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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Donald's Team
6-8 88.48
78.45
 
VS
proj
Brees Knees
80.84 7-7
77.53

Donald's Team knock off Brees Knees, 88.48-80.84

Donald's Team brought their A game and outperformed expectations, earning a 88.48-80.84 win over Brees Knees. Donald's Team grabbed a 23.1-point lead on Saturday behind 25.8 points from the Baltimore Ravens defense (10 Pts Allowed, 198 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) and Keenan Allen (5 Rec, 58 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Zach Ertz (12 Rec, 110 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Jared Goff (216 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) carried the flag for Brees Knees in the loss. This marks the first time this season Donald's Team have gotten the best of Brees Knees, after falling 108.32-52.8 in their last matchup. Donald's Team improve to 6-8 for the season, while Brees Knees fall to 7-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Donald's Team   Brees Knees

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Ravens defense (10 Pts Allowed, 198 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) scored 20 points against the Chargers in Week 16. Their scoring output more-than-tripled their 5.49-point projection and was much higher than their 9.21-point season scoring average. The Ravens defense ranks #4 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Browns next week.
The Baltimore Ravens defense

Top Player Comparison

Donald's Team
Points
% of total points 88.48
1
Andrew Luck
QB
22.58
21
25.5%
2
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
20
5.49
22.6%
3
Evan Engram
TE
11.3
7.06
12.8%
4
Brett Maher
K
11
8.67
12.4%
Brees Knees
Points
% of total points 80.84
1
Zach Ertz
TE
23
9.58
28.5%
2
Jared Goff
QB
17.24
19.39
21.3%
3
Davante Adams
WR
13.1
12.95
16.2%
4
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
12
8.38
14.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Donald's Team owned a 88.48-51.30 lead. Andrew Luck had a 55-yard pass for Donald's Team, while Brett Maher had a 59-yard field goal. Zach Ertz made the highlight reel for Brees Knees with a 23-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Jared Goff had a 39-yard touchdown pass for Brees Knees, who trailed 88.48-78.84 after the late games.

Points By Position

  Donald's Team   Brees Knees

What If

Donald's Team would have beaten only four other teams besides Brees Knees this week.
Brees Knees would have lost to just four other teams besides Donald's Team this week.
If Donald's Team played Brees Knees every week this season, they'd be 7-7.
Donald's Team would be 5-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Brees Knees.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Donald's Team, Brees Knees would be 8-4.
If Donald's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 94-96.
If they played every team every week, Brees Knees would be 122-68.

Coach Talk

Donald's Team
Listen, Donald's Team, we do certainly respect the confidence. Deploying not one, but TWO starters with zero points (Jordan Wilkins and Emmanuel Sanders), while still earning the win... talk about arrogant! All we ask is to please keep those flashy shenanigans to the regular season. Try it in the postseason and we're done.
Brees Knees
Recording one catch on only two measly targets this past week, it appears that the starting RBs for Brees Knees should smooth things over with their quarterbacks... and remind them to check down more often.