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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Giants1920
9-7 111.02
119.11
 
VS
proj
Scott J's Team
63.46 9-7
89.83

Scott J's Team fall short of projections, lose to Giants1920 in 111.02-63.46 rout

There's no sugarcoating it, Scott J's Team didn't do their job, at least according to projections, as Giants1920 cruised to a 111.02-63.46 win. Scott J's Team nabbed a 3.88-point lead on Saturday behind Robert Woods (16.3 points), but Giants1920 held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Aaron Jones (154 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Michael Thomas (12 Rec, 136 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Christian McCaffrey (24.8 points) and Robert Woods (16.3) were the top performers for Scott J's Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season Giants1920 have taken down Scott J's Team, after winning 104.56-93.82 in their last matchup. Giants1920 end the season with a record of 9-7, while Scott J's Team finish the campaign at 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Giants1920   Scott J's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones overachieved for the 10th time this season, scoring 27 points against his 13.15-point projection. In a 23-10 win over the Vikings, he ran for 154 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

Giants1920
Points
% of total points 111.02
1
Aaron Jones
RB
27
13.15
24.3%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
25.6
18.33
23.1%
3
Davante Adams
WR
16.1
15.98
14.5%
4
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
12.42
19.4
11.2%
Scott J's Team
Points
% of total points 63.46
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
24.8
22.89
39.1%
2
Robert Woods
WR
16.3
12.46
25.7%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
10.96
21.3
17.3%
4
Justin Tucker
K
7
10.17
11%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Jimmy Garoppolo had a 46-yard pass for Giants1920, who trailed 16.30-12.42 after Saturday's games.
Monday
Aaron Jones had a 56-yard touchdown run for Giants1920 during Monday Night Football, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Giants1920   Scott J's Team

Game Notes

Giants1920 emerged victorious despite the fact that only four of their nine starting players exceeded their projected point totals.
Scott J's Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Scott J's Team even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
This loss concludes a streak of two straight wins for Scott J's Team.
Not only did Giants1920 earn the W, but they also covered the 29.28-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Giants1920 moves to (4-4), while Scott J's Team falls to (7-2).
For Scott J's Team, Christian McCaffrey (24.8 points) recorded the fourth-best score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Giants1920
Mission accomplished, Giants1920. Good work assembling a lineup that posted more than 111 points this past week.
Scott J's Team
Hey, Scott J's Team, what'd your receiving crew do to tick off their quarterbacks this week? Accumulating only 15 total targets in Week 16, our four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) clearly need to get on their QBs' good sides this week in practice.