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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Chief
7-8 102.34
103.02
 
VS
proj
zxz_alexandre
75.1 7-8
90.53

zxz_alexandre fall to Chief, 102.34-75.10

There's no easy way to say it, zxz_alexandre didn't do their job, at least based on projections, as Chief secured a 102.34-75.10 win. Chief never trailed in this one after grabbing a 6.2-point lead on Saturday behind Justin Tucker (12 points). Andrew Luck (22.58 points) and Matt Prater (11) led the way for zxz_alexandre in the loss. This marks the second time this season Chief have taken down zxz_alexandre, after winning 105.62-91.6 in their last matchup. Chief end the season at 7-8, while zxz_alexandre finish the campaign at 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Chief   zxz_alexandre

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Njoku (3 Rec, 73 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 13.3 points against the Bengals in Week 16. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 5.87-point projection and was much higher than his 5.21-point season scoring average.
David Njoku

Top Player Comparison

Chief
Points
% of total points 102.34
1
Jameis Winston
QB
14.84
18.7
14.5%
2
David Njoku
TE
13.3
5.87
13%
3
Davante Adams
WR
13.1
12.95
12.8%
4
David Johnson
RB
12.7
11.67
12.4%
zxz_alexandre
Points
% of total points 75.1
1
Andrew Luck
QB
22.58
21
30.1%
2
Matt Prater
K
11
8.32
14.6%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
10.9
18.54
14.5%
4
Alshon Jeffery
WR
8.2
8.09
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Justin Tucker had a 56-yard field goal for Chief, contributing to a 12.00-5.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were multiple players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Chief who took the lead, 71.34-69.10. David Njoku had a 66-yard catch for Chief, while Adam Thielen had a 40-yard catch. Meanwhile, Andrew Luck had a 55-yard pass for zxz_alexandre, while Alshon Jeffery had a 52-yard catch.
Sunday Late
David Johnson had a 32-yard touchdown catch for Chief, helping the team to a 102.34-75.10 lead.

Points By Position

  Chief   zxz_alexandre
Standings Update
Is it just us or did the end of the season come out of nowhere? Time flies when you're having fun. Before we turn our attention to next year, we'd like to reflect back on this season one last time.
Chief
Chief completed the season averaging 99.14 points per game, 4th-best in the league, placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Davante Adams
MVP
111 Rec, 1386 Rec Yds, 13 Rec TDs
Adam Thielen
Best Drafted
110 Rec, 1335 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Jameis Winston
Best Acquisition
2647 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 258 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
zxz_alexandre
zxz_alexandre ended the season averaging 94.72 points per game, 7th-most in the league, placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Ezekiel Elliott
MVP
1434 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 567 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Matt Ryan
Best Drafted
4546 Pass Yds, 33 Pass TDs, 118 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
NO Defense
Best Acquisition
21.3 Avg Pts Allowed, 347.4 Avg Yds Allowed, 24 Turnovers

What If

Chief would have beaten only two other teams besides zxz_alexandre this week.
zxz_alexandre would have lost to five other teams besides Chief this week.
If they played zxz_alexandre every week, Chief would be 9-6 this season.
Chief would be 7-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as zxz_alexandre.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Chief, zxz_alexandre would be 5-8.
If Chief had played every team in the league each week, they would be 87-73-1.
If they played every team every week, zxz_alexandre would be 75-86.