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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Mountaineers
11-5 115
86.19
 
VS
proj
LC's CRUSHERS
88 8-7-1
97.58

Mountaineers defeat LC's CRUSHERS in 115-88 rout

Mountaineers brought their A game and outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 115-88 win over LC's CRUSHERS, who fell short of projections. LC's CRUSHERS took a 6-point lead on Saturday behind Melvin Gordon III (11 points), but Mountaineers held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Zach Ertz (23 points) and Jamaal Williams (21). Russell Wilson (30 points) and Melvin Gordon III (11) carried the flag for LC's CRUSHERS in the loss. This marks the second time this season Mountaineers have taken down LC's CRUSHERS, after winning 90-73 in their last matchup. Mountaineers finish the season at 11-5, while LC's CRUSHERS end the campaign at 8-7-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Mountaineers   LC's CRUSHERS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ertz (12 Rec, 110 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 23 points against the Texans in Week 16. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.59-point projection and was much higher than his 9.81-point season scoring average.
Zach Ertz

Top Player Comparison

Mountaineers
Points
% of total points 115
1
Zach Ertz
TE
23
8.59
20%
2
Jamaal Williams
RB
21
10.43
18.3%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
21
21.52
18.3%
4
Jaylen Samuels
RB
12
11.2
10.4%
LC's CRUSHERS
Points
% of total points 88
1
Russell Wilson
QB
30
22.01
34.1%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
11
13.35
12.5%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
11
13.24
12.5%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
10
12.57
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, after which Mountaineers emerged with a 94-51 lead. Matt Ryan had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard touchdown pass for Mountaineers, while Zach Ertz had a 23-yard touchdown catch. Alshon Jeffery made the highlight reel for LC's CRUSHERS with a 52-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Russell Wilson had a 27-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass for LC's CRUSHERS, who trailed 115-88 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Mountaineers   LC's CRUSHERS
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.
Mountaineers
Mountaineers ended the regular season 2nd in the standings after averaging 98 points per game, 3rd-best in the league.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
4546 Pass Yds, 33 Pass TDs, 118 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Todd Gurley II
Best Drafted
1251 Rush Yds, 17 Rush TDs, 580 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
C.J. Anderson
Best Acquisition
271 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
LC's CRUSHERS
LC's CRUSHERS finished the regular season 4th in the standings after averaging 99 points per game, 2nd-highest in the league.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
3296 Pass Yds, 34 Pass TDs, 378 Rush Yds
Melvin Gordon III
Best Drafted
843 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs, 466 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Robby Anderson
Best Acquisition
47 Rec, 728 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Mountaineers had five of their eight starters exceed their projected points.
LC's CRUSHERS had only two of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
Mountaineers put up more points than their season scoring average (98.06) while LC's CRUSHERS fell short of theirs (98.94).
Mountaineers scored more points than their projected total, while LC's CRUSHERS failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 27-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
In blowout games this season, Mountaineers moves to (6-1), while LC's CRUSHERS falls to (1-2).
A bright spot in the loss, Russell Wilson (30 points) recorded the first-best score in the league this week.