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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Comeback Kid
7-9 112
104.35
 
VS
proj
Brown Sugar
88 7-9
84.12

Despite top scorer Wilson, Brown Sugar fall to Comeback Kid in 112-88 rout

Brown Sugar had the highest scorer in the matchup with QB Russell Wilson posting 27 points, the third-highest total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to defeat Comeback Kid, who rolled to a 112-88 victory. Brown Sugar jumped out to a 23-point lead on Saturday behind stellar performances from Derrick Henry (14 points) and Jamison Crowder (7). But Comeback Kid held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Zach Ertz, who caught 12 passes for 110 yards and 2 touchdowns for 23 points, and Robert Woods, who racked up 104 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns (21 points). This marks the first time this season Comeback Kid have knocked off Brown Sugar, after falling 114-107 in their last matchup. Comeback Kid end the season with a record of 7-9, while Brown Sugar finish the campaign at 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Comeback Kid   Brown Sugar

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 23 points, Ertz more-than-doubled his 8.59-point projection as the Eagles beat the Texans 32-30. He caught 12 passes for 110 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Comeback Kid this week.
Zach Ertz

Top Player Comparison

Comeback Kid
Points
% of total points 112
1
Zach Ertz
TE
23
8.59
20.5%
2
Robert Woods
WR
21
8.45
18.8%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
19
19.44
17%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
11
13.24
9.8%
Brown Sugar
Points
% of total points 88
1
Russell Wilson
QB
27
19.73
30.7%
2
Doug Baldwin
WR
18
7.64
20.5%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
14
12.15
15.9%
4
Jamison Crowder
WR
7
5.11
8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard touchdown pass for Comeback Kid, while Zach Ertz had a 23-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 82-35 lead for Comeback Kid.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but after the smoke cleared, Comeback Kid emerged with a 107-39 lead. For Comeback Kid, Robert Woods had a 39-yard touchdown catch. Vance McDonald made the highlight reel for Brown Sugar with a 49-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Russell Wilson found Doug Baldwin for a 27-yard touchdown pass for Brown Sugar. Wilson also lit up the scoreboard with a 45-yard pass for Brown Sugar, who trailed 107-88 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Comeback Kid   Brown Sugar
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 look ahead to next year, we'd like to dig into this season one final time.
Comeback Kid
Comeback Kid finished the season averaging 98 points per game, 6th-most in the league, placing them 10th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
4546 Pass Yds, 33 Pass TDs, 118 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Robert Woods
Best Drafted
156 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 1195 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Nick Chubb
Best Acquisition
972 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs, 153 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Brown Sugar
Brown Sugar completed the season with the league's 7th-most points average (89 ppg), placing them 9th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
3296 Pass Yds, 34 Pass TDs, 378 Rush Yds
Stephen Gostkowski
Best Drafted
26-31 FG, 52 long, 44-45 XP
Derrick Henry
Best Acquisition
966 Rush Yds, 12 Rush TDs

What If

Comeback Kid would have beaten four other teams besides Brown Sugar this week.
Brown Sugar would have lost to four other teams besides Comeback Kid this week.
If they played Brown Sugar every week, Comeback Kid would be 9-7 this season.
Comeback Kid would be 7-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Brown Sugar.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Comeback Kid, Brown Sugar would be 6-8.
If Comeback Kid had played every team in the league each week, they would be 87-81.
If they played every team every week, Brown Sugar would be 70-97-1.