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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Lager Lovers
8-8 116.9
100.5
 
VS
proj
Marley Dreads
94.65 8-7
98.84

Lager Lovers beat projections, knock off Marley Dreads in 116.90-94.65 rout

Lager Lovers showed up and beat their projected point total, rolling to a 116.90-94.65 win over Marley Dreads, who fell short of projections. Lager Lovers never trailed in this one after nabbing a 1.8-point lead on Saturday behind Keenan Allen (5.8 points). Matt Ryan (21.85 points) and Michael Thomas (19.9) led the way for Marley Dreads in the loss. This marks the second time this season Lager Lovers have gotten the best of Marley Dreads, after winning 122.5-87.55 in their last matchup. Lager Lovers finish the season at 8-8, while Marley Dreads end the campaign at 8-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Lager Lovers   Marley Dreads

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 55.3 points, Rodgers more-than-doubled his 22.25-point projection as the Packers beat the Jets 44-38. He passed for 442 yards , ran for 32 yards and scored 4 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any QB in the league this season.
Aaron Rodgers

Top Player Comparison

Lager Lovers
Points
% of total points 116.9
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
55.3
22.25
47.3%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
20.8
16.44
17.8%
3
Jaylen Samuels
RB
12.4
11.6
10.6%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
10
12.65
8.6%
Marley Dreads
Points
% of total points 94.65
1
Matt Ryan
QB
21.85
22.3
23.1%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
19.9
12.93
21%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
14.5
14.67
15.3%
4
Chris Herndon
TE
14.2
4.13
15%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Lager Lovers owned a 95.60-56.55 lead. For Lager Lovers, Aaron Rodgers had a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass. Matt Ryan made the highlight reel for Marley Dreads with a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Lager Lovers   Marley Dreads
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 turn our attention to next year, we'd like to reflect back on this season one final time.
Lager Lovers
Lager Lovers completed the season averaging 103.81 points per game, 4th-best in the league, placing them 5th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
4416 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs, 269 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Christian McCaffrey
Best Drafted
1080 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 845 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Bal Defense
Best Acquisition
17.5 Avg Pts Allowed, 284.1 Avg Yds Allowed, 14 Turnovers
Marley Dreads
Marley Dreads completed the regular season 2nd in the standings after averaging 104.13 points per game, 3rd-most in the league.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
4546 Pass Yds, 33 Pass TDs, 118 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Kareem Hunt
Best Drafted
824 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 378 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Nick Chubb
Best Acquisition
972 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs, 153 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Just three of the eight starters on Lager Lovers exceeded their scoring projections.
Marley Dreads had only three of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
Lager Lovers put up more points than their season scoring average (103.81) while Marley Dreads fell short of theirs (104.13).
Lager Lovers scored more points than their projected total, while Marley Dreads failed to reach their projection.
The loss snaps a streak of two consecutive wins for Marley Dreads.
Not only did Lager Lovers win, but they also covered the 1.66-point predicted margin of victory.
Lager Lovers moves to (7-6) in blowout games this season, while Marley Dreads falls to (6-5).