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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
The Empire
10-5 143.1
118.17
 
VS
proj
Iron City Chuggars
116.7 8-8
92.09

The Empire come back to defeat Iron City Chuggars for fifth straight win in 143.10-116.70 rout

The Empire extended their win streak to five games with a easy victory over Iron City Chuggars, cruising to a 143.10-116.70 win. Despite trailing 116.70-110.50 heading into Sunday night, The Empire charged back behind Damien Williams (21.5 points) and Tyreek Hill (11.1). Kyle Rudolph (9 Rec, 122 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Saquon Barkley (43 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 34 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Iron City Chuggars in the loss. This marks the second time this season The Empire have gotten the best of Iron City Chuggars, after winning 94.74-78.18 in their last matchup. The Empire end the season at 10-5, while Iron City Chuggars finish the campaign at 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  The Empire   Iron City Chuggars

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Woods racked up 104 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns as the Rams beat the Cardinals 31-9. In doing so, he put up 25.4 points to more-than-double his 12.42-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on The Empire this week.
Robert Woods

Top Player Comparison

The Empire
Points
% of total points 143.1
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
35.6
23.24
24.9%
2
Robert Woods
WR
25.4
12.42
17.7%
3
Damien Williams
RB
21.5
13.98
15%
4
Jordan Howard
RB
14
10.5
9.8%
Iron City Chuggars
Points
% of total points 116.7
1
Kyle Rudolph
TE
28.7
6.14
24.6%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
16.2
19.52
13.9%
3
Zay Jones
WR
15.2
7.35
13%
4
Josh Allen
QB
13.68
19.9
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kyle Rudolph had a 44-yard touchdown catch for Iron City Chuggars, while Zay Jones had a 31-yard touchdown catch, helping Iron City Chuggars to a 106.90-22.30 lead.
Sunday Late
Ben Roethlisberger had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass for The Empire, while Robert Woods had a 39-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 116.70-110.50 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  The Empire   Iron City Chuggars
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 pivot to next year, we'd like to review this season one final time.
The Empire
The Empire finished the season averaging 115.55 points per game, 3rd-most in the league, placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Ben Roethlisberger
MVP
4842 Pass Yds, 33 Pass TDs
Tyreek Hill
Best Drafted
136 Rush Yds, 1378 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
Dak Prescott
Best Acquisition
3498 Pass Yds, 18 Pass TDs, 305 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs
Iron City Chuggars
Iron City Chuggars completed the season with the league's 5th-most points average (112.84 ppg), placing them 6th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
3992 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs
Saquon Barkley
Best Drafted
1198 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs, 688 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Josh Allen
Best Acquisition
1850 Pass Yds, 7 Pass TDs, 536 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on The Empire scored higher than their projected point totals.
Despite five of their nine starters scoring higher than their points projection, Iron City Chuggars lost.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The experts were right on the money with this one. The projected margin of victory entering the match was 26.08, and The Empire covered by 26.4.
The Empire moves to (4-1) in blowout games this year, while Iron City Chuggars falls to (4-4).
A bright spot in the defeat, Kyle Rudolph (28.7 points) officially posted the third-best score for a TE this season.