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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
H-Town Oilers
8-7 174.7
159.93
 
VS
proj
young gunz
161.36 6-9
161.11

Back-and-forth battle ends with H-Town Oilers knocking off young gunz, 174.70-161.36

Well, that was exciting! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, H-Town Oilers earned a hard-fought victory over young gunz, earning a 174.70-161.36 win. H-Town Oilers were led by Antonio Brown (46.5 points) and Chris Carson (25.6), while Michael Thomas (11 Rec, 109 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Drew Brees (326 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) led the charge for young gunz in the loss. This marks the second time this season H-Town Oilers have knocked off young gunz, after falling 220.3-167.8 in their last matchup. H-Town Oilers finish the season at 8-7, while young gunz end the campaign at 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  H-Town Oilers   young gunz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 14 passes for 185 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Saints, Brown recorded 46.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 19.45-point projection and was much higher than his 23.75-point season scoring average.
Antonio Brown

Top Player Comparison

H-Town Oilers
Points
% of total points 174.7
1
Antonio Brown
WR
46.5
19.45
26.6%
2
Chris Carson
RB
25.6
15.1
14.7%
3
Telvin Smith Sr.
LB
18.8
9.22
10.8%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
16.3
18.67
9.3%
young gunz
Points
% of total points 161.36
1
Michael Thomas
WR
29.9
20.29
18.5%
2
Drew Brees
QB
29.63
33.54
18.4%
3
Mike Evans
WR
23
15.8
14.3%
4
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
21.43
10.98
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Adam Thielen had a 40-yard catch for H-Town Oilers, while Tom Brady had a 32-yard touchdown pass, helping H-Town Oilers to a 64.30-53.60 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had several players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, after which young gunz boasted a 161.36-136.10 lead. Antonio Brown had a 20-yard touchdown catch for H-Town Oilers, while Allen Robinson II had a 43-yard catch. Meanwhile, Drew Brees had a 42-yard pass for young gunz, while Larry Fitzgerald had a 32-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal for H-Town Oilers to contribute to a 173.70-161.36 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  H-Town Oilers   young gunz
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?
H-Town Oilers
H-Town Oilers completed the season averaging 173.02 points per game, 6th-best in the league, placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
4105 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs
Antonio Brown
Best Drafted
104 Rec, 1297 Rec Yds, 15 Rec TDs
Mitchell Trubisky
Best Acquisition
3060 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs, 405 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
young gunz
young gunz finished the season with the league's 5th-best points average (174.56 ppg), placing them 9th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
3992 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs
Michael Thomas
Best Drafted
120 Rec, 1376 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Aaron Jones
Best Acquisition
728 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs, 206 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD

Game Notes

Six of the 12 starters on H-Town Oilers exceeded their projected point totals.
young gunz had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
H-Town Oilers put up more points than their season scoring average (173.02) while young gunz fell short of theirs (174.56).
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The win concludes a streak of three consecutive defeats for H-Town Oilers.
For young gunz, Michael Thomas registered 29.9 points, the third-best score for a WR this week.