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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Let's go
12-4 167.4
126.07
 
VS
proj
SF Niners
72.54 8-8
121.22

Let's go defeat SF Niners for third straight win in 167.40-72.54 rout

Let's go extended their win streak to three games with a convincing victory over SF Niners, rolling to a 167.40-72.54 win. SF Niners earned a 15.7-point lead on Saturday behind a outstanding effort from Derrick Henry. But Let's go held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Ben Roethlisberger (29.6 points) and Zach Ertz (29). This marks the third time this season Let's go have knocked off SF Niners, after winning 162.12-129.14 in their last matchup. Let's go end the season at 12-4, while SF Niners finish the campaign at 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Let's go   SF Niners

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Jaguars defense overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 17 points against their 7.22-point projection. In a 17-7 win over the Dolphins, they allowed only 7 points, surrendered 183 yards, and forced 2 turnovers.
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense

Top Player Comparison

Let's go
Points
% of total points 167.4
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
29.6
20
17.7%
2
Zach Ertz
TE
29
12.94
17.3%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
23.8
20.22
14.2%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
22.4
16.59
13.4%
SF Niners
Points
% of total points 72.54
1
Drew Brees
QB
16.94
20.91
23.4%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
15.7
13.91
21.6%
3
Julio Jones
WR
10.8
16.13
14.9%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
7
8.83
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Zach Ertz had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Let's go, while James White had a 27-yard touchdown run, helping Let's go to a 94.70-43.50 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, but after the scoring was completed, Let's go became the proud owner of a 154.40-62.84 lead. For Let's go, Ben Roethlisberger had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass. Drew Brees made the highlight reel for SF Niners with a 42-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal for Let's go, contributing to a 167.40-62.84 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Let's go   SF Niners
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before looking ahead to next year.
Let's go
Let's go completed the regular season in first place after averaging 128.03 points per game, best in the league.
Important Players
Christian McCaffrey
MVP
1080 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 845 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Michael Thomas
Best Drafted
120 Rec, 1376 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Philip Rivers
Best Acquisition
4132 Pass Yds, 31 Pass TDs
SF Niners
SF Niners finished the season averaging 110.34 points per game, 3rd-highest in the league, placing them 3rd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
3992 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs
Julio Jones
Best Drafted
104 Rec, 1539 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Derrick Henry
Best Acquisition
966 Rush Yds, 12 Rush TDs

What If

Let's go would have beaten six other teams besides SF Niners this week.
SF Niners would have lost to five other teams besides Let's go this week.
Let's go would be 11-5 if they played SF Niners every week.
Let's go would be 8-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as SF Niners.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Let's go, SF Niners would be 10-3.
If Let's go had played every team in the league each week, they would be 111-29.
If they played every team every week, SF Niners would be 90-50.