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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Luke 2334
10-6 153.13
158.65
 
VS
proj
Llama llama
118.54 6-10
127.27

Unable to overcome starter's goose egg, Llama llama fall to Luke 2334 in 153.13-118.54 rout

Hampered by a 0-point week from Javorius Allen, Llama llama were unable to overcome Luke 2334, which rolled to a 153.13-118.54 victory. Llama llama jumped out to a 37.34-point lead on Saturday behind impressive performances from Philip Rivers (28.34 points) and the Los Angeles Chargers defense (9). But Luke 2334 held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Ben Roethlisberger (380 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Sony Michel (116 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). This marks the second time this season Luke 2334 have beaten Llama llama, after winning 177.56-157.3 in their last matchup. Luke 2334 end the season at 10-6, while Llama llama finish the campaign at 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Luke 2334   Llama llama

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 116 yards and a touchdown against the Bills, Michel recorded 18.33 points this week. His scoring output was 42.3% more than his 12.88-point projection and was much higher than his 8.7-point season scoring average.
Sony Michel

Top Player Comparison

Luke 2334
Points
% of total points 153.13
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
68.6
49.87
44.8%
2
Sony Michel
RB
18.33
12.88
12%
3
Julio Jones
WR
12.8
19.41
8.4%
4
Matt Prater
K
11
8.32
7.2%
Llama llama
Points
% of total points 118.54
1
Philip Rivers
QB
28.34
46.95
23.9%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
27.9
20.25
23.5%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
20.8
14.62
17.5%
4
Doug Martin
RB
18.6
9.45
15.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
T.Y. Hilton had a 55-yard catch for Llama llama, helping the team to a 69.94-53.93 lead.
Sunday Late
Ben Roethlisberger had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass for Luke 2334, contributing to a 142.73-97.84 lead for the team.
Monday
Doug Martin had a 24-yard touchdown run for Llama llama.

Points By Position

  Luke 2334   Llama llama
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 pivot to next year, we'd like to review this season one last time.
Luke 2334
Luke 2334 ended the season averaging 166.45 points per game, best in the league, placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Ben Roethlisberger
MVP
4842 Pass Yds, 33 Pass TDs
Julio Jones
Best Drafted
104 Rec, 1539 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Dal Defense
Best Acquisition
19.3 Avg Pts Allowed, 321.8 Avg Yds Allowed, 18 Turnovers
Llama llama
Llama llama completed the season averaging 143.68 points per game, 8th-most in the league, placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Philip Rivers
MVP
4132 Pass Yds, 31 Pass TDs
Michael Thomas
Best Drafted
120 Rec, 1376 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Doug Martin
Best Acquisition
623 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 115 Rec Yds

Game Notes

Luke 2334 got the W despite the fact that only three of their nine starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Llama llama had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Llama llama can partially blame the loss on Javorius Allen, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
Not only did Luke 2334 earn the win, but they also covered the 31.38-point projected margin of victory.
Luke 2334 moves to (7-3) in blowout games this season, while Llama llama falls to (2-2).