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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Bills Ball Busters
9-7 149
118.01
 
VS
proj
Off In Public
103.5 9-6
120.77

Bills Ball Busters defeat Off In Public in 149.0-103.5 rout

Bills Ball Busters outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 149.0-103.5 win over Off In Public, who fell short of projections. Off In Public took a 22.5-point lead on Saturday behind stellar efforts from Justin Jackson (10.5 points) and Keenan Allen (8). But Bills Ball Busters held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Andrew Luck, who passed for 357 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 13 yards for 37.5 points, and Alvin Kamara, who racked up 105 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns (24.5 points). This marks the first time this season Bills Ball Busters have gotten the best of Off In Public, after falling 154-138.5 in their last matchup. Bills Ball Busters finish the season with a record of 9-7, while Off In Public end the campaign at 9-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Bills Ball Busters   Off In Public

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Patriots in Week 16, the Bills defense scored 7 points to more-than-double their 3.34-point projection. They allowed 24 points, surrendered 390 yards, and forced 3 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Bills Ball Busters this week.
The Buffalo Bills defense

Top Player Comparison

Bills Ball Busters
Points
% of total points 149
1
Andrew Luck
QB
37.5
29.66
25.2%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
24.5
20.22
16.4%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
24
16.32
16.1%
4
Doug Martin
RB
21.5
11.77
14.4%
Off In Public
Points
% of total points 103.5
1
Matt Ryan
QB
28
30.32
27.1%
2
Chris Herndon
TE
17
5.85
16.4%
3
David Johnson
RB
15
17.53
14.5%
4
Justin Jackson
RB
10.5
6.28
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Bills Ball Busters who grabbed the lead, 72.0-67.5. Andrew Luck found T.Y. Hilton for a 55-yard pass for Bills Ball Busters. Matt Ryan made the highlight reel for Off In Public with a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but after the smoke cleared, Bills Ball Busters had a 127.5-82.5 lead. For Bills Ball Busters, Alvin Kamara had a 42-yard catch. David Johnson made the highlight reel for Off In Public with a 32-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Doug Martin had a 24-yard touchdown run for Bills Ball Busters on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Bills Ball Busters   Off In Public
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?
Bills Ball Busters
Bills Ball Busters finished the regular season 5th in the standings after averaging 130.0 points per game, 5th-best in the league.
Important Players
Andrew Luck
MVP
4308 Pass Yds, 36 Pass TDs, 131 Rush Yds
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
883 Rush Yds, 14 Rush TDs, 709 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Doug Martin
Best Acquisition
623 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 115 Rec Yds
Off In Public
Off In Public finished the season averaging 144.2 points per game, highest in the league, placing them in first place at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
David Johnson
MVP
878 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 440 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Tyreek Hill
Best Drafted
136 Rush Yds, 1378 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
Matt Ryan
Best Acquisition
4546 Pass Yds, 33 Pass TDs, 118 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs

Game Notes

Most (7 of the 9) of the starters on Bills Ball Busters exceeded their projected point totals.
Off In Public had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Bills Ball Busters put up more points than their season scoring average (130) while Off In Public fell short of theirs (144.2).
Bills Ball Busters put up more points than their projected total, while Off In Public failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 45.5-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This win puts an end to a two-game winless streak for Bills Ball Busters.
All six of the losses for Off In Public have been blowout losses.
On the losing side, Matt Ryan recorded 28 points, the fifth-highest score for a signal-caller this week.