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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Huskers
12-3 119.94
103.05
 
VS
proj
zh_claire
75.96 10-5
93.3

Huskers knock off zh_claire for ninth straight win in 119.94-75.96 rout

Huskers extended their win streak to nine games with a dominant victory over zh_claire, cruising to a 119.94-75.96 win. zh_claire took a 15.2-point lead on Saturday behind Derrick Henry, who ran for 84 yards and a touchdown. But Huskers held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Antonio Brown (30.5 points) and Russell Wilson (28.54). This marks the first time this season Huskers have beaten zh_claire, after falling 137.26-78.48 in their last matchup. Huskers finish the season at 12-3, while zh_claire end the campaign at 10-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Huskers   zh_claire

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown overachieved for the eighth time this season, scoring 30.5 points against his 12.28-point projection. In a 31-28 loss to the Saints, he caught 14 passes for 185 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Antonio Brown

Top Player Comparison

Huskers
Points
% of total points 119.94
1
Antonio Brown
WR
30.5
12.28
25.4%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
28.54
21.03
23.8%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
17.8
16.84
14.8%
4
James White
RB
11.4
8.75
9.5%
zh_claire
Points
% of total points 75.96
1
Matt Ryan
QB
19.46
20.22
25.6%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
15.2
13.17
20%
3
Mike Evans
WR
15
10.25
19.7%
4
Alshon Jeffery
WR
8.2
8.09
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but after all was said and done, zh_claire emerged with a 63.86-47.80 lead. For Huskers, James White had a 27-yard touchdown run. Matt Ryan had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard touchdown pass for zh_claire, while Alshon Jeffery had a 52-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Antonio Brown had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Huskers to contribute to a 78.30-63.86 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Russell Wilson had a 27-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass for Huskers to contribute to a 119.94-69.26 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Huskers   zh_claire
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 look ahead to next year, we'd like to reflect back on this season one last time.
Huskers
Huskers ended the season with the league's 3rd-best points average (108.02 ppg), placing them on top of the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Christian McCaffrey
MVP
1080 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 845 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Russell Wilson
Best Drafted
3296 Pass Yds, 34 Pass TDs, 378 Rush Yds
Mitchell Trubisky
Best Acquisition
3060 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs, 405 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
zh_claire
zh_claire ended the season averaging 109.61 points per game, 2nd-best in the league, placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
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
Robby Anderson
Best Acquisition
47 Rec, 728 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs

What If

Huskers would have beaten six other teams besides zh_claire this week.
zh_claire would have lost to five other teams besides Huskers this week.
Huskers would be 9-6 if they played zh_claire every week.
Huskers would be 8-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as zh_claire.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Huskers, zh_claire would be 10-3.
If Huskers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 113-48.
If they played every team every week, zh_claire would be 104-57.