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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Slants
12-3 144.8
139.67
 
VS
proj
Sick Pig
124.27 10-5
128.68

Slants top Sick Pig for sixth straight win in 144.80-124.27 rout

Slants extended their win streak to six games with a convincing victory over Sick Pig, rolling to a 144.80-124.27 win. Sick Pig nabbed a 13.6-point lead on Saturday behind Ryan Succop (8 points) and Corey Davis (5.6), but Slants held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Ben Roethlisberger (44.35 points) and Christian McCaffrey (26.05). Kirk Cousins (253 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Damien Williams (103 Rush Yds, 37 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the top performers for Sick Pig in the loss. Slants finish the season at 12-3, while Sick Pig end the campaign at 10-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Slants   Sick Pig

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Woods overachieved for the eighth time this season, scoring 24.4 points against his 11.56-point projection. During a 31-9 win over the Cardinals, he racked up 104 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns.
Robert Woods

Top Player Comparison

Slants
Points
% of total points 144.8
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
44.35
30.58
30.6%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
26.05
22.56
18%
3
Robert Woods
WR
24.4
11.56
16.9%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16.65
24.66
11.5%
Sick Pig
Points
% of total points 124.27
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
35.72
29.58
28.7%
2
Damien Williams
RB
23
16.19
18.5%
3
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
19
13.81
15.3%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
10.9
9.16
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for Sick Pig, helping the team to a 81.67-51.90 lead.
Sunday Late
Ben Roethlisberger had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass for Slants, while Robert Woods had a 39-yard touchdown catch, helping Slants to a 144.80-81.67 lead.
Sunday Night
Tyler Lockett had a 45-yard catch for Sick Pig, who trailed 144.80-115.57 after the primetime game.

Points By Position

  Slants   Sick Pig
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.
Slants
Slants finished the season with the league's best points average (140.79 ppg), placing them in first place at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Ben Roethlisberger
MVP
4842 Pass Yds, 33 Pass TDs
Christian McCaffrey
Best Drafted
1080 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 845 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Russell Wilson
Best Acquisition
3296 Pass Yds, 34 Pass TDs, 378 Rush Yds
Sick Pig
Sick Pig ended the season averaging 118.53 points per game, 6th-highest in the league, placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Kirk Cousins
MVP
4166 Pass Yds, 29 Pass TDs, 116 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Julio Jones
Best Drafted
104 Rec, 1539 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Damien Williams
Best Acquisition
205 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 152 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on Slants scored higher than their point projections.
Sick Pig had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Slants recorded more points than their projected total, while Sick Pig fell shy of their projection.
Slants ranked 2nd in the league in points scored this week, while Sick Pig ranked 4th.
Not only did Slants win, but they also covered the 10.99-point projected margin of victory.
Slants moves to (10-2) in blowout games this season, while Sick Pig falls to (2-2).
In a losing effort, Kirk Cousins recorded 35.72 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.