138.69
1
George Kittle
TE
31.63
13.36
22.8%
2
Tyler Higbee
TE
31.15
6.96
22.5%
3
Geno Smith
QB
19.9
27.09
14.3%
4
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
16.35
12.82
11.8%
The Riddler
Points
% of total points 91.16
1
Trevor Lawrence
QB
25.05
27.31
27.5%
2
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
17.95
10.07
19.7%
3
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
15.65
21.33
17.2%
4
Isiah Pacheco
RB
10.63
12.97
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
George Kittle had a 34-yard touchdown catch and a 33-yard touchdown catch for Suicide Squad, while Brandon Aiyuk had a 54-yard catch, helping Suicide Squad to a 107.54-89.66 lead.

Points By Position

  Suicide Squad   The Riddler

StatSmack

The Riddler aren't even on the board versus Suicide Squad this season, with a record of 0-3.
This isn't a fluke. In three games vs The Riddler this season, Suicide Squad have averaged more points (133.26) than they usually score this season (122.48).
We heard scoring helps you win. The Riddler need some help then, averaging just 115.53 versus Suicide Squad's 122.48.
Even the machines think Suicide Squad have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (127.1) than The Riddler (111.72).
You can't win if you don't play. Suicide Squad has left fewer points on the bench this season (994.62) than The Riddler (1,049.12).
Once Suicide Squad put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Riddler (3 vs 2).
Suicide Squad laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than The Riddler (1).
By position, Suicide Squad have outscored The Riddler at WR and TE this season.
Suicide Squad has a higher average scoring margin (0) than The Riddler this season (-5).
The starters for Suicide Squad had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for The Riddler (0).
Hey The Riddler, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Suicide Squad
Deploying a starting crew that produced 138.69 points this past week... we took care of business and did what we had to do.
The Riddler
Unless The Riddler wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not seeing enough looks" won't cut it as an excuse this time around. As a group, our pass-catching corps (four WR and one TE) were targeted a whopping 27 times in Week 16. With only 15 total receptions, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.