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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Bryan's Best Team
9-7 101.74
92.54
 
VS
proj
A's Awesome Team
95.38 4-12
108.93

Bryan's Best Team come back to knock off A's Awesome Team for third straight win, 101.74-95.38

Bryan's Best Team extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind victory over A's Awesome Team, staging an impressive comeback to earn a 101.74-95.38 win. Trailing 95.38-90.74 heading into Monday night, Bryan's Best Team rallied behind Jordy Nelson, who caught 7 passes for 75 yards for 11 points. Andrew Luck (357 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 13 Rush Yds) and DeAndre Hopkins (9 Rec, 104 Rec Yds) led the way for A's Awesome Team in the loss. This marks the third time this season Bryan's Best Team have knocked off A's Awesome Team, after winning 106-67.92 in their last matchup. Bryan's Best Team end the season with a record of 9-7, while A's Awesome Team finish the campaign at 4-12.

Matchup Timeline

  Bryan's Best Team   A's Awesome Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Cowboys defense (20 Pts Allowed, 383 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 14 points in a 27-20 win over the Buccaneers in Week 16. Their scoring output was 82.8% more than their 7.66-point projection and was much higher than their 6.06-point season scoring average.
The Dallas Cowboys defense

Top Player Comparison

Bryan's Best Team
Points
% of total points 101.74
1
Jared Goff
QB
17.24
19.4
16.9%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
16.2
19.52
15.9%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
15.7
13.91
15.4%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
15
12.1
14.7%
A's Awesome Team
Points
% of total points 95.38
1
Andrew Luck
QB
22.58
20.99
23.7%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
14.9
16.48
15.6%
3
Ian Thomas
TE
12.8
5.22
13.4%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
10.8
15.08
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which A's Awesome Team emerged with a 61.08-58.50 lead. For Bryan's Best Team, Brett Maher had a 59-yard field goal. Andrew Luck had a 55-yard pass for A's Awesome Team, while Adam Thielen had a 40-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was A's Awesome Team who grabbed the lead, 95.38-90.74. For Bryan's Best Team, Jared Goff had a 39-yard touchdown pass. Allen Robinson II made the highlight reel for A's Awesome Team with a 43-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Bryan's Best Team   A's Awesome Team
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?
Bryan's Best Team
Bryan's Best Team ended the season averaging 104.18 points per game, 7th-best in the league, placing them 6th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Saquon Barkley
MVP
1198 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs, 688 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Jared Goff
Best Drafted
4489 Pass Yds, 28 Pass TDs, 108 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Derrick Henry
Best Acquisition
966 Rush Yds, 12 Rush TDs
A's Awesome Team
A's Awesome Team completed the season averaging 97.19 points per game, 3rd-worst in the league, placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
DeAndre Hopkins
MVP
103 Rec, 1425 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
Adam Thielen
Best Drafted
110 Rec, 1335 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Russell Wilson
Best Acquisition
3296 Pass Yds, 34 Pass TDs, 378 Rush Yds

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on Bryan's Best Team exceeded their projected point totals.
A's Awesome Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Bryan's Best Team won despite starting Odell Beckham Jr., who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Bryan's Best Team scored more points than their projected total, while A's Awesome Team failed to reach their projection.
Bryan's Best Team had the lowest winning score of the week.
The matchup's 6.36-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
In upset games this year, Bryan's Best Team moves to (4-0), while A's Awesome Team falls to (3-2).
For A's Awesome Team, Andrew Luck scored 22.58 points, the fifth-highest score for a quarterback this week.