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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Good Toast
10-6 131.7
108.16
 
VS
proj
Des Moines Lugnuts
110.84 9-6
113.37

Good Toast earn win over Des Moines Lugnuts in 131.70-110.84 rout

Good Toast exceeded expectations, rolling to a 131.70-110.84 win over Des Moines Lugnuts, who fell short of projections. Des Moines Lugnuts grabbed a 12.9-point lead on Saturday behind Melvin Gordon III, but Good Toast held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Antonio Brown (38.5 points) and Ben Roethlisberger (30.6). T.Y. Hilton (7 Rec, 138 Rec Yds) and Dak Prescott (161 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) were the leaders for Des Moines Lugnuts in the loss. This marks the first time this season Good Toast have knocked off Des Moines Lugnuts, after falling 102.84-98.12 in their last matchup. Good Toast finish the season with a record of 10-6, while Des Moines Lugnuts end the campaign at 9-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Good Toast   Des Moines Lugnuts

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown (14 Rec, 185 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 38.5 points in a 31-28 lost to the Saints in Week 16. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 15.36-point projection and was much higher than his 17.11-point season scoring average.
Antonio Brown

Top Player Comparison

Good Toast
Points
% of total points 131.7
1
Antonio Brown
WR
38.5
15.36
29.2%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
30.6
19.07
23.2%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
24.5
17.62
18.6%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
16
12.74
12.1%
Des Moines Lugnuts
Points
% of total points 110.84
1
T.Y. Hilton
WR
17.3
12.08
15.6%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
16.64
19
15%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
15
12.1
13.5%
4
David Njoku
TE
14.8
7.56
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but it was Des Moines Lugnuts who emerged with the lead, 95.84-19.80. For Good Toast, Julian Edelman had a 32-yard touchdown catch. T.Y. Hilton had a 55-yard catch for Des Moines Lugnuts, while David Njoku had a 66-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Ben Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown for a 20-yard touchdown pass for Good Toast. Roethlisberger also lit up the scoreboard with a 49-yard pass to contribute to a 123.80-110.84 lead for Good Toast.

Points By Position

  Good Toast   Des Moines Lugnuts
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?
Good Toast
Good Toast finished the season with the league's best points average (116.60 ppg), placing them 3rd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Alvin Kamara
MVP
883 Rush Yds, 14 Rush TDs, 709 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Antonio Brown
Best Drafted
104 Rec, 1297 Rec Yds, 15 Rec TDs
Adam Humphries
Best Acquisition
71 Rec, 750 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Des Moines Lugnuts
Des Moines Lugnuts ended the season with the league's 2nd-most points average (116.01 ppg), placing them on top of 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
Melvin Gordon III
Best Drafted
843 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs, 466 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Dak Prescott
Best Acquisition
3498 Pass Yds, 18 Pass TDs, 305 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs

StatSmack

Good Toast don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Des Moines Lugnuts (6 vs 5).
Good Toast should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Des Moines Lugnuts (10 vs 7).
By position, Good Toast have outscored Des Moines Lugnuts at QB, TE, and DEF this season.
Good Toast don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 15 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Good Toast had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Des Moines Lugnuts (3).
Hey Des Moines Lugnuts, maybe you'll have better luck next year!