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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
phins up
8-7 147.75
153.97
 
VS
proj
Sony Side Up
121.25 5-11
165.86

Back-and-forth battle ends with phins up coming back to knock off Sony Side Up in 147.75-121.25 rout

Well, that was thrilling! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, phins up earned an easy victory over Sony Side Up, cruising to a 147.75-121.25 win. phins up trailed 121.25-108.75 heading into Monday night, but the unit charged back behind Za'Darius Smith (21.5 points) and Mason Crosby (9). Julio Jones (21.5 points) and Julian Edelman (10.25) did everything they could for Sony Side Up in defeat. phins up end the season with a record of 8-7, while Sony Side Up finish the campaign at 5-11.

Matchup Timeline

  phins up   Sony Side Up

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gesicki (6 Rec, 82 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 21.5 points against the Bengals in Week 16. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 6.38-point projection and was much higher than his 9.11-point season scoring average.
Mike Gesicki

Top Player Comparison

phins up
Points
% of total points 147.75
1
Mike Gesicki
TE
21.5
6.38
14.6%
2
Za'Darius Smith
LB
21.5
6.42
14.6%
3
Myles Gaskin
RB
11.25
5.94
7.6%
4
Mason Crosby
K
9
7.75
6.1%
Sony Side Up
Points
% of total points 121.25
1
Julio Jones
WR
21.5
14.71
17.7%
2
Julian Edelman
WR
10.25
10.75
8.5%
3
Sony Michel
RB
9.25
8.24
7.6%
4
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
9
17.64
7.4%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were players with standout plays for both teams Saturday, but after all the points were tallied, Sony Side Up became the proud owner of a 40.50-20.00 lead. For phins up, Emmanuel Sanders had a 46-yard catch. Jimmy Garoppolo made the highlight reel for Sony Side Up with a 46-yard pass.
Sunday Early
Mike Gesicki had a 31-yard touchdown catch for phins up, contributing to a 90.25-87.50 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  phins up   Sony Side Up
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.
phins up
phins up completed the regular season 7th in the standings after averaging 147.50 points per game, 7th-most in the league.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
3679 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs, 182 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Josh Jacobs
Best Drafted
1150 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 166 Rec Yds
Gardner Minshew II
Best Acquisition
2976 Pass Yds, 18 Pass TDs, 337 Rush Yds
Sony Side Up
Sony Side Up completed the season with the league's 6th-highest points average (150.80 ppg), placing them 11th 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
Julio Jones
Best Drafted
92 Rec, 1316 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Jimmy Garoppolo
Best Acquisition
3693 Pass Yds, 27 Pass TDs

StatSmack

As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" phins up (8-7) have a better record than Sony Side Up (5-11).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Sony Side Up has left more points on the bench this season (838) than phins up (637).
Sony Side Up are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than phins up (6 vs 4).
phins up don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Sony Side Up (0 vs 2).
phins up should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Sony Side Up (6 vs 4).
By position, phins up have outscored Sony Side Up at QB, TE, K, and IDP this season.
The starters for phins up had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Sony Side Up (1).
Hey Sony Side Up, maybe you'll have better luck next year!