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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
EuroStepBack
6-9 70
88.7
 
VS
proj
Imperatori iz Niš🏆
64 6-10
88.21

Back-and-forth battle ends with EuroStepBack coming back to top Imperatori iz Niš🏆, 70-64

Well, that was exhilarating! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, EuroStepBack earned a come-from-behind victory over Imperatori iz Niš🏆, coming back for a 70-64 win. Trailing 64-62 heading into Monday night, EuroStepBack came back behind Aaron Rodgers (8 points). Kyler Murray (14 points) and Ka'imi Fairbairn (11) did their part for Imperatori iz Niš🏆 in the loss. This marks the second time this season EuroStepBack have taken down Imperatori iz Niš🏆, after winning 141-41 in their last matchup. EuroStepBack finish the season with a record of 6-9, while Imperatori iz Niš🏆 end the campaign at 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  EuroStepBack   Imperatori iz Niš🏆

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lindsay overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 16 points against his 9.62-point projection. In a 27-17 win over the Lions, he ran for 109 yards and a touchdown.
Phillip Lindsay

Top Player Comparison

EuroStepBack
Points
% of total points 70
1
Phillip Lindsay
RB
16
9.62
22.9%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
13
8.86
18.6%
3
Le'Veon Bell
RB
9
9.97
12.9%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
8
21.17
11.4%
Imperatori iz Niš🏆
Points
% of total points 64
1
Kyler Murray
QB
14
19.35
21.9%
2
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
11
9.36
17.2%
3
Breshad Perriman
WR
10
8.56
15.6%
4
Carlos Hyde
RB
9
8.29
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 49-yard touchdown run for EuroStepBack to contribute to a 41-37 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was Imperatori iz Niš🏆 who took the lead, 64-62. For EuroStepBack, Phillip Lindsay had a 27-yard touchdown run. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for Imperatori iz Niš🏆 with a 21-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  EuroStepBack   Imperatori iz Niš🏆

What If

EuroStepBack would not have beaten any other team in the league besides Imperatori iz Niš🏆 this week.
Imperatori iz Niš🏆 would have lost to six other teams besides EuroStepBack this week.
EuroStepBack would be 9-6 if they played Imperatori iz Niš🏆 every week.
EuroStepBack would be 4-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Imperatori iz Niš🏆.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as EuroStepBack, Imperatori iz Niš🏆 would be 4-9.
If EuroStepBack had played every team in the league each week, they would be 69-89-3.
If they played every team every week, Imperatori iz Niš🏆 would be 58-110.

Coach Talk

EuroStepBack
Hey, the key to football is spotting the mismatches, right? Fueled by stellar showings by A.J. Brown and Terry McLaurin, our team really took that to heart this past week. We doubled up Imperatori iz Niš🏆 at wide receiver (21 points to 10). Brown had 34 receiving yards while McLaurin chipped in with 86 yards.
Imperatori iz Niš🏆
Wow, talk about old-school ground n' pound: As a group, the starting backfield for Imperatori iz Niš🏆 collectively registered a pair of catches on just three measly targets this past week.