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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
GaryVader
7-9 128.46
112.33
 
VS
proj
Nitro Fix
70.62 8-8
74.12

GaryVader defeat Nitro Fix in 128.46-70.62 runaway

GaryVader showed up and beat expectations, rolling to a 128.46-70.62 win over Nitro Fix, who fell short of projections. GaryVader grabbed an early 18.60-point lead on Thursday. Nitro Fix bounced back to take the lead on Saturday, powered by Nick Chubb (25.9 points) and Michael Pittman Jr. (12.5). Unphased, GaryVader pulled it together later that afternoon, as Josh Allen (30.96 points) and Stefon Diggs (18) put them back in the lead for good. This marks the second time this season GaryVader have knocked off Nitro Fix, after falling 88.22-87.7 in their last matchup. GaryVader improve to 7-9 for the season, while Nitro Fix fall to 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  GaryVader   Nitro Fix

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Allen overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 30.96 points against his 23.63-point projection. During a 33-21 win over the Patriots, he passed for 314 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 64 yards. Allen ranks #1 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Josh Allen

Top Player Comparison

GaryVader
Points
% of total points 128.46
1
Josh Allen
QB
30.96
23.63
24.1%
2
Deebo Samuel
WR
23.6
12.94
18.4%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
18
14.13
14%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
18
12.96
14%
Nitro Fix
Points
% of total points 70.62
1
Nick Chubb
RB
25.9
12.36
36.7%
2
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
12.5
11.43
17.7%
3
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
11.02
18.21
15.6%
4
Michael Badgley
K
9
8.95
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Deebo Samuel had a 56-yard catch for GaryVader, contributing to a 23.60-5.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Michael Gallup had a 40-yard catch for Nitro Fix, who trailed 128.46-59.60 after the primetime game.
Monday
Tua Tagovailoa had a 40-yard pass for Nitro Fix.

Points By Position

  GaryVader   Nitro Fix

What If

GaryVader would have beaten five other teams besides Nitro Fix this week.
Nitro Fix would have lost to six other teams besides GaryVader this week.
GaryVader would be 8-8 if they played Nitro Fix every week.
GaryVader would be 7-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Nitro Fix.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as GaryVader, Nitro Fix would be 6-7.
If GaryVader had played every team in the league each week, they would be 77-65.
If they played every team every week, Nitro Fix would be 62-80.

Coach Talk

GaryVader
This sport is all about creating mismatches. Not only did we nearly triple Nitro Fix at QB (30.96 points to 11.02), we also tripled them at WR (59.6 to 18.8).
Nitro Fix
Unless Nitro Fix wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting enough opportunities" is not a viable excuse this time around. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) were targeted a healthy 17 times in Week 16. With just 10 total catches, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.