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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Rebels
5-9 85
111.45
 
VS
proj
Ms. Whiddleberry
73 3-11
111.81

Rebels hand Ms. Whiddleberry third straight loss, 85-73

Rebels secured a 85-73 win to hand Ms. Whiddleberry their third straight loss. Rebels never trailed in this one after taking a 0-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Matt Ryan (30 points) and Dalvin Cook (10). Mike Evans (15 points) and Julian Edelman (14) did their part for Ms. Whiddleberry in the loss. This marks the second time this season Rebels have taken down Ms. Whiddleberry, after falling 142-115 in their last matchup. Rebels end the season at 5-9, while Ms. Whiddleberry finish the campaign at 3-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Rebels   Ms. Whiddleberry

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 239 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Panthers, Ryan tallied 30 points this week. He scored 29.3% more than his 23.2-point projection and overachieved for the seventh time this season.
Matt Ryan

Top Player Comparison

Rebels
Points
% of total points 85
1
Matt Ryan
QB
30
23.2
35.3%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
11
11.25
12.9%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
10
12.84
11.8%
4
Marlon Mack
RB
9
11.35
10.6%
Ms. Whiddleberry
Points
% of total points 73
1
Mike Evans
WR
15
10.46
20.5%
2
Julian Edelman
WR
14
8.9
19.2%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
10
13.05
13.7%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
9
18.13
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, after which the teams emerged knotted up, 66-66. For Rebels, Matt Ryan had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard touchdown pass. Tom Brady hit Julian Edelman for a 32-yard touchdown pass for Ms. Whiddleberry.
Sunday Night
Tyler Lockett had a 45-yard catch for Rebels to contribute to a 85-73 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Rebels   Ms. Whiddleberry
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before turning our attention to next year.
Rebels
Rebels completed the season averaging 102 points per game, 3rd-lowest in the league, placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
4546 Pass Yds, 33 Pass TDs, 118 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Odell Beckham Jr.
Best Drafted
106 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 1052 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Marlon Mack
Best Acquisition
789 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs, 104 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Ms. Whiddleberry
Ms. Whiddleberry completed the regular season at the bottom of the standings after averaging 109 points per game, 5th-most in the league.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
4105 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Drafted
1434 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 567 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Greg Zuerlein
Best Acquisition
25-29 FG, 56 long, 29-30 XP

Game Notes

Only one of the nine starters on Rebels exceeded their scoring projections.
Ms. Whiddleberry had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
With 85 points, Rebels scored the fewest points of any winning team this week.
Despite the loss, Mike Evans (15 points) registered the second-best score for a wide receiver this week.