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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
John's Team
10-6 137.34
119.4
 
VS
proj
Raiders 3
65.86 9-7
94.87

John's Team smirk at expectations, defeat Raiders 3 in 137.34-65.86 rout

John's Team showed up, cruising to a 137.34-65.86 win over Raiders 3, who fell short of projections. Raiders 3 took a 3.7-point lead on Saturday behind Ka'imi Fairbairn (11 points) and Devin Singletary (5.3), but John's Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Aaron Jones (154 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Patrick Mahomes (251 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 14 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). Matt Ryan (17.96 points) and Odell Beckham Jr. (12.4) carried the flag for Raiders 3 in the loss. This marks the second time this season John's Team have knocked off Raiders 3, after falling 108.24-78.4 in their last matchup. John's Team finish the season with a record of 10-6, while Raiders 3 end the campaign at 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  John's Team   Raiders 3

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

John's Team
Points
% of total points 137.34
1
Aaron Jones
RB
27
13.15
19.7%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
25.44
22.89
18.5%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
24.8
22.89
18.1%
4
DeVante Parker
WR
19.6
12.91
14.3%
Raiders 3
Points
% of total points 65.86
1
Matt Ryan
QB
17.96
20.61
27.3%
2
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
12.4
9.79
18.8%
3
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
11
9.37
16.7%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
8.3
13.27
12.6%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Emmanuel Sanders had a 46-yard catch for John's Team, who trailed 16.30-12.60 after Saturday's games.
Sunday Early
DeVante Parker had a 51-yard catch for John's Team to contribute to a 67.90-51.66 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Harrison Butker had a 56-yard field goal for John's Team to contribute to a 110.34-65.66 lead for the team.
Monday
Aaron Jones had a 56-yard touchdown run for John's Team on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  John's Team   Raiders 3
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before turning our attention to next year.
John's Team
John's Team finished the season averaging 124.08 points per game, best in the league, placing them 3rd 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
Patrick Mahomes
Best Drafted
3857 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs, 197 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
DeVante Parker
Best Acquisition
64 Rec, 1065 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Raiders 3
Raiders 3 completed the regular season 4th in the standings after averaging 100.05 points per game, 5th-most in the league.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
4153 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs, 147 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Derrick Henry
Best Drafted
1329 Rush Yds, 13 Rush TDs, 206 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Josh Allen
Best Acquisition
3084 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs, 510 Rush Yds, 9 Rush TDs

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on John's Team exceeded their projected point totals.
Raiders 3 had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Raiders 3 can partially blame the loss on Derrick Henry, who didn't score any points.
John's Team had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Raiders 3.
John's Team put up more points than their season scoring average (124.08) while Raiders 3 fell short of theirs (100.05).
John's Team put up more points than their projected total, while Raiders 3 failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 71.48-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This defeat ends a streak of four consecutive wins for Raiders 3.
Not only did John's Team earn the W, but they also easily covered the 24.53-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, John's Team moves to (8-3), while Raiders 3 falls to (5-5).
In a losing effort, Matt Ryan scored 17.96 points, the fourth-best score for a QB this week.