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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Tripping Billies
10-6 106.59
86.59
 
VS
proj
Flying Flounders
75.05 9-7
99.18

Tripping Billies knock off Flying Flounders in 106.59-75.05 rout

Tripping Billies exceeded expectations, rolling to a 106.59-75.05 win over Flying Flounders, who fell short of projections. Tripping Billies never trailed in this one after earning a 13-point lead on Saturday behind the Tennessee Titans defense. Patrick Mahomes (32.85 points) and Christian McCaffrey (16.87) were the top scorers for Flying Flounders in the loss. This marks the second time this season Tripping Billies have beaten Flying Flounders, after winning 126.8-87.42 in their last matchup. Tripping Billies end the season at 10-6, while Flying Flounders finish the campaign at 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Tripping Billies   Flying Flounders

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown overachieved for the ninth time this season, scoring 29.33 points against his 9.56-point projection. In a 31-28 loss to the Saints, he caught 14 passes for 185 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Antonio Brown

Top Player Comparison

Tripping Billies
Points
% of total points 106.59
1
Sam Darnold
QB
37.32
21.45
35%
2
Antonio Brown
WR
29.33
9.56
27.5%
3
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
13
9.36
12.2%
4
DaeSean Hamilton
WR
8.67
4.85
8.1%
Flying Flounders
Points
% of total points 75.05
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
32.85
26.59
43.8%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
16.87
13.53
22.5%
3
Wil Lutz
K
8
12.1
10.7%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
7.2
10.3
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Sam Darnold had a 33-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Tripping Billies, helping the team to a 63.59-27.27 lead.
Sunday Late
Antonio Brown had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Tripping Billies to contribute to a 92.92-42.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 25-yard touchdown pass for Flying Flounders, who trailed 96.52-75.05 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Tripping Billies   Flying Flounders
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 dig into this season one last time.
Tripping Billies
Tripping Billies finished the regular season 5th in the standings after averaging 102.62 points per game, 4th-best in the league.
Important Players
Cam Newton
MVP
3395 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs, 488 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Antonio Brown
Best Drafted
104 Rec, 1297 Rec Yds, 15 Rec TDs
Sam Darnold
Best Acquisition
2698 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs, 110 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Flying Flounders
Flying Flounders completed the season averaging 102.97 points per game, 3rd-best in the league, placing them 6th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
4816 Pass Yds, 48 Pass TDs, 271 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Christian McCaffrey
Best Drafted
1080 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 845 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Ryan Succop
Best Acquisition
25-29 FG, 54 long, 26-29 XP

Game Notes

Just four of the 10 starters on Tripping Billies exceeded their scoring projections.
Flying Flounders had only two of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Flying Flounders can partially blame the loss on Chris Hogan, who didn't score any points.
Tripping Billies put up more points than their season scoring average (102.62) while Flying Flounders fell short of theirs (102.97).
Tripping Billies recorded more points than their projected total, while Flying Flounders fell short of their projection.
In blowout games this year, Tripping Billies moves to (8-4), while Flying Flounders falls to (5-5).
For Flying Flounders, Patrick Mahomes (32.85 points) posted the fourth-highest score in the league this week.