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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Satan's Soldiers
7-9 153
127.53
 
VS
proj
slim pikn'z
151 8-6-1
121.8

Satan's Soldiers outperform predictions, come back to win against slim pikn'z in 153-151 battle

Both teams showed up, but it was Satan's Soldiers who emerged victorious, rallying for a 153-151 win over slim pikn'z. Satan's Soldiers trailed 137-100 heading into Monday night, but the team came storming back behind Aaron Jones (29 points) and Davante Adams (24). Christian McCaffrey (31 points) and Drew Brees (25) did their part for slim pikn'z in the loss. Satan's Soldiers end the season with a record of 7-9, while slim pikn'z finish the campaign at 8-6-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Satan's Soldiers   slim pikn'z

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones (154 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) scored 29 points in a 23-10 win over the Vikings in Week 16. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 13.79-point projection and was much higher than his 18.13-point season scoring average.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

Satan's Soldiers
Points
% of total points 153
1
Aaron Jones
RB
29
13.79
19%
2
Davante Adams
WR
24
18.79
15.7%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
21
11.31
13.7%
4
Robert Woods
WR
19
13.8
12.4%
slim pikn'z
Points
% of total points 151
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
31
25.11
20.5%
2
Drew Brees
QB
25
23.59
16.6%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
25
13.53
16.6%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
18
11.44
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Jimmy Garoppolo had a 46-yard pass for Satan's Soldiers, helping the team to a 42-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Drew Brees had a 61-yard touchdown pass for slim pikn'z, while Tyler Eifert had a 25-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 76-73 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Michael Gallup had a 41-yard catch for Satan's Soldiers, who trailed 125-90 after the late slate.
Sunday Night
Harrison Butker had a 56-yard field goal for Satan's Soldiers, who trailed 137-100 after Sunday Night Football.
Monday
There were players with standout moments for both teams on Monday night. For Satan's Soldiers, Aaron Jones had a 56-yard touchdown run. Stefon Diggs made the highlight reel for slim pikn'z with a 21-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Satan's Soldiers   slim pikn'z
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.
Satan's Soldiers
Satan's Soldiers ended the season averaging 122 points per game, 5th-best in the league, placing them 11th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Aaron Jones
MVP
984 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 431 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Leonard Fournette
Best Drafted
1152 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 522 Rec Yds
Jimmy Garoppolo
Best Acquisition
3693 Pass Yds, 27 Pass TDs
slim pikn'z
slim pikn'z ended the season averaging 122 points per game, 6th-best in the league, placing them 6th 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
Kenny Golladay
Best Drafted
62 Rec, 1118 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
Det Defense
Best Acquisition
26.7 Avg Pts Allowed, 398.3 Avg Yds Allowed, 17 Turnovers

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Satan's Soldiers scored more in this matchup (153) than their season average (122.31).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. slim pikn'z has left more points on the bench this season (495) than Satan's Soldiers (361).
Satan's Soldiers laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than slim pikn'z (0).
Satan's Soldiers are clutch masters, with more close wins than slim pikn'z (2 vs 0).
Satan's Soldiers should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than slim pikn'z (8 vs 6).
By position, Satan's Soldiers have outscored slim pikn'z at RB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Satan's Soldiers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for slim pikn'z (3).
Hey slim pikn'z, maybe you'll have better luck next year!