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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Rick James
2-13 82.52
109.52
 
VS
proj
WHO DAT?
64.18 4-11
79.11

Rick James manage to beat WHO DAT? 82.52-64.18

Both teams failed to bring their A game, but Rick James did enough to beat WHO DAT?. Predicted to win 109.52-79.11, Rick James earned an 82.52-64.18 win over WHO DAT?. Rick James never trailed in this one after taking a 2.9-point lead on Saturday behind George Kittle (13.9 points). Damien Williams (65 Rush Yds, 27 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Minnesota Vikings defense (23 Pts Allowed, 383 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) did everything they could for WHO DAT? in the loss. This marks the first time this season Rick James have beaten WHO DAT?, after falling 68.87-68.05 in their last matchup. Rick James finish the season at 2-13, while WHO DAT? end the campaign at 4-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Rick James   WHO DAT?

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kittle caught 5 passes for 79 yards and a touchdown as the 49ers beat the Rams 34-31. In doing so, he put up 13.9 points to scored 37.9% higher than his 10.08-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Rick James this week.
George Kittle

Top Player Comparison

Rick James
Points
% of total points 82.52
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
16.7
13.14
20.2%
2
George Kittle
TE
13.9
10.08
16.8%
3
Sam Darnold
QB
11.62
18.31
14.1%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
10.5
13.68
12.7%
WHO DAT?
Points
% of total points 64.18
1
Damien Williams
RB
15.2
6.63
23.7%
2
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
15
12.02
23.4%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
11.7
9.62
18.2%
4
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
11
9.23
17.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Sam Darnold had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Rick James, while Joey Slye had a 50-yard field goal, contributing to a 48.02-13.30 lead for Rick James.
Sunday Late
Tyrell Williams had a 43-yard catch for Rick James, contributing to an 82.32-14.00 lead for the team.
Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 21-yard touchdown catch for WHO DAT?.

Points By Position

  Rick James   WHO DAT?
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before turning our attention to next year.
Rick James
Rick James completed the season averaging 95.94 points per game, 6th-highest in the league, placing them in last place at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
3857 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs, 197 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Drafted
1235 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 418 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Sam Darnold
Best Acquisition
2825 Pass Yds, 18 Pass TDs
WHO DAT?
WHO DAT? ended the season averaging 88.31 points per game, 7th-highest in the league, placing them 9th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
3852 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 413 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Min Defense
Best Drafted
18.8 Avg Pts Allowed, 341.9 Avg Yds Allowed, 30 Turnovers
Best Acquisition

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. WHO DAT? need some help then, averaging just 88.31 versus Rick James's 95.94.
Even the machines think Rick James have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (106.55) than WHO DAT? (86.94).
By position, Rick James have outscored WHO DAT? at RB, TE, and K this season.
The starters for Rick James had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for WHO DAT? (1).
Hey WHO DAT?, maybe you'll have better luck next year!