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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Thielen Groovy!
11-4 180.48
132.68
 
VS
proj
Harbor Hops
85.86 9-7
129.4

Thielen Groovy! hand Harbor Hops third consecutive loss in 180.48-85.86 rout

Thielen Groovy! cruised to a 180.48-85.86 win to hand Harbor Hops their third straight loss. Harbor Hops took a 6.4-point lead on Saturday behind Raheem Mostert (11.3 points) and Matt Gay (11), but Thielen Groovy! held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Saquon Barkley (41.9 points) and Ryan Tannehill (29.68). Travis Kelce (8 Rec, 74 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Russell Wilson (169 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) did everything they could for Harbor Hops in the loss. This marks the second time this season Thielen Groovy! have gotten the best of Harbor Hops, after winning 124.78-109.84 in their last matchup. Thielen Groovy! end the season with a record of 11-4, while Harbor Hops finish the campaign at 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Thielen Groovy!   Harbor Hops

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 41.9 points, Barkley more-than-doubled his 17.96-point projection as the Giants beat the Redskins 41-35. He racked up 279 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Thielen Groovy! this week.
Saquon Barkley

Top Player Comparison

Thielen Groovy!
Points
% of total points 180.48
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
41.9
17.96
23.2%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
29.68
22.16
16.4%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
25.6
18.33
14.2%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
24.8
22.9
13.7%
Harbor Hops
Points
% of total points 85.86
1
Travis Kelce
TE
17.4
12.65
20.3%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
12.96
25.35
15.1%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
11.9
18.15
13.9%
4
Raheem Mostert
RB
11.3
11.15
13.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Matt Gay had a 50-yard field goal for Harbor Hops, helping the team to a 27.10-20.70 lead.
Sunday Early
Saquon Barkley had a 67-yard touchdown run and a 33-yard touchdown catch for Thielen Groovy!, while Ryan Tannehill had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass, helping Thielen Groovy! to a 171.48-30.10 lead.
Sunday Late
Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal for Thielen Groovy!, helping the team to a 180.48-54.96 lead.

Points By Position

  Thielen Groovy!   Harbor Hops

Game Notes

Most (7 of the 9) of the starters on Thielen Groovy! scored higher than their projected point totals.
Harbor Hops had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Thielen Groovy! had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Harbor Hops.
Thielen Groovy! put up more points than their season scoring average (126.89) while Harbor Hops fell short of theirs (111.86).
Thielen Groovy! recorded more points than their projected total, while Harbor Hops failed to reach their projection.
The 180.48 points scored by Thielen Groovy! are the most in the league this year.
Not only did Thielen Groovy! get the W, but they also easily covered the 3.28-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Thielen Groovy! moves to (5-2), while Harbor Hops falls to (6-3).
A bright spot in the defeat, Travis Kelce (17.4 points) recorded the third-best score for a tight end this week.

Coach Talk

Thielen Groovy!
Football is all about creating mismatches. Not only did we dominate Harbor Hops at WR (39.3 points to 14.5), we also tripled them at RB (83.8 to 27).
Harbor Hops
Tis the season, Harbor Hops! We hope the GM of Thielen Groovy! will write a thank-you card for the generous 85.86-point gift this past week.