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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Pop's
9-7 124
106.04
 
VS
proj
william l's Team
117 7-8
116.12

Back-and-forth battle ends with Pop's coming back to knock off william l's Team, 124-117

Well, that was exhilarating! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Pop's earned a come-from-behind victory over william l's Team, coming back for a 124-117 win. Despite trailing 117-113 heading into Monday night, Pop's rallied behind Stefon Diggs, who caught 3 passes for 57 yards and a touchdown for 11 points. Alvin Kamara (23 points) and Miles Sanders (20) did their part for william l's Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season Pop's have gotten the best of william l's Team, after winning 125-102 in their last matchup. Pop's end the season with a record of 9-7, while william l's Team finish the campaign at 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Pop's   william l's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Boyd overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 24 points against his 7.85-point projection. In a 38-35 loss to the Dolphins, he caught 9 passes for 128 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Tyler Boyd

Top Player Comparison

Pop's
Points
% of total points 124
1
Jared Goff
QB
24
20.09
19.4%
2
Tyler Boyd
WR
24
7.85
19.4%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
19
13.04
15.3%
4
The New York Jets defense
DEF
15
10.77
12.1%
william l's Team
Points
% of total points 117
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
23
12.36
19.7%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
20
10.47
17.1%
3
Jameis Winston
QB
16
23.25
13.7%
4
George Kittle
TE
13
9.57
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments Saturday, but after all the plays were accounted for, william l's Team boasted a 62-35 lead. Jared Goff teamed up with Cooper Kupp for a 22-yard touchdown pass for Pop's. Matt Gay made the highlight reel for william l's Team with a 50-yard field goal.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Pop's owned a 108-93 lead. For Pop's, Tyler Boyd had a 34-yard touchdown catch. Alvin Kamara made the highlight reel for william l's Team with a 40-yard touchdown run.
Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Pop's during Monday Night Football, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Pop's   william l's Team
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were eagerly awaiting our draft grades, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Pop's
Pop's finished the season averaging 104 points per game, 6th-most in the league, placing them 9th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
4319 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs
Michael Thomas
Best Drafted
145 Rec, 1688 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Daniel Jones
Best Acquisition
2726 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs, 253 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
william l's Team
william l's Team completed the regular season 7th in the standings after averaging 108 points per game, 3rd-highest in the league.
Important Players
Jameis Winston
MVP
4908 Pass Yds, 31 Pass TDs, 245 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
758 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 515 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Best Acquisition
3209 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs, 228 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs

Game Notes

More than half (7 of the 11) of the starters on Pop's exceeded their projected point totals.
Despite six of their 11 starters scoring above their projected points, william l's Team lost.
william l's Team can partially blame the loss on DJ Moore, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Pop's ranked 2nd in the league in scoring this week, while william l's Team ranked 3rd.
The win concludes a three-match winless skid for Pop's, while the loss caps a two-game unbeaten streak for william l's Team.
Pop's moves to (2-0) in comeback games this season, while william l's Team falls to (0-3).
In a losing effort, Alvin Kamara (23 points) posted the fourth-highest score for a RB this week.