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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Dongers
7-8 118.14
108.4
 
VS
proj
GFY
109.7 7-8
105

Dongers overcome starter's goose egg, come back to top GFY, 118.14-109.70

Both teams were impeded by starters who put up goose eggs, but Dongers were able to persevere and earn the victory, coming back to earn a 118.14-109.70 win over GFY. Despite trailing 109.70-100.54 heading into Monday night, Dongers came back behind Courtland Sutton (15.5 points) and Royce Freeman (2.1). Matt Ryan (26.96 points) and Sony Michel (18.04) led the way for GFY in the loss. This marks the second time this season Dongers have knocked off GFY, after winning 160.44-117.9 in their last matchup. Dongers finish the season at 7-8, while GFY end the campaign at 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Dongers   GFY

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 14 passes for 185 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Saints, Brown tallied 37.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 15.62-point projection and was much higher than his 17.71-point season scoring average.
Antonio Brown

Top Player Comparison

Dongers
Points
% of total points 118.14
1
Antonio Brown
WR
37.5
15.62
31.7%
2
Drew Brees
QB
30.44
33.65
25.8%
3
Courtland Sutton
WR
15.5
7.5
13.1%
4
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
12
8.38
10.2%
GFY
Points
% of total points 109.7
1
Matt Ryan
QB
26.96
32.12
24.6%
2
Sony Michel
RB
18.04
11.9
16.4%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
17.3
12.08
15.8%
4
David Njoku
TE
14.8
7.56
13.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard touchdown pass for GFY, while T.Y. Hilton had a 55-yard catch, contributing to a 98.90-16.00 lead for GFY.
Sunday Late
Antonio Brown had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Dongers, while Drew Brees had a 42-yard pass for the team, who trailed 109.70-89.44 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Dongers   GFY
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before turning our attention to next year.
Dongers
Dongers completed the season averaging 115.12 points per game, 8th-best in the league, placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
3992 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs
Antonio Brown
Best Drafted
104 Rec, 1297 Rec Yds, 15 Rec TDs
Mia Defense
Best Acquisition
26.1 Avg Pts Allowed, 391.7 Avg Yds Allowed, 27 Turnovers
GFY
GFY ended the season with the league's 6th-most points average (121.17 ppg), placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
4546 Pass Yds, 33 Pass TDs, 118 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Melvin Gordon III
Best Drafted
843 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs, 466 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Tyler Boyd
Best Acquisition
76 Rec, 1028 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs

What If

Dongers would not have beaten any other team in the league besides GFY this week.
GFY would have lost to six other teams besides Dongers this week.
If Dongers played GFY every week this season, they'd be 7-8.
Dongers would be 4-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as GFY.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dongers, GFY would be 6-7.
If Dongers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 65-96.
If they played every team every week, GFY would be 85-76.