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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
rayray
11-5 201.3
179.91
 
VS
proj
S.E. Vikings
181.1 10-5
182.49

rayray knock off S.E. Vikings in 201.3-181.1 rout

rayray outperformed expectations, cruising to a 201.3-181.1 win over S.E. Vikings, who fell short of projections. S.E. Vikings took a 14.6-point lead on Saturday behind Gus Edwards (21.7 points) and Melvin Gordon III (18.5), but rayray held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Damien Williams, who racked up 140 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass for 35.3 points, and Adrian Peterson, who ran for 119 yards (25.6 points). Ben Roethlisberger (33.8 points) and the Minnesota Vikings defense (28) carried the flag for S.E. Vikings in the loss. This marks the first time this season rayray have beaten S.E. Vikings, after falling 191.8-179.25 in their last matchup. rayray finish the season with a record of 11-5, while S.E. Vikings end the campaign at 10-5.

Matchup Timeline

  rayray   S.E. Vikings

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 17.5 points against his 8.26-point projection. During a 27-20 win over the Buccaneers, he made 10 tackles.
Jaylon Smith

Top Player Comparison

rayray
Points
% of total points 201.3
1
Damien Williams
RB
35.3
21.61
17.5%
2
Adrian Peterson
RB
25.6
14.48
12.7%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
21.8
14.96
10.8%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
21.1
23.39
10.5%
S.E. Vikings
Points
% of total points 181.1
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
33.8
23.86
18.7%
2
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
28
16.95
15.5%
3
Gus Edwards
RB
21.7
15.3
12%
4
Mike Evans
WR
21
15.84
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Gus Edwards had a 43-yard run for S.E. Vikings to contribute to a 40.2-25.6 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
T.Y. Hilton had a 55-yard catch for rayray, who trailed 127.9-95.0 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was S.E. Vikings who claimed the lead, 170.7-147.0. For rayray, Drew Brees had a 42-yard pass. Ben Roethlisberger made the highlight reel for S.E. Vikings with a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal for rayray, helping the team to a 197.3-181.1 lead.

Points By Position

  rayray   S.E. Vikings
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 review this season one last time.
rayray
rayray finished the season averaging 171.8 points per game, 4th-most in the league, placing them 4th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
3992 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs
Adrian Peterson
Best Drafted
1042 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 208 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Damien Williams
Best Acquisition
205 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 152 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
S.E. Vikings
S.E. Vikings ended the season with the league's 3rd-highest points average (176.2 ppg), placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Melvin Gordon III
MVP
843 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs, 466 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
103 Rec, 1425 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
Lamar Jackson
Best Acquisition
1022 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs, 605 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs

What If

rayray would have beaten four other teams besides S.E. Vikings this week.
S.E. Vikings would have lost to three other teams besides rayray this week.
If rayray played S.E. Vikings every week this season, they'd be 5-10.
rayray would be 6-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as S.E. Vikings.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as rayray, S.E. Vikings would be 8-4.
If rayray had played every team in the league each week, they would be 66-70.
If they played every team every week, S.E. Vikings would be 72-61.