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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Touchdown Abbey
6-10 72.76
80.01
 
VS
proj
Gimme the trophy
63.46 5-11
88.24

Gimme the trophy come up short of projections, succumb to Touchdown Abbey, 72.76-63.46

There's no sugarcoating it, Gimme the trophy underdelivered, at least according to projections, as Touchdown Abbey earned a 72.76-63.46 win. Touchdown Abbey leapt out to a 17.34-point lead on Saturday behind stellar showings from Robert Woods (12.3 points) and Ka'imi Fairbairn (11) and never looked back. Michael Thomas (12 Rec, 136 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Melvin Gordon III (15 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 32 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Gimme the trophy in the loss. This marks the first time this season Touchdown Abbey have beaten Gimme the trophy, after falling 89.96-73.32 in their last matchup. Touchdown Abbey finish the season at 6-10, while Gimme the trophy end the campaign at 5-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Touchdown Abbey   Gimme the trophy

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 9.7 points, Freeman nearly doubled his 4.89-point projection as the Broncos beat the Lions 27-17. He ran for 28 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Touchdown Abbey this week.
Royce Freeman

Top Player Comparison

Touchdown Abbey
Points
% of total points 72.76
1
Drew Brees
QB
22.86
20.36
31.4%
2
Robert Woods
WR
12.3
9.8
16.9%
3
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
11
9.36
15.1%
4
Royce Freeman
RB
9.7
4.89
13.3%
Gimme the trophy
Points
% of total points 63.46
1
Michael Thomas
WR
19.6
13.89
30.9%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
16.7
12.94
26.3%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
10.06
24.35
15.9%
4
Jamison Crowder
WR
6
7.23
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Cooper Kupp had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Touchdown Abbey to contribute to a 32.40-15.06 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Drew Brees had a 61-yard touchdown pass for Touchdown Abbey to contribute to a 55.26-43.46 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Touchdown Abbey   Gimme the trophy
Standings Update
Is it just us or did the end of the season come out of nowhere? Time flies when you're having fun. Before we look ahead to next year, we'd like to reflect back on this season one final time.
Touchdown Abbey
Touchdown Abbey finished the regular season 9th in the standings after averaging 88.07 points per game, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
2726 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs
Cooper Kupp
Best Drafted
87 Rec, 1062 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Jameis Winston
Best Acquisition
4908 Pass Yds, 31 Pass TDs, 245 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Gimme the trophy
Gimme the trophy completed the regular season 11th in the standings after averaging 86.23 points per game, 8th-highest in the league.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
3852 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 413 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Michael Thomas
Best Drafted
145 Rec, 1688 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Gardner Minshew II
Best Acquisition
2976 Pass Yds, 18 Pass TDs, 337 Rush Yds

StatSmack

Once Touchdown Abbey put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Gimme the trophy (3 vs 1).
Touchdown Abbey laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (3) than Gimme the trophy (1).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Gimme the trophy - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Touchdown Abbey (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Touchdown Abbey have outscored Gimme the trophy at WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Touchdown Abbey had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Gimme the trophy (0).
Hey Gimme the trophy, maybe you'll have better luck next year!