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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Layne Ducks
8-7 92.06
101.79
 
VS
proj
Kick butt! Hiya!!!
88.94 8-7
97.52

Despite top scorer Ertz, Kick butt! Hiya!!! fall to Layne Ducks in 92.06-88.94 battle

Kick butt! Hiya!!! had the top scorer in the matchup with TE Zach Ertz posting 23 points, the fourth-best total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to topple Layne Ducks, who rallied for a 92.06-88.94 victory. Layne Ducks trailed 88.94-82.16 heading into Sunday night, but the team came back behind Tyler Lockett (4 Rec, 99 Rec Yds). Zach Ertz (12 Rec, 110 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Mitchell Trubisky (246 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) led the way for Kick butt! Hiya!!! in the loss. This marks the second time this season Layne Ducks have beaten Kick butt! Hiya!!!, after winning 98.18-84.12 in their last matchup. Layne Ducks finish the season with a record of 8-7, while Kick butt! Hiya!!! end the campaign at 8-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Layne Ducks   Kick butt! Hiya!!!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 3 passes for 73 yards and a touchdown against the Bengals, Njoku scored 13.3 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 5.87-point projection and was much higher than his 5.21-point season scoring average.
David Njoku

Top Player Comparison

Layne Ducks
Points
% of total points 92.06
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
17.8
16.84
19.3%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
16.06
18.43
17.4%
3
David Njoku
TE
13.3
5.87
14.4%
4
Adrian Peterson
RB
12.7
8.69
13.8%
Kick butt! Hiya!!!
Points
% of total points 88.94
1
Zach Ertz
TE
23
9.58
25.9%
2
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
12.14
20.03
13.6%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
10.8
13.45
12.1%
4
Gus Edwards
RB
10.5
8.62
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with standout plays Saturday, but after all was said and done, Layne Ducks became the proud owner of a 28.76-10.50 lead. For Layne Ducks, Lamar Jackson had a 68-yard touchdown pass. Gus Edwards made the highlight reel for Kick butt! Hiya!!! with a 43-yard run.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Layne Ducks who took the lead, 80.26-66.50. For Layne Ducks, David Njoku had a 66-yard catch. Zach Ertz had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Kick butt! Hiya!!!, while Alshon Jeffery had a 52-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Mitchell Trubisky had a 43-yard pass for Kick butt! Hiya!!!, contributing to a 88.94-82.16 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Tyler Lockett had a 45-yard catch for Layne Ducks to contribute to a 92.06-88.94 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Layne Ducks   Kick butt! Hiya!!!
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were all gathered together for the draft, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Layne Ducks
Layne Ducks completed the regular season 8th in the standings after averaging 101.53 points per game, best in the league.
Important Players
Christian McCaffrey
MVP
1080 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 845 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
103 Rec, 1425 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
Lamar Jackson
Best Acquisition
1022 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs, 605 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Kick butt! Hiya!!!
Kick butt! Hiya!!! completed the season averaging 99.18 points per game, 4th-best in the league, placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Zach Ertz
MVP
113 Rec, 1148 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Mark Ingram
Best Drafted
617 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 155 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Baker Mayfield
Best Acquisition
3349 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs, 131 Rush Yds

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starting players on Layne Ducks exceeded their scoring projections.
Kick butt! Hiya!!! had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
This defeat puts an end to a two-match unbeaten streak for Kick butt! Hiya!!!.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Layne Ducks. They got the W, but failed to cover the 4.27-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this year, Layne Ducks moves to (1-1), while Kick butt! Hiya!!! falls to (0-3).
A bright spot in the defeat, Zach Ertz officially registered the fifth-best score for a tight end this year with 23 points.