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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Primetime
10-5 87.64
116.28
 
VS
proj
Wizards
79.06 9-7
113.22

Primetime manage to beat Wizards 87.64-79.06

Both teams failed to bring their A game, coming up short of their projected point totals, but Primetime did enough to knock off Wizards. Predicted to win 116.28-113.22, Primetime came out on top with an 87.64-79.06 win over Wizards. Wizards jumped out to a 24.72-point lead on Saturday behind a combined 29.2 points from Todd Gurley II (48 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Tyler Higbee (9 Rec, 104 Rec Yds). But Primetime held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Christian McCaffrey (54 Rush Yds, 119 Rec Yds) and Melvin Gordon III (15 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 32 Rec Yds). This marks the first time this season Primetime have gotten the best of Wizards, after falling 113.94-80.64 in their last matchup. Primetime finish the season at 10-5, while Wizards end the campaign at 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Primetime   Wizards

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Broncos in Week 16, Golladay caught 6 passes for 66 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 12.6 points and scored 47.2% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Primetime this week.
Kenny Golladay

Top Player Comparison

Primetime
Points
% of total points 87.64
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
19.3
19.97
22%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
16.7
12.85
19.1%
3
Kenny Golladay
WR
12.6
8.56
14.4%
4
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
11.76
16.6
13.4%
Wizards
Points
% of total points 79.06
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
16.8
11.24
21.2%
2
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
14.76
17.43
18.7%
3
Tyler Higbee
TE
12.4
6.18
15.7%
4
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
11
9.36
13.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 41-yard pass for Wizards, who trailed 87.64-71.86 after the late afternoon action.

Points By Position

  Primetime   Wizards
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before pivoting to next year.
Primetime
Primetime ended the season with the league's 3rd-best points average (113.92 ppg), placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Christian McCaffrey
MVP
1361 Rush Yds, 14 Rush TDs, 933 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Deshaun Watson
Best Drafted
3852 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 413 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Ryan Tannehill
Best Acquisition
2544 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs, 165 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Wizards
Wizards finished the season with the league's 4th-best points average (105.42 ppg), placing them 4th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Ezekiel Elliott
MVP
1235 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 418 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Todd Gurley II
Best Drafted
789 Rush Yds, 12 Rush TDs, 186 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Den Defense
Best Acquisition
20.1 Avg Pts Allowed, 327.7 Avg Yds Allowed, 16 Turnovers

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Wizards need some help then, averaging just 105.42 versus Primetime's 113.92.
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Wizards has left more points on the bench this season (771.22) than Primetime (674.02).
Once Primetime put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Wizards (6 vs 1).
Primetime should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Wizards (8 vs 6).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Wizards - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Primetime (1) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, Primetime have outscored Wizards at RB, TE, and K this season.
Primetime don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 13 points, second-highest in the league.
Hey Wizards, maybe you'll have better luck next year!