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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
san antonio stampede
7-9 337.82
276.96
 
VS
proj
AxnJxn
247.62 10-6
274.67

san antonio stampede defeat AxnJxn, 337.82-247.62

san antonio stampede outperformed their projected point total, earning a 337.82-247.62 win over AxnJxn, who fell short of projections. AxnJxn took a 31.8-point lead on Saturday behind Lavonte David (21 points) and Tremaine Edmunds (16), but san antonio stampede held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 251 yards , ran for 14 yards and scored 3 touchdowns for 47.45 points, and Aaron Jones, who ran for 154 yards and 2 touchdowns (46.2 points). The Pittsburgh Steelers defense (16 Pts Allowed, 259 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and Mike Gesicki (6 Rec, 82 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) led the way for AxnJxn in the loss. This marks the second time this season san antonio stampede have beaten AxnJxn, after winning 244.62-230.1 in their last matchup. san antonio stampede finish the season at 7-9, while AxnJxn end the campaign at 10-6.

Matchup Timeline

  san antonio stampede   AxnJxn

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Johnson (8 Rec, 81 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 19.65 points in a 16-10 lost to the Jets in Week 16. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.1-point projection and was much higher than his 8.21-point season scoring average.
Diontae Johnson

Top Player Comparison

san antonio stampede
Points
% of total points 337.82
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
47.45
39.87
14%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
46.2
19.87
13.7%
3
Phillip Lindsay
RB
33.85
19.26
10%
4
Donald Payne
LB
29
19.37
8.6%
AxnJxn
Points
% of total points 247.62
1
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
36.5
23.56
14.7%
2
Mike Gesicki
TE
22.1
7.23
8.9%
3
Lavonte David
LB
21
17.09
8.5%
4
Damarious Randall
S
19
12.5
7.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Matt Gay had a 50-yard field goal for AxnJxn to contribute to a 93.35-61.55 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, AxnJxn had a 228.75-177.25 lead. Diontae Johnson had a 29-yard touchdown catch for san antonio stampede, while Chris Conley had a 42-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Mike Gesicki had a 31-yard touchdown catch for AxnJxn, while Sterling Shepard had a 23-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Phillip Lindsay had a 27-yard touchdown run for san antonio stampede to contribute to a 244.17-239.75 lead for the team.
Monday
Aaron Jones had a 56-yard touchdown run for san antonio stampede during Monday Night Football, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  san antonio stampede   AxnJxn
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before looking ahead to next year.
san antonio stampede
san antonio stampede completed the regular season 7th in the standings after averaging 289.48 points per game, 5th-highest in the league.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
3857 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs, 197 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
NE Defense
Best Drafted
13.2 Avg Pts Allowed, 268.3 Avg Yds Allowed, 36 Turnovers
Donald Payne
Best Acquisition
60 Tackles, 1 Sack
AxnJxn
AxnJxn finished the season with the league's 7th-best points average (286.98 ppg), placing them 4th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
3852 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 413 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Austin Ekeler
Best Drafted
511 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 950 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Todd Davis
Best Acquisition
121 Tackles

Game Notes

san antonio stampede had 13 of their 20 starting players score higher than their projected points.
AxnJxn had only eight of their 20 starters score higher than their projected points.
AxnJxn can partially blame the loss on LeSean McCoy, who didn't score any points.
san antonio stampede put up more points than their season scoring average (289.48) while AxnJxn fell short of theirs (286.98).
san antonio stampede scored more points than their projected total, while AxnJxn failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 90.2-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This win concludes a two-match losing streak for san antonio stampede, while the loss brings an end to a two-game winning streak for AxnJxn.
Not only did san antonio stampede win, but they also covered the 2.29-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense scored 36.5 points, the highest score for a DEF this week.