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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Team 2017
9-7 136.02
144.68
 
VS
proj
Valiant Stallions
129.06 8-8
135.91

Team 2017 come back to defeat Valiant Stallions, 136.02-129.06

Team 2017 scored a come-from-behind victory over Valiant Stallions, staging a comeback for a 136.02-129.06 win. Trailing 129.06-99.32 heading into Monday night, Team 2017 came storming back behind Aaron Jones (154 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Mason Crosby (3-3 FG, 42 long, 0-1 XP). Alvin Kamara (23 points) and Jared Cook (20.4) led the way for Valiant Stallions in defeat. This marks the first time this season Team 2017 have knocked off Valiant Stallions, after falling 182.72-127.74 in their last matchup. Team 2017 improve to 9-7 for the season, while Valiant Stallions fall to 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Team 2017   Valiant Stallions

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Seahawks in Week 16, the Cardinals defense scored 11 points to nearly triple their 3.82-point projection. They allowed only 13 points, surrendered 224 yards, and forced a fumble to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Team 2017 this week. In Week 17, the Cardinals will square off against the Rams.
The Arizona Cardinals defense

Top Player Comparison

Team 2017
Points
% of total points 136.02
1
Aaron Jones
RB
26
11.68
19.1%
2
Drew Brees
QB
22.86
20.36
16.8%
3
Damien Williams
RB
15.2
6.53
11.2%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
12.6
8.62
9.3%
Valiant Stallions
Points
% of total points 129.06
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
23
13.04
17.8%
2
Jared Cook
TE
20.4
6.05
15.8%
3
DeVante Parker
WR
17.1
10.12
13.2%
4
Mark Ingram II
RB
15.1
11.87
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was Valiant Stallions who took the lead, 96.86-36.42. For Team 2017, Drew Brees had a 61-yard touchdown pass. Alvin Kamara had a 40-yard touchdown run for Valiant Stallions, while Jared Cook had a 61-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after all the plays were accounted for, Valiant Stallions emerged with a 129.06-84.12 lead. For Team 2017, Michael Gallup had a 41-yard catch. Dak Prescott had a 41-yard pass for Valiant Stallions, while Larry Fitzgerald had a 21-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Aaron Jones had a 56-yard touchdown run for Team 2017 on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Team 2017   Valiant Stallions

Game Notes

Half of the starters on Team 2017 exceeded their projected point totals.
Valiant Stallions had only five of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
Team 2017 put up more points than their season scoring average (125.73) while Valiant Stallions fell short of theirs (138.48).
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Team 2017. They won, but failed to cover the 8.77-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this year, Team 2017 moves to (4-0), while Valiant Stallions falls to (0-2).
In a losing effort, Alvin Kamara put up 23 points, the fifth-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Team 2017
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? Our squad took that to heart this past week and thoroughly outplayed Valiant Stallions at the quarterback position (32.92 points to 12.66).
Valiant Stallions
Well, we certainly can't whine about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our five pass-catchers (four WR, one TE) collectively got a grand total of 34 targets in Week 16. Those players should participate in some additional timing drills with their QBs, considering they reeled in just 16 receptions.