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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
The 79ers
11-5 209.37
202.58
 
VS
proj
Bird gang
183.08 7-9
205.43

Bird gang succumb to The 79ers, 209.37-183.08

There's no way around it, Bird gang underperformed, at least based on projections, as The 79ers secured a 209.37-183.08 win. Bird gang took a 32.4-point lead on Saturday behind George Kittle (18.9 points) and Robbie Gould (12), but The 79ers held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Lamar Jackson, who passed for 238 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 103 yards for 59.6 points, and Alvin Kamara, who racked up 110 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns (36.2 points). Carson Wentz (319 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 22 Rush Yds) and Christian McCaffrey (54 Rush Yds, 119 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Bird gang in the loss. This marks the second time this season The 79ers have knocked off Bird gang, after winning 223.88-159.87 in their last matchup. The 79ers end the season with a record of 11-5, while Bird gang finish the campaign at 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  The 79ers   Bird gang

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Browns in Week 16, Andrews scored 27.3 points to more-than-double his 13.08-point projection. He caught 6 passes for 93 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The 79ers this week.
Mark Andrews

Top Player Comparison

The 79ers
Points
% of total points 209.37
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
59.6
53.86
28.5%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
36.2
21.08
17.3%
3
Mark Andrews
TE
27.3
13.08
13%
4
Marlon Mack
RB
21.3
15.91
10.2%
Bird gang
Points
% of total points 183.08
1
Carson Wentz
QB
54.35
48
29.7%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
34.9
29.77
19.1%
3
George Kittle
TE
18.9
16.11
10.3%
4
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
15.63
26.45
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 39-yard touchdown pass for The 79ers, while Alvin Kamara had a 40-yard touchdown run, contributing to a 170.40-110.93 lead for The 79ers.

Points By Position

  The 79ers   Bird gang
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were eagerly awaiting our draft grades, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
The 79ers
The 79ers finished the regular season 2nd in the standings after averaging 195.73 points per game, 3rd-most in the league.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
3127 Pass Yds, 36 Pass TDs, 1206 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
758 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 515 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Aaron Rodgers
Best Acquisition
3679 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs, 182 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Bird gang
Bird gang completed the season with the league's 4th-highest points average (195.50 ppg), placing them 6th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Carson Wentz
MVP
3750 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 228 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Christian McCaffrey
Best Drafted
1361 Rush Yds, 14 Rush TDs, 933 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Philip Rivers
Best Acquisition
4334 Pass Yds, 21 Pass TDs

What If

The 79ers would have beaten five other teams besides Bird gang this week.
Bird gang would have lost to just three other teams besides The 79ers this week.
If they played Bird gang every week, The 79ers would be 7-9 this season.
The 79ers would be 6-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Bird gang.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The 79ers, Bird gang would be 10-4.
If The 79ers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 91-73.
If they played every team every week, Bird gang would be 93-71.