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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Return of the Mack
6-10 74.4
91.12
 
VS
proj
ImGoinInDry
62.4 5-10
72.67

Return of the Mack fall short of predictions, find way to knock off ImGoinInDry, 74.4-62.4

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, but Return of the Mack did enough to get the best of ImGoinInDry, emerging victorious with a 74.4-62.4 win. Return of the Mack jumped out to a 19.5-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive efforts from Leonard Fournette (13.1 points) and Adam Thielen (5 Rec, 80 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Jared Goff (15.8 points) and Julian Edelman (13) led the charge for ImGoinInDry in the loss. This marks the first time this season Return of the Mack have gotten the best of ImGoinInDry, after falling 115.7-77.03 in their last matchup. Return of the Mack finish the season at 6-10, while ImGoinInDry end the campaign at 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Return of the Mack   ImGoinInDry

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 71 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Dolphins, Fournette recorded 13.1 points this week. His scoring output was 18.8% more than his 11.03-point projection and was much higher than his 6.15-point season scoring average.
Leonard Fournette

Top Player Comparison

Return of the Mack
Points
% of total points 74.4
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
13.1
11.03
17.6%
2
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
10.5
18.41
14.1%
3
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
9
8.38
12.1%
4
Chris Boswell
K
9
8.94
12.1%
ImGoinInDry
Points
% of total points 62.4
1
Jared Goff
QB
15.8
17.5
25.3%
2
Julian Edelman
WR
13
9.35
20.8%
3
David Johnson
RB
12.7
11.67
20.4%
4
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
8
6.9
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Return of the Mack who emerged with the lead, 38.5-19.0. Adam Thielen had a 40-yard catch for Return of the Mack, while Jarvis Landry had a 63-yard pass. Julian Edelman made the highlight reel for ImGoinInDry with a 32-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was Return of the Mack who grabbed the lead, 74.4-59.0. For Return of the Mack, Mitchell Trubisky had a 43-yard pass. Jared Goff had a 39-yard touchdown pass for ImGoinInDry, while David Johnson had a 32-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Return of the Mack   ImGoinInDry
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?
Return of the Mack
Return of the Mack finished the regular season 10th in the standings after averaging 87.7 points per game, 7th-most in the league.
Important Players
Adam Thielen
MVP
110 Rec, 1335 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Carlos Hyde
Best Drafted
558 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Aaron Rodgers
Best Acquisition
4416 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs, 269 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
ImGoinInDry
ImGoinInDry completed the season averaging 99.0 points per game, 6th-best in the league, placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
4489 Pass Yds, 28 Pass TDs, 108 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Allen Robinson II
Best Drafted
55 Rec, 754 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Nick Mullens
Best Acquisition
1995 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs

What If

Return of the Mack would not have beaten any other team in the league besides ImGoinInDry this week.
ImGoinInDry would have lost to six other teams besides Return of the Mack this week.
If Return of the Mack played ImGoinInDry every week this season, they'd be 5-10.
Return of the Mack would be 2-11 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as ImGoinInDry.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Return of the Mack, ImGoinInDry would be 6-7.
If Return of the Mack had played every team in the league each week, they would be 45-122-1.
If they played every team every week, ImGoinInDry would be 72-89.