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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
WTF Niagara Falls
9-7 269
233.94
 
VS
proj
NogutsNoglory
264 9-6
217.33

WTF Niagara Falls top predictions, knock off NogutsNoglory in 269-264 battle

Both teams exceeded projections, but WTF Niagara Falls got the best of NogutsNoglory. Predicted to win 234-217, WTF Niagara Falls squeaked by for a 269-264 victory over NogutsNoglory. NogutsNoglory made a run at it on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. WTF Niagara Falls led 267-252 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 12 points from Courtland Sutton on Monday night for NogutsNoglory. WTF Niagara Falls were led by Ben Roethlisberger, who passed for 380 yards and 3 touchdowns for 47 points, and Rasul Douglas, who made 9 tackles (35 points). This marks the second time this season WTF Niagara Falls have gotten the best of NogutsNoglory, after winning 348-240 in their last matchup. WTF Niagara Falls improve to 9-7 for the season, while NogutsNoglory fall to 9-6.

Matchup Timeline

  WTF Niagara Falls   NogutsNoglory

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 60 yards and a touchdown against the Bengals, Higgins tallied 12 points this week. His scoring output more-than-quadrupled his 2.85-point projection and was much higher than his 4.06-point season scoring average. Higgins will face the Ravens next week.
Rashard Higgins

Top Player Comparison

WTF Niagara Falls
Points
% of total points 269
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
47
20.66
17.5%
2
Rasul Douglas
CB
35
12.7
13%
3
Jeff Driskel
QB
20
12.52
7.4%
4
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
18
24.12
6.7%
NogutsNoglory
Points
% of total points 264
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
58
20.88
22%
2
Antoine Bethea
S
34
20.97
12.9%
3
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
31
26.57
11.7%
4
T.Y. Hilton
WR
23
9.04
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for NogutsNoglory, while T.Y. Hilton had a 55-yard catch for the team, who trailed 185-182 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Ben Roethlisberger had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass for WTF Niagara Falls, while Mitchell Trubisky had a 43-yard pass, helping WTF Niagara Falls to a 267-252 lead.

Points By Position

  WTF Niagara Falls   NogutsNoglory

Game Notes

WTF Niagara Falls won despite the fact that only 11 of their 23 starters exceeded their projected scores.
NogutsNoglory had only 10 of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as WTF Niagara Falls had four starters score zero points, while NogutsNoglory had seven.
WTF Niagara Falls put up fewer points than their season scoring average (281) while NogutsNoglory scored above theirs (249).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
This defeat ends a streak of four consecutive wins for NogutsNoglory.
WTF Niagara Falls managed to get the win, but did not cover the 16.61-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this year, WTF Niagara Falls moves to (1-2), while NogutsNoglory falls to (1-1).
For NogutsNoglory, Aaron Rodgers registered 58 points, the league's top overall score this week.

Coach Talk

WTF Niagara Falls
We're wondering if the GM of WTF Niagara Falls was sweating bullets in this one? In a matchup that was ultimately decided by only 5 points, Brandon McManus (0-for-1 on the day) decided that going 1-for-1 on field goals just wouldn't have been exciting enough. Remember kids, every point matters!
NogutsNoglory
Generally, a single missed field goal isn't any real cause for concern, but talk about impeccable timing: Wil Lutz went 1-for-2 on FGs instead of 2-for-2, and NogutsNoglory lost the matchup by 5 points. We'll let you do the math on that one.