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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Gold Rush
9-7 246.71
198.74
 
VS
proj
Phoenix Project
161.16 8-8
221.3

Gold Rush brush off projections, defeat Phoenix Project in 246.71-161.16 rout

Gold Rush showed up and outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 246.71-161.16 win over Phoenix Project, who fell short of projections. Gold Rush never trailed in this one after grabbing a 0.5-point lead on Saturday behind Wesley Woodyard (16 points) and Tony Jefferson (11). Dak Prescott (161 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Kevin Byard (9 Tackles, 1 Int) did their part for Phoenix Project in the loss. This marks the second time this season Gold Rush have beaten Phoenix Project, after winning 236.08-211.11 in their last matchup. Gold Rush finish the season at 9-7, while Phoenix Project end the campaign at 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Gold Rush   Phoenix Project

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Rodgers overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 20.9 points against his 4.6-point projection. During a 27-20 loss to the Cowboys, he caught 7 passes for 55 yards .
Jacquizz Rodgers

Top Player Comparison

Gold Rush
Points
% of total points 246.71
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
37.15
29.49
15.1%
2
Eli Manning
QB
29.56
22.18
12%
3
Mike Evans
WR
21
15.39
8.5%
4
Jacquizz Rodgers
RB
20.9
4.6
8.5%
Phoenix Project
Points
% of total points 161.16
1
Dak Prescott
QB
27.54
28.34
17.1%
2
Kevin Byard
S
19.5
10.7
12.1%
3
Blake Martinez
LB
15.5
12.52
9.6%
4
George Kittle
TE
14.4
13.58
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Eli Manning had a 55-yard pass for Gold Rush to contribute to a 206.71-124.16 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Gold Rush   Phoenix Project
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before turning our attention to next year.
Gold Rush
Gold Rush finished the season averaging 202.48 points per game, 8th-most in the league, placing them 10th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Christian McCaffrey
MVP
1080 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 845 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Mike Evans
Best Drafted
80 Rec, 1418 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Adam Humphries
Best Acquisition
71 Rec, 750 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Phoenix Project
Phoenix Project completed the season with the league's 7th-most points average (218.16 ppg), placing them 9th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Dak Prescott
MVP
3498 Pass Yds, 18 Pass TDs, 305 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs
Darius Leonard
Best Drafted
155 Tackles, 7 Sacks, 1 Int
Tyler Boyd
Best Acquisition
76 Rec, 1028 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs

What If

Gold Rush would have beaten only three other teams besides Phoenix Project this week.
Phoenix Project would have lost to six other teams besides Gold Rush this week.
If Gold Rush played Phoenix Project every week this season, they'd be 6-10.
Gold Rush would be 6-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Phoenix Project.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Gold Rush, Phoenix Project would be 8-6.
If Gold Rush had played every team in the league each week, they would be 85-135.
If they played every team every week, Phoenix Project would be 105-115.