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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Fruitport Rush
8-7 107.5
110.2
 
VS
proj
The Mayhem
91.5 7-8
103.5

The Mayhem fall short of predictions, succumb to Fruitport Rush, 107.5-91.5

The Mayhem were unable to bring their A game, as Fruitport Rush came out on top with a 107.5-91.5 win. Fruitport Rush never trailed in this one after grabbing a 6-point lead on Saturday behind the Los Angeles Chargers defense. Ben Roethlisberger (39 points) and Mike Evans (18) led the way for The Mayhem in the loss. This marks the second time this season Fruitport Rush have gotten the best of The Mayhem, after falling 139.5-101.5 in their last matchup. Fruitport Rush end the season at 8-7, while The Mayhem finish the campaign at 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Fruitport Rush   The Mayhem

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Eagles in Week 16, Watson passed for 339 yards , ran for 49 yards and scored 4 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 42 points to scored 65.8% higher than his 25.33-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Fruitport Rush this week.
Deshaun Watson

Top Player Comparison

Fruitport Rush
Points
% of total points 107.5
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
42
25.33
39.1%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
15.5
18.4
14.4%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
11.5
14.4
10.7%
4
Robbie Gould
K
9
8.1
8.4%
The Mayhem
Points
% of total points 91.5
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
39
25.66
42.6%
2
Mike Evans
WR
18
12.74
19.7%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
10
13.95
10.9%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
7.5
14.81
8.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Fruitport Rush, helping the team to a 93.0-35.0 lead.
Sunday Late
Ben Roethlisberger had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass for The Mayhem, who trailed 107.5-74.0 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  Fruitport Rush   The Mayhem
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were eagerly awaiting our draft grades, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Fruitport Rush
Fruitport Rush ended the season averaging 113.9 points per game, 5th-best in the league, placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
3931 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 485 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Saquon Barkley
Best Drafted
1198 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs, 688 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Josh Reynolds
Best Acquisition
25 Rec, 347 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
The Mayhem
The Mayhem finished the regular season 7th in the standings after averaging 113.3 points per game, 6th-highest in the league.
Important Players
Tyreek Hill
MVP
136 Rush Yds, 1378 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
Travis Kelce
Best Drafted
98 Rec, 1274 Rec Yds, 10 Rec TDs
Eli Manning
Best Acquisition
3998 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs

Game Notes

Fruitport Rush won even though only two of their nine starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
The Mayhem had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Mayhem can partially blame the loss on Odell Beckham Jr., who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The victory snaps a three-game losing streak for Fruitport Rush.
Not only did Fruitport Rush get the win, but they also easily covered the 6.7-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Ben Roethlisberger recorded 39 points, the third-highest score in the league this week.