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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Philly Special
7-8 131.64
139.22
 
VS
proj
LET'S RID3!!!
102.68 5-10
132.99

Philly Special top LET'S RID3!!! for third straight win in 131.64-102.68 romp

Philly Special extended their win streak to three games with an easy victory over LET'S RID3!!!, cruising to a 131.64-102.68 win. LET'S RID3!!! grabbed a 20.26-point lead on Thursday, but Philly Special held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by CeeDee Lamb, who caught 10 passes for 120 yards and 2 touchdowns for 29 points, and DeVonta Smith, who caught 8 passes for 113 yards and 2 touchdowns (27.3 points). Jaylen Waddle (5 Rec, 143 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Trevor Lawrence (229 Pass Yds, 51 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) led the way for LET'S RID3!!! in the loss. This marks the first time this season Philly Special have taken down LET'S RID3!!!, after falling 124.64-119.88 in their last matchup. Philly Special improve to 7-8 for the season, while LET'S RID3!!! fall to 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Philly Special   LET'S RID3!!!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 40-34 loss to the Cowboys, Smith scored 27.3 points to more-than-double his 11.13-point projection. He caught 8 passes for 113 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Philly Special this week. In Week 17, Smith and the Eagles will go up against the Saints.
DeVonta Smith

Top Player Comparison

Philly Special
Points
% of total points 131.64
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
29
14.94
22%
2
DeVonta Smith
WR
27.3
11.13
20.7%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
15.9
13.34
12.1%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
11.6
12.74
8.8%
LET'S RID3!!!
Points
% of total points 102.68
1
Jaylen Waddle
WR
22.8
13.36
22.2%
2
Trevor Lawrence
QB
17.26
15.42
16.8%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
12.32
17.07
12%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
10.7
12.58
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
CeeDee Lamb had a 36-yard touchdown catch for Philly Special, while Taylor Heinicke had a 51-yard pass to contribute to a 113.24-63.66 lead for Philly Special.
Sunday Early
Jaylen Waddle had an 84-yard touchdown catch for LET'S RID3!!!, while Aaron Rodgers had a 42-yard pass for the team, who trailed 113.24-102.68 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  Philly Special   LET'S RID3!!!

What If

Philly Special would have beaten four other teams besides LET'S RID3!!! this week.
LET'S RID3!!! would have lost to six other teams besides Philly Special this week.
Philly Special would be 7-8 if they played LET'S RID3!!! every week.
Philly Special would be 2-11 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as LET'S RID3!!!.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Philly Special, LET'S RID3!!! would be 8-5.
If Philly Special had played every team in the league each week, they would be 64-71.
If they played every team every week, LET'S RID3!!! would be 74-61.

Coach Talk

Philly Special
Sure, we ultimately got the win, but we can't deny it, Philly Special: our quarterbacks were thoroughly overmatched this past week. Our two guys under center combined for just 11.74 points in Week 16, and the QBs for LET'S RID3!!! showed us how it's supposed to be done by putting up a score of 29.58.
LET'S RID3!!!
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