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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
L-Diggity
5-10 195.7
174.81
 
VS
proj
Chiefs Fan
166.5 5-10
171.74

L-Diggity brush off expectations, defeat Chiefs Fan, 195.7-166.5

L-Diggity exceeded expectations, earning a 195.7-166.5 win over Chiefs Fan, who fell short of projections. Chiefs Fan leapt out to a 38.4-point lead on Saturday behind 31.4 points from the Tennessee Titans defense (16 Pts Allowed, 292 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Melvin Gordon III (41 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 13 Rec Yds). But L-Diggity held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Mitchell Trubisky (246 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Michael Thomas (11 Rec, 109 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). This marks the third time this season L-Diggity have knocked off Chiefs Fan, after winning 153.8-152.7 in their last matchup. L-Diggity finish the season with a record of 5-10, while Chiefs Fan end the campaign at 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  L-Diggity   Chiefs Fan

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 3 passes for 73 yards and a touchdown against the Bengals, Njoku registered 16.3 points this week. His scoring output was 76.2% more than his 9.25-point projection and was much higher than his 9.16-point season scoring average.
David Njoku

Top Player Comparison

L-Diggity
Points
% of total points 195.7
1
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
50.9
56.28
26%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
27.9
20.25
14.3%
3
Elijah McGuire
RB
23.5
14.89
12%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
23
15.09
11.8%
Chiefs Fan
Points
% of total points 166.5
1
Baker Mayfield
QB
75
62.89
45%
2
Mike Evans
WR
21
15.45
12.6%
3
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
17
14.03
10.2%
4
George Kittle
TE
14.4
13.64
8.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Chiefs Fan became the proud owner of a 144.4-84.8 lead. Elijah McGuire had a 20-yard touchdown catch for L-Diggity, while Jarvis Landry had a 63-yard pass. Baker Mayfield made the highlight reel for Chiefs Fan with a 66-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Mitchell Trubisky had a 43-yard pass for L-Diggity, while David Johnson had a 32-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 177.3-158.8 lead for L-Diggity.
Sunday Night
Tyler Lockett had a 45-yard catch for L-Diggity to contribute to a 195.7-158.8 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  L-Diggity   Chiefs Fan
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were all gathered together for the draft, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
L-Diggity
L-Diggity finished the season with the league's 6th-best points average (170.4 ppg), placing them in last place 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
Jameis Winston
Best Acquisition
2647 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 258 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Chiefs Fan
Chiefs Fan completed the regular season 8th in the standings after averaging 168.9 points per game, 7th-highest in the league.
Important Players
Matthew Stafford
MVP
3511 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs
Melvin Gordon III
Best Drafted
843 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs, 466 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Baker Mayfield
Best Acquisition
3349 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs, 131 Rush Yds

StatSmack

Chiefs Fan haven't won a single game versus L-Diggity this season, with a record of 0-3.
History is repeating itself. In three games vs Chiefs Fan this season, L-Diggity have averaged more points (197.17) than they usually score this season (170.37).
Even the machines think L-Diggity have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (186.14) than Chiefs Fan (173.91).
You can't win if you don't play. L-Diggity has left fewer points on the bench this season (1,360.4) than Chiefs Fan (1,629.6).
L-Diggity have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Chiefs Fan (1 vs 0).
By position, L-Diggity have outscored Chiefs Fan at QB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for L-Diggity had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for Chiefs Fan (1).
Hey Chiefs Fan, maybe you'll have better luck next year!