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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
John's Grand Team
9-7 126.72
109.39
 
VS
proj
Rissell's Team
75.74 7-9
104.89

John's Grand Team outperform predictions, earn win against Rissell's Team in 126.72-75.74 rout

John's Grand Team stepped up and beat their projected point total, cruising to a 126.72-75.74 win over Rissell's Team, who fell short of projections. John's Grand Team never trailed in this one after taking a 12.62-point lead on Saturday behind Tom Brady (29.92 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (8.8). Aaron Rodgers (26.14 points) and George Kittle (11.2) were the leaders for Rissell's Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season John's Grand Team have beaten Rissell's Team, after falling 117.4-112.84 in their last matchup. John's Grand Team end the season with a record of 9-7, while Rissell's Team finish the campaign at 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  John's Grand Team   Rissell's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Diggs (9 Rec, 145 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) scored 37 points against the Patriots in Week 16. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 15.05-point projection and was much higher than his 15.88-point season scoring average.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

John's Grand Team
Points
% of total points 126.72
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
37
15.05
29.2%
2
Tom Brady
QB
29.92
21.13
23.6%
3
Michael Badgley
K
14
7.76
11%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
11.8
19.03
9.3%
Rissell's Team
Points
% of total points 75.74
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
26.14
24.23
34.5%
2
George Kittle
TE
11.2
10.73
14.8%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
10.6
12.35
14%
4
D'Andre Swift
RB
7
13.18
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Tom Brady had a 33-yard touchdown pass and a 27-yard touchdown pass for John's Grand Team to contribute to a 38.72-26.10 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday night, after which John's Grand Team owned an 89.72-75.74 lead. For John's Grand Team, Aaron Jones had a 59-yard run. Aaron Rodgers made the highlight reel for Rissell's Team with a 21-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 50-yard touchdown catch for John's Grand Team on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  John's Grand Team   Rissell's Team
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were all gathered together for the draft, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
John's Grand Team
John's Grand Team completed the season averaging 101.87 points per game, 6th-most in the league, placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
4234 Pass Yds, 36 Pass TDs
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
120 Rec, 1459 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition
Rissell's Team
Rissell's Team finished the season averaging 88.75 points per game, 3rd-lowest in the league, placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
4059 Pass Yds, 44 Pass TDs, 145 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Robert Woods
Best Drafted
155 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 900 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Darius Slayton
Best Acquisition
48 Rec, 729 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on John's Grand Team exceeded their projected point totals.
Rissell's Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Rissell's Team can partially blame the loss on Michael Thomas, who didn't score any points.
John's Grand Team put up more points than their season scoring average (101.87) while Rissell's Team fell short of theirs (88.75).
John's Grand Team recorded more points than their projected total, while Rissell's Team failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 50.98-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The win concludes a six-match losing slide for John's Grand Team, while the loss breaks a three-game unbeaten streak for Rissell's Team.
Not only did John's Grand Team earn the win, but they also easily covered the 4.5-point forecasted margin of victory.
John's Grand Team moves to (5-5) in blowout games this year, while Rissell's Team falls to (2-7).
For Rissell's Team, Aaron Rodgers scored 26.14 points, the third-highest score for a quarterback this week.