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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Instigators
9-6 131
135.18
 
VS
proj
Hey Darnold!!! 6️⃣16
125 8-7
107.24

Hey Darnold!!! 6️⃣16 top projections but lose to Instigators, 131-125

Instigators fell short of projections while Hey Darnold!!! 6️⃣16 rose to the occasion and outperformed expectations, but it wasn't enough to change the result as Instigators came out on top with a 131-125 victory. Hey Darnold!!! 6️⃣16 nabbed a 18-point lead on Saturday behind Lamar Jackson (20 points) and D.J. Swearinger Sr. (4), but Instigators held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Alvin Kamara, who racked up 105 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 23 points, and Christian McCaffrey, who racked up 178 yards from scrimmage (17 points). Antonio Brown (14 Rec, 185 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Jaylon Smith (10 Tackles) were the leaders for Hey Darnold!!! 6️⃣16 in the loss. Instigators end the season with a record of 9-6, while Hey Darnold!!! 6️⃣16 finish the campaign at 8-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Instigators   Hey Darnold!!! 6️⃣16

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kamara racked up 105 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns as the Saints beat the Steelers 31-28. In doing so, he put up 23 points to scored 74.5% higher than his 13.18-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Instigators this week.
Alvin Kamara

Top Player Comparison

Instigators
Points
% of total points 131
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
23
13.18
17.6%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
17
15.93
13%
3
Jared Goff
QB
16
18.98
12.2%
4
Tre Boston
S
16
12.12
12.2%
Hey Darnold!!! 6️⃣16
Points
% of total points 125
1
Antonio Brown
WR
30
11.64
24%
2
Jaylon Smith
LB
25
14.62
20%
3
Robert Woods
WR
21
8.66
16.8%
4
Lamar Jackson
QB
20
17.27
16%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Lamar Jackson had a 68-yard touchdown pass for Hey Darnold!!! 6️⃣16 to contribute to a 24-6 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had multiple players with standout moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was Instigators who owned the lead, 129-125. Alvin Kamara had a 42-yard catch for Instigators, while Jared Goff had a 39-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Antonio Brown had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Hey Darnold!!! 6️⃣16, while Robert Woods had a 39-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Instigators   Hey Darnold!!! 6️⃣16
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.
Instigators
Instigators finished the regular season 7th in the standings after averaging 125 points per game, 4th-highest in the league.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
4489 Pass Yds, 28 Pass TDs, 108 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
883 Rush Yds, 14 Rush TDs, 709 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Derrick Henry
Best Acquisition
966 Rush Yds, 12 Rush TDs
Hey Darnold!!! 6️⃣16
Hey Darnold!!! 6️⃣16 completed the season averaging 114 points per game, 7th-most in the league, placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Antonio Brown
MVP
104 Rec, 1297 Rec Yds, 15 Rec TDs
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
94 Rec, 974 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Lamar Jackson
Best Acquisition
1022 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs, 605 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs

What If

Instigators would have beaten only two other teams besides Hey Darnold!!! 6️⃣16 this week.
Hey Darnold!!! 6️⃣16 would have lost to just four other teams besides Instigators this week.
If they played Hey Darnold!!! 6️⃣16 every week, Instigators would be 9-6 this season.
Instigators would be 8-5-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Hey Darnold!!! 6️⃣16.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Instigators, Hey Darnold!!! 6️⃣16 would be 8-5-1.
If Instigators had played every team in the league each week, they would be 125-86-2.
If they played every team every week, Hey Darnold!!! 6️⃣16 would be 107-105-1.