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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Vicious Penquins
10-6 100.62
83.23
 
VS
proj
Bald Z-gles
65.54 11-5
78.95

Vicious Penquins defy predictions, defeat Bald Z-gles in 100.62-65.54 rout

Vicious Penquins exceeded expectations, cruising to a 100.62-65.54 win over Bald Z-gles, who fell short of projections. Vicious Penquins grabbed an early 11-point lead on Saturday behind Gus Edwards. Bald Z-gles came back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by Davante Adams (18.6 points) and LeGarrette Blount (3.4). Not to be deterred, Vicious Penquins rallied later that night, as Patrick Mahomes (33.22 points) put them back in the lead for good. This marks the first time this season Vicious Penquins have gotten the best of Bald Z-gles, after falling 118.32-116.76 in their last matchup. Vicious Penquins end the season with a record of 10-6, while Bald Z-gles finish the campaign at 11-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Vicious Penquins   Bald Z-gles

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown caught 14 passes for 185 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Steelers lost to the Saints 31-28. In doing so, he put up 38 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Vicious Penquins this week.
Antonio Brown

Top Player Comparison

Vicious Penquins
Points
% of total points 100.62
1
Antonio Brown
WR
38
15.36
37.8%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
33.22
23.83
33%
3
Gus Edwards
RB
11
9.13
10.9%
4
Chris Boswell
K
8
8.16
8%
Bald Z-gles
Points
% of total points 65.54
1
Davante Adams
WR
18.6
16.2
28.4%
2
Jared Goff
QB
17.24
20.99
26.3%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
15.5
12.1
23.6%
4
Jeff Wilson Jr.
RB
4.8
8.52
7.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Gus Edwards had a 43-yard run for Vicious Penquins, helping the team to a 11.00-0.00 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, after which Bald Z-gles became the proud owner of a 65.54-62.40 lead. For Vicious Penquins, Antonio Brown had a 20-yard touchdown catch. Jared Goff made the highlight reel for Bald Z-gles with a 39-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 25-yard touchdown pass for Vicious Penquins, helping the team to a 95.62-65.54 lead.

Points By Position

  Vicious Penquins   Bald Z-gles
Standings Update
Is it just us or did the end of the season come out of nowhere? Time flies when you're having fun. Before we turn our attention to next year, we'd like to dig into this season one final time.
Vicious Penquins
Vicious Penquins finished the season with the league's 5th-highest points average (113.38 ppg), placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
4816 Pass Yds, 48 Pass TDs, 271 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Antonio Brown
Best Drafted
104 Rec, 1297 Rec Yds, 15 Rec TDs
Gus Edwards
Best Acquisition
642 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Bald Z-gles
Bald Z-gles completed the season averaging 109.05 points per game, 6th-highest in the league, placing them in first place at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
4489 Pass Yds, 28 Pass TDs, 108 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
111 Rec, 1386 Rec Yds, 13 Rec TDs
NYG Defense
Best Acquisition
25.1 Avg Pts Allowed, 368.2 Avg Yds Allowed, 20 Turnovers

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starting players on Vicious Penquins exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Bald Z-gles had only three of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
Vicious Penquins won despite having two starters (Josh Gordon and Spencer Ware) score zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Vicious Penquins recorded more points than their projected total, while Bald Z-gles fell short of their projection.
The defeat snaps a five-match winning streak for Bald Z-gles.
Not only did Vicious Penquins get the W, but they also easily covered the 4.28-point forecasted margin of victory.
All five of the losses for Bald Z-gles have been blowout losses.
On the losing side, Davante Adams put up 18.6 points, the fourth-highest score for a wideout this week.