Week 16
Maria's Team
10-6 128.72
126.69
James's Swell Team
72.84
8-8
96.34
Maria's Team beat James's Swell Team for third straight win in 128.72-72.84 rout
Maria's Team extended their win streak to three games with a easy victory over James's Swell Team, cruising to a 128.72-72.84 win. There wasn't much drama in this matchup, as Maria's Team took a 28.52-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 38.1 points from Christian McCaffrey (101 Rush Yds, 77 Rec Yds) and Evan Engram (26 Rush Yds, 87 Rec Yds). Mike Evans (6 Rec, 90 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Drew Brees (326 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) did their part for James's Swell Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season Maria's Team have knocked off James's Swell Team, after falling 118.02-114.86 in their last matchup. Maria's Team finish the season with a record of 10-6, while James's Swell Team end the campaign at 8-8.
Matchup Timeline
Maria's Team
James's Swell Team
Inside the Matchup
Matchup Player of the Week
Engram (26 Rush Yds, 87 Rec Yds) scored 14.3 points in a 28-27 lost to the Colts in Week 16. His scoring output was 51.4% more than his 9.45-point projection and was much higher than his 5.33-point season scoring average.
Top Player Comparison
Matchup Highlights
Sunday Early
Jarvis Landry had a 63-yard pass for Maria's Team, helping the team to a 61.32-32.80 lead.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Maria's Team had a 124.72-70.74 lead. For Maria's Team, Ben Roethlisberger had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass. Drew Brees made the highlight reel for James's Swell Team with a 42-yard pass.
Points By Position
Maria's Team
James's Swell Team
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were eagerly awaiting our draft grades, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Maria's Team
Maria's Team completed the season with the league's highest points average (118.38 ppg), placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
1080 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 845 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Drafted
1434 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 567 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Jax Defense
Best Acquisition
19.7 Avg Pts Allowed, 309.4 Avg Yds Allowed, 16 Turnovers
James's Swell Team
James's Swell Team finished the regular season 4th in the standings after averaging 108.76 points per game, 5th-most in the league.
Important Players
1251 Rush Yds, 17 Rush TDs, 580 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
3992 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs
Game Notes
Maria's Team had five of their nine starters exceed their projected point totals.
James's Swell Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
James's Swell Team could have used points from Rob Gronkowski and Todd Gurley II, as both put up goose eggs.
Maria's Team had three players score more points than the leading scorer for James's Swell Team.
Maria's Team put up more points than their season scoring average (118.38) while James's Swell Team fell short of theirs (108.76).
Maria's Team scored more points than their projected total, while James's Swell Team failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 55.88-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Maria's Team win, but they also covered the 30.35-point projected margin of victory.
Maria's Team moves to (4-2) in blowout games this season, while James's Swell Team falls to (5-4).