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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Detroit Deathstars
9-7 69.44
100.57
 
VS
proj
NYGiants
66.36 8-8
78.4

Detroit Deathstars come up short of predictions, still manage to knock off NYGiants in 69.44-66.36 battle

Both teams underachieved compared to their projected point totals, but Detroit Deathstars did enough to take down NYGiants, squeaking by for a 69.44-66.36 win. NYGiants made a run at it on Monday night, but they came up short. Detroit Deathstars led 60.10-50.26 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 16.1 points from Davante Adams on Monday night for NYGiants. Tyler Higbee (9 Rec, 104 Rec Yds) and Le'Veon Bell (72 Rush Yds, 21 Rec Yds) were the stars for Detroit Deathstars in the win. This marks the first time this season Detroit Deathstars have taken down NYGiants, after falling 121.02-112.9 in their last matchup. Detroit Deathstars finish the season at 9-7, while NYGiants end the campaign at 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Detroit Deathstars   NYGiants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Higbee overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 14.9 points against his 8.02-point projection. During a 34-31 loss to the 49ers, he caught 9 passes for 104 yards .
Tyler Higbee

Top Player Comparison

Detroit Deathstars
Points
% of total points 69.44
1
Tyler Higbee
TE
14.9
8.02
21.5%
2
Le'Veon Bell
RB
11.3
13.16
16.3%
3
Sony Michel
RB
10.6
9.26
15.3%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
9.34
19.1
13.5%
NYGiants
Points
% of total points 66.36
1
Davante Adams
WR
16.1
15.98
24.3%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
10.96
21.3
16.5%
3
Royce Freeman
RB
10.7
5.89
16.1%
4
Robby Anderson
WR
10.2
8.91
15.4%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Emmanuel Sanders had a 46-yard catch for Detroit Deathstars to contribute to a 38.10-9.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Robby Anderson had a 23-yard touchdown catch for NYGiants, who trailed 49.40-19.20 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal for Detroit Deathstars to contribute to a 60.10-50.26 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Detroit Deathstars   NYGiants
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 turn our attention to next year, we'd like to dig into this season one final time.
Detroit Deathstars
Detroit Deathstars ended the season averaging 102.00 points per game, 6th-highest in the league, placing them 5th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
NE Defense
MVP
13.2 Avg Pts Allowed, 268.3 Avg Yds Allowed, 36 Turnovers
Tyler Lockett
Best Drafted
76 Rec, 1006 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Tyler Higbee
Best Acquisition
61 Rec, 650 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
NYGiants
NYGiants completed the season averaging 92.32 points per game, 3rd-worst in the league, placing them 6th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
3877 Pass Yds, 29 Pass TDs, 313 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Amari Cooper
Best Drafted
75 Rec, 1097 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Curtis Samuel
Best Acquisition
130 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 614 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. NYGiants need some help then, averaging just 92.32 versus Detroit Deathstars's 102.
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Detroit Deathstars has left fewer points on the bench this season (639.88) than NYGiants (698.04).
NYGiants are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Detroit Deathstars (6 vs 1).
Detroit Deathstars have the clutch gene, with more close wins than NYGiants (2 vs 1).
Detroit Deathstars should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than NYGiants (9 vs 6).
By position, Detroit Deathstars have outscored NYGiants at RB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Detroit Deathstars has a higher average scoring margin (5) than NYGiants this season (-7).
The starters for Detroit Deathstars had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for NYGiants (1).
Hey NYGiants, maybe you'll have better luck next year!