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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
TBT Frozen Tundra
12-2 96.34
91.27
 
VS
proj
Arakaans Assassins
50.9 8-6
53.24

TBT Frozen Tundra beat Arakaans Assassins for ninth straight win in 96.34-50.90 rout

TBT Frozen Tundra extended their win streak to nine games with a easy victory over Arakaans Assassins, rolling to a 96.34-50.90 win. TBT Frozen Tundra took an early 12.7-point lead on Saturday behind Adrian Peterson. Arakaans Assassins bounced back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by the Jacksonville Jaguars defense (17 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (10.4). Not to be deterred, TBT Frozen Tundra rallied later that afternoon, as Antonio Brown (30.5 points) and Nick Mullens (8.64) put them back ahead once and for all. TBT Frozen Tundra will look to clinch the league title next week, while Arakaans Assassins attempt to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  TBT Frozen Tundra   Arakaans Assassins

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Saints in Week 16, Brown caught 14 passes for 185 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 30.5 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on TBT Frozen Tundra this week. In Week 17, Brown and the Steelers will battle the Bengals.
Antonio Brown

Top Player Comparison

TBT Frozen Tundra
Points
% of total points 96.34
1
Antonio Brown
WR
30.5
12.28
31.7%
2
Adrian Peterson
RB
12.7
8.69
13.2%
3
Aldrick Rosas
K
10
8.21
10.4%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
9.1
12.31
9.4%
Arakaans Assassins
Points
% of total points 50.9
1
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
17
7.22
33.4%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
10.4
13.45
20.4%
3
Robbie Gould
K
9
8.64
17.7%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
8.3
11.77
16.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Adam Thielen had a 40-yard catch for Arakaans Assassins to contribute to a 35.70-27.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Antonio Brown had a 20-yard touchdown catch for TBT Frozen Tundra, while Vance McDonald had a 49-yard catch, helping TBT Frozen Tundra to a 87.24-50.90 lead.

Points By Position

  TBT Frozen Tundra   Arakaans Assassins

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on TBT Frozen Tundra exceeded their scoring projections.
Arakaans Assassins had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Arakaans Assassins even trying this week? They started four players who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
TBT Frozen Tundra recorded more points than their projected total, while Arakaans Assassins failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 45.44-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did TBT Frozen Tundra win, but they also covered the 38.03-point forecasted margin of victory.
TBT Frozen Tundra moves to (8-1) in blowout games this year, while Arakaans Assassins falls to (3-3).
Despite the loss, the Jacksonville Jaguars defense registered 17 points, the second-best score for a DEF this week.

Coach Talk

TBT Frozen Tundra
Putting together a lineup that won by more than 45 points this past week... we took care of business and did what we had to do.
Arakaans Assassins
Fortunately, Week 16's problem isn't exactly rocket science, Arakaans Assassins. Going with multiple zero-point players in a tough fantasy matchup... let's aim to play with a full deck of cards next time?