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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Squad Up
9-6 136.7
137.59
 
VS
proj
A Team Has No Name
113.58 8-8
143.44

A Team Has No Name fall to Squad Up, 136.70-113.58

There's no easy way to put it, A Team Has No Name underperformed, at least according to projections, as Squad Up earned a 136.70-113.58 win. Squad Up never trailed in this one after earning a 3.88-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Matt Ryan (24.46 points) and Saquon Barkley (13.7). The Dallas Cowboys defense (20 Pts Allowed, 383 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Dak Prescott (161 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) carried the flag for A Team Has No Name in the loss. This marks the second time this season Squad Up have gotten the best of A Team Has No Name, after winning 139.2-116.24 in their last matchup. Squad Up finish the season at 9-6, while A Team Has No Name end the campaign at 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Squad Up   A Team Has No Name

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 104 yards from scrimmage and scoring 2 touchdowns against the Cardinals, Woods put up 22.4 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.78-point projection and was much higher than his 11.4-point season scoring average.
Robert Woods

Top Player Comparison

Squad Up
Points
% of total points 136.7
1
Matt Ryan
QB
24.46
22.99
17.9%
2
Robert Woods
WR
22.4
9.78
16.4%
3
Jared Goff
QB
18.24
22.47
13.3%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
13.7
16.54
10%
A Team Has No Name
Points
% of total points 113.58
1
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
22
12.19
19.4%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
18.64
21.74
16.4%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
17.8
17.3
15.7%
4
Damien Williams
RB
17
11.67
15%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Squad Up became the proud owner of a 73.26-69.38 lead. Matt Ryan had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard touchdown pass for Squad Up, while David Njoku had a 66-yard catch. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for A Team Has No Name with a 32-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Jared Goff hit Robert Woods for a 39-yard touchdown pass for Squad Up, contributing to a 122.90-77.88 lead for Squad Up.
Sunday Night
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Sunday night, after which Squad Up had a 133.70-107.88 lead. For Squad Up, Tyler Lockett had a 45-yard catch. Harrison Butker made the highlight reel for A Team Has No Name with a 54-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Squad Up   A Team Has No Name
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were drafting these teams, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Squad Up
Squad Up completed the season with the league's 3rd-most points average (141.89 ppg), 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
Jared Goff
Best Drafted
4489 Pass Yds, 28 Pass TDs, 108 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Case Keenum
Best Acquisition
3598 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
A Team Has No Name
A Team Has No Name ended the regular season 5th in the standings after averaging 137.52 points per game, 5th-best in the league.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
4105 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs
Christian McCaffrey
Best Drafted
1080 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 845 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Dal Defense
Best Acquisition
19.3 Avg Pts Allowed, 321.8 Avg Yds Allowed, 18 Turnovers

StatSmack

Once Squad Up put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than A Team Has No Name (5 vs 4).
Squad Up should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than A Team Has No Name (8 vs 6).
A Team Has No Name have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (1) than Squad Up (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Squad Up have outscored A Team Has No Name at QB this season.
Squad Up don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 15 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Squad Up had more big plays in their NFL games this week (7) than the starters for A Team Has No Name (2).
Hey A Team Has No Name, maybe you'll have better luck next year!