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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Manic Hispanic
11-4 135.36
133.02
 
VS
proj
DKL's
128.64 10-5
135.92

Manic Hispanic beat DKL's for third straight win, 135.36-128.64

Manic Hispanic extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over DKL's, earning a 135.36-128.64 win. DKL's earned a 12.54-point lead on Saturday behind Derrick Henry (16.2 points) and Melvin Gordon III (14.4), but Manic Hispanic held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Chris Carson, who ran for 116 yards and 2 touchdowns for 23.6 points, and Elijah McGuire, who racked up 85 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns (23.5 points). Christian McCaffrey (101 Rush Yds, 77 Rec Yds) and Patrick Mahomes (273 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 33 Rush Yds) did their part for DKL's in the loss. This marks the first time this season Manic Hispanic have beaten DKL's, after falling 155.78-108.1 in their last matchup. Manic Hispanic end the season with a record of 11-4, while DKL's finish the campaign at 10-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Manic Hispanic   DKL's

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Bengals in Week 16, Njoku caught 3 passes for 73 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 16.3 points to scored 73.6% higher than his 9.39-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Manic Hispanic this week.
David Njoku

Top Player Comparison

Manic Hispanic
Points
% of total points 135.36
1
Chris Carson
RB
23.6
15.25
17.4%
2
Elijah McGuire
RB
23.5
14.89
17.4%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
19
16.13
14%
4
Lamar Jackson
QB
18.06
18.02
13.3%
DKL's
Points
% of total points 128.64
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
29.8
23.59
23.2%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
28.22
21.42
21.9%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
16.2
14.84
12.6%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
14.4
18.86
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Lamar Jackson had a 68-yard touchdown pass for Manic Hispanic, who trailed 30.60-18.06 after Saturday's games.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Manic Hispanic boasted a 111.76-83.42 lead. Elijah McGuire had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Manic Hispanic, while Julian Edelman had a 32-yard touchdown catch. Jarvis Landry made the highlight reel for DKL's with a 63-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 25-yard touchdown pass for DKL's, while Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 135.36-124.64 after the evening game.

Points By Position

  Manic Hispanic   DKL's
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.
Manic Hispanic
Manic Hispanic ended the season averaging 125.06 points per game, 4th-best in the league, placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Ezekiel Elliott
MVP
1434 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 567 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
94 Rec, 974 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Elijah McGuire
Best Acquisition
235 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 169 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
DKL's
DKL's ended the regular season in first place after averaging 139.21 points per game, best in the league.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
4816 Pass Yds, 48 Pass TDs, 271 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Christian McCaffrey
Best Drafted
1080 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 845 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Robby Anderson
Best Acquisition
47 Rec, 728 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs

StatSmack

Manic Hispanic are on a roll, winning three in a row.
Manic Hispanic see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than DKL's (0).
Manic Hispanic are clutch masters, with more close wins than DKL's (1 vs 0).
Manic Hispanic should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than DKL's (10 vs 8).
DKL's have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (5) than Manic Hispanic (3) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Manic Hispanic have outscored DKL's at RB, TE, and DEF this season.
Manic Hispanic don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 14 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Manic Hispanic had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for DKL's (3).
Hey DKL's, maybe you'll have better luck next year!