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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Primetime
11-4 105.58
126.67
 
VS
proj
Baker's Dirty Dozen
91.7 11-4
109.12

Primetime fall short of expectations, still manage to top Baker's Dirty Dozen, 105.58-91.70

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, coming up short of their projected point totals, but Primetime did enough to beat Baker's Dirty Dozen. Predicted to triumph by a score of 126.67-109.12, Primetime earned a 105.58-91.70 win over Baker's Dirty Dozen. Baker's Dirty Dozen grabbed a 7.48-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but Primetime held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Patrick Mahomes (273 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 33 Rush Yds) and Christian McCaffrey (101 Rush Yds, 77 Rec Yds). Baker Mayfield (25.28 points) and Elijah McGuire (20.5) did everything they could for Baker's Dirty Dozen in the loss. This marks the second time this season Primetime have taken down Baker's Dirty Dozen, after falling 139.04-108.86 in their last matchup. Primetime end the season with a record of 11-4, while Baker's Dirty Dozen finish the campaign at 11-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Primetime   Baker's Dirty Dozen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mahomes (273 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 33 Rush Yds) scored 28.76 points in a 38-31 lost to the Seahawks in Week 16. He scored 48.6% more than his 19.35-point projection and overachieved for the 10th time this season.
Patrick Mahomes

Top Player Comparison

Primetime
Points
% of total points 105.58
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
28.76
19.35
27.2%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
19.8
17.44
18.8%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
15.12
19.48
14.3%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
9.9
18.48
9.4%
Baker's Dirty Dozen
Points
% of total points 91.7
1
Baker Mayfield
QB
25.28
16.81
27.6%
2
Elijah McGuire
RB
20.5
11.3
22.4%
3
David Johnson
RB
12.7
11.54
13.8%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
10.8
13.38
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Baker Mayfield had a 66-yard pass for Baker's Dirty Dozen, while Elijah McGuire had a 20-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 67.90-60.42 lead for Baker's Dirty Dozen.
Sunday Late
David Johnson had a 32-yard touchdown catch for Baker's Dirty Dozen to contribute to a 80.60-76.82 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 25-yard touchdown pass for Primetime, helping the team to a 105.58-89.70 lead.

Points By Position

  Primetime   Baker's Dirty Dozen
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 dig into this season one last time.
Primetime
Primetime finished the regular season 2nd in the standings after averaging 124.01 points per game, best in the league.
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
Jamaal Williams
Best Acquisition
460 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 194 Rec Yds
Baker's Dirty Dozen
Baker's Dirty Dozen finished the regular season in first place after averaging 115.63 points per game, 3rd-highest in the league.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
4489 Pass Yds, 28 Pass TDs, 108 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Tyreek Hill
Best Drafted
136 Rush Yds, 1378 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
Damien Williams
Best Acquisition
205 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 152 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Primetime won despite the fact that only two of their nine starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Baker's Dirty Dozen had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
This defeat ends a streak of five consecutive wins for Baker's Dirty Dozen.
Primetime managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 17.55-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Baker Mayfield put up 25.28 points, the third-best score for a QB this week.