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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
suman's Team
8-8 182.76
128.65
 
VS
proj
VIkingman
122.55 9-7
141.02

suman's Team beat predictions, knock off VIkingman in 182.76-122.55 rout

suman's Team rose to the occasion and outperformed expectations, rolling to a 182.76-122.55 win over VIkingman, who fell short of projections. VIkingman grabbed a 4-point lead on Saturday behind Michael Badgley, but suman's Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Robby Anderson (39.38 points) and Ben Roethlisberger (37.6). Robert Woods (15 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 89 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Drew Brees (326 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) carried the flag for VIkingman in the loss. This marks the second time this season suman's Team have taken down VIkingman, after winning 191.08-143.45 in their last matchup. suman's Team finish the season at 8-8, while VIkingman end the campaign at 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  suman's Team   VIkingman

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Anderson overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 39.38 points against his 15.12-point projection. During a 44-38 loss to the Packers, he caught 9 passes for 140 yards and a touchdown.
Robby Anderson

Top Player Comparison

suman's Team
Points
% of total points 182.76
1
Robby Anderson
WR
39.38
15.12
21.5%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
37.6
21.73
20.6%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
32.35
18.23
17.7%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
25.75
17.5
14.1%
VIkingman
Points
% of total points 122.55
1
Robert Woods
WR
32.8
17.84
26.8%
2
Drew Brees
QB
23.94
22.8
19.5%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
15.05
16.4
12.3%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
13.66
15.91
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, suman's Team became the proud owner of a 101.76-52.91 lead. Robby Anderson had a 33-yard touchdown catch for suman's Team, while T.Y. Hilton had a 55-yard catch. Jarvis Landry made the highlight reel for VIkingman with a 63-yard pass.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the scoring was completed, suman's Team boasted a 175.46-122.55 lead. For suman's Team, Ben Roethlisberger had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass. Robert Woods had a 39-yard touchdown catch for VIkingman, while Drew Brees had a 42-yard pass.

Points By Position

  suman's Team   VIkingman
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before pivoting to next year.
suman's Team
suman's Team finished the season averaging 143.83 points per game, 3rd-most in the league, placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Ben Roethlisberger
MVP
4842 Pass Yds, 33 Pass TDs
JuJu Smith-Schuster
Best Drafted
106 Rec, 1389 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Robby Anderson
Best Acquisition
47 Rec, 728 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
VIkingman
VIkingman ended the season with the league's 6th-highest points average (136.74 ppg), placing them 5th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Julio Jones
MVP
104 Rec, 1539 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Drew Brees
Best Drafted
3992 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs
Tarik Cohen
Best Acquisition
420 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 717 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs

What If

suman's Team would have beaten six other teams besides VIkingman this week.
VIkingman would have lost to five other teams besides suman's Team this week.
If they played VIkingman every week, suman's Team would be 10-6 this season.
suman's Team would be 9-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as VIkingman.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as suman's Team, VIkingman would be 7-6.
If suman's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 97-67.
If they played every team every week, VIkingman would be 83-81.