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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Die Happy
8-8 110.86
108.75
 
VS
proj
Riverside Rams
106.98 8-8
112.71

Back-and-forth battle ends with Die Happy coming back to top Riverside Rams in 110.86-106.98 battle

What a battle! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Die Happy earned a come-from-behind victory over Riverside Rams, coming back for a 110.86-106.98 win. Die Happy trailed 98.08-97.86 heading into Sunday night, but the squad rallied behind Harrison Butker (3-3 FG, 54 long, 2-2 XP). Andrew Luck (357 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 13 Rush Yds) and Alvin Kamara (23 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 82 Rec Yds) led the charge for Riverside Rams in defeat. This marks the second time this season Die Happy have gotten the best of Riverside Rams, after winning 95.94-90.56 in their last matchup. Die Happy end the season with a record of 8-8, while Riverside Rams finish the campaign at 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Die Happy   Riverside Rams

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mayfield passed for 284 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 16 yards as the Browns beat the Bengals 26-18. In doing so, he put up 41.96 points to scored 42.1% higher than his 29.52-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Die Happy this week.
Baker Mayfield

Top Player Comparison

Die Happy
Points
% of total points 110.86
1
Baker Mayfield
QB
41.96
29.52
37.8%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
14.2
13.02
12.8%
3
Harrison Butker
K
13
10.09
11.7%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
13
9.27
11.7%
Riverside Rams
Points
% of total points 106.98
1
Andrew Luck
QB
34.58
29.44
32.3%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
22.5
14.74
21%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
11.4
14.45
10.7%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
8.9
7.85
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was Die Happy who took the lead, 82.96-68.58. Baker Mayfield had a 66-yard pass for Die Happy, while Julian Edelman had a 32-yard touchdown catch. Andrew Luck made the highlight reel for Riverside Rams with a 55-yard pass.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the dust settled, Riverside Rams had a 98.08-97.86 lead. For Die Happy, Allen Robinson II had a 43-yard catch. Alvin Kamara made the highlight reel for Riverside Rams with a 42-yard catch.
Sunday Night
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams on Sunday night, but after the scoring was completed, Die Happy had a 110.86-106.98 lead. For Die Happy, Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal. Tyler Lockett made the highlight reel for Riverside Rams with a 45-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Die Happy   Riverside Rams

Game Notes

Die Happy got the W despite the fact that only four of their nine starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Riverside Rams had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Die Happy won despite starting Rob Gronkowski, who scored zero points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Die Happy scored more points than their projected total, while Riverside Rams failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 3.88-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
In close games this year, Die Happy moves to (2-1), while Riverside Rams falls to (1-2).
Despite the loss, Andrew Luck put up 34.58 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Die Happy
Hey, it's good to be confident, Die Happy. It takes gumption to deploy a player with zero points (Rob Gronkowski), while still getting the win! All we ask is to please keep those flashy shenanigans to the regular season. Can you imagine how silly we'd look if we let it happen in the playoffs?
Riverside Rams
"Not seeing enough opportunities" shouldn't really be an excuse this week for Riverside Rams. Our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) were targeted a healthy 31 times in Week 16. With only 15 total receptions, that group may have some chemistry issues.