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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Greenbay Ballers
10-6 248.7
212.53
 
VS
proj
Squirrel Brawlers
217.48 12-4
224.38

Back-and-forth battle ends with Greenbay Ballers coming back to defeat Squirrel Brawlers, 248.70-217.48

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Greenbay Ballers earned a come-from-behind victory over Squirrel Brawlers, rallying to earn a 248.70-217.48 win. Greenbay Ballers trailed 217.48-187.98 heading into Sunday night, but the team roared back behind Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 273 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 33 yards for 38.72 points, and Harrison Butker, who made all 3 of his FG attempts (13 points). Christian McCaffrey (101 Rush Yds, 77 Rec Yds) and Drew Brees (326 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) did everything they could for Squirrel Brawlers in defeat. This marks the first time this season Greenbay Ballers have knocked off Squirrel Brawlers, after falling 268.06-251.72 in their last matchup. Greenbay Ballers finish the season with a record of 10-6, while Squirrel Brawlers end the campaign at 12-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Greenbay Ballers   Squirrel Brawlers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Rodgers scored 69.38 points against the Jets in Week 16 to more-than-double his 29.09-point projection. He passed for 442 yards , ran for 32 yards and scored 4 touchdowns to beat his projection by the second-highest percentage of any QB in the league this season.
Aaron Rodgers

Top Player Comparison

Greenbay Ballers
Points
% of total points 248.7
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
69.38
29.09
27.9%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
38.72
31.62
15.6%
3
Jaylen Samuels
RB
15.4
15.6
6.2%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
13.8
16.32
5.5%
Squirrel Brawlers
Points
% of total points 217.48
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
31.8
23.75
14.6%
2
Drew Brees
QB
31.44
32.19
14.5%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
29.9
20.43
13.7%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
22.5
15.18
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays Saturday, but after the scoring was completed, Squirrel Brawlers boasted a 29.00-20.00 lead. For Greenbay Ballers, Gus Edwards had a 43-yard run. Justin Tucker made the highlight reel for Squirrel Brawlers with a 56-yard field goal.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Greenbay Ballers boasted a 151.88-126.64 lead. For Greenbay Ballers, Aaron Rodgers had a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for Squirrel Brawlers with a 32-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Squirrel Brawlers had a 217.48-187.98 lead. For Greenbay Ballers, David Johnson had a 32-yard touchdown catch. Drew Brees made the highlight reel for Squirrel Brawlers with a 42-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 25-yard touchdown pass for Greenbay Ballers, while Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal, contributing to a 248.70-217.48 lead for Greenbay Ballers.

Points By Position

  Greenbay Ballers   Squirrel Brawlers

Game Notes

Only six of the 16 starters on Greenbay Ballers scored more than their projected point totals.
Squirrel Brawlers had only seven of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
Squirrel Brawlers can partially blame the loss on Rob Gronkowski, who didn't score any points.
Greenbay Ballers put up more points than their season scoring average (224.57) while Squirrel Brawlers fell short of theirs (237.21).
Greenbay Ballers recorded more points than their projected total, while Squirrel Brawlers failed to reach their projection.
This defeat concludes a streak of three straight wins for Squirrel Brawlers.
Greenbay Ballers moves to (4-2) in comeback games this year, while Squirrel Brawlers falls to (0-2).
Despite the loss, Christian McCaffrey recorded 31.8 points, the highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Greenbay Ballers
A big key to success in football is creating mismatches. Our squad took that to heart this past week and doubled up Squirrel Brawlers at the quarterback position (108.1 points to 44.98).
Squirrel Brawlers
Just three makes on five field goal attempts? Sounds like Justin Tucker should reevaluate his pre-kick process after that sort of effort.