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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
drizz
9-7 234.62
211.86
 
VS
proj
Flag on The Play
191.5 8-8
192.62

drizz outperform projections, earn win over Flag on The Play, 234.62-191.50

drizz beat their projected point total, securing a 234.62-191.50 win over Flag on The Play, who fell short of projections. Flag on The Play grabbed an 18.6-point lead on Saturday behind Chris Godwin (19.4 points) and Leonard Fournette (15.6), but drizz held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Davante Adams, who caught 11 passes for 142 yards and 3 touchdowns for 43.2 points, and Diontae Johnson, who caught 8 passes for 75 yards and a touchdown (21.7 points). Josh Allen (32.3 points) and Adam Thielen (23.7) carried the flag for Flag on The Play in the loss. This marks the first time this season drizz have gotten the best of Flag on The Play, after falling 199.5-191.12 in their last matchup. drizz end the season at 9-7, while Flag on The Play finish the campaign at 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  drizz   Flag on The Play

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gronkowski (2 Rec, 58 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 19.8 points against the Lions in Week 16. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.87-point projection and was much higher than his 8.64-point season scoring average.
Rob Gronkowski

Top Player Comparison

drizz
Points
% of total points 234.62
1
Davante Adams
WR
43.2
23.36
18.4%
2
Diontae Johnson
WR
21.7
16.33
9.2%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
20.22
26.5
8.6%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
19.8
9.87
8.4%
Flag on The Play
Points
% of total points 191.5
1
Josh Allen
QB
32.3
21.94
16.9%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
23.7
15.24
12.4%
3
Allen Robinson II
WR
20.3
16.78
10.6%
4
David Montgomery
RB
20.1
18.47
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays Saturday, but it was Flag on The Play who emerged with the lead, 47.40-28.80. For drizz, Rob Gronkowski had a 33-yard touchdown catch and a 25-yard touchdown catch. Chris Godwin made the highlight reel for Flag on The Play with a 47-yard catch.
Sunday Early
Diontae Johnson had a 39-yard touchdown catch for drizz, while Patrick Mahomes had a 25-yard touchdown pass, helping drizz to a 127.52-118.30 lead.
Sunday Late
Amari Cooper had a 69-yard catch for drizz to contribute to a 149.12-127.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 59-yard run for drizz, helping the team to a 214.12-130.50 lead.
Monday
Josh Allen had a 50-yard touchdown pass for Flag on The Play.

Points By Position

  drizz   Flag on The Play
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were eagerly awaiting our draft grades, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
drizz
drizz ended the season averaging 195.25 points per game, 3rd-highest in the league, placing them 3rd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
4740 Pass Yds, 38 Pass TDs, 308 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
109 Rec, 1328 Rec Yds, 17 Rec TDs
Rob Gronkowski
Best Acquisition
43 Rec, 594 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Flag on The Play
Flag on The Play ended the season averaging 185.04 points per game, 4th-best in the league, placing them 4th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
4320 Pass Yds, 34 Pass TDs, 418 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs
Josh Jacobs
Best Drafted
976 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs, 238 Rec Yds
J.D. McKissic
Best Acquisition
365 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 559 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

Game Notes

More than half (11 of the 18) of the starters on drizz exceeded their projected point totals.
Despite 11 of their 18 starters exceeding their points projection, Flag on The Play lost.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
drizz scored more points than their projected total, while Flag on The Play fell short of their projection.
The victory snaps a streak of two consecutive losses for drizz.
Not only did drizz get the W, but they also easily covered the 19.24-point predicted margin of victory.
On the losing side, Josh Allen put up 32.3 points, the highest score for a QB this week.