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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
GOTA’s Grand Finale
11-5 331.85
286.13
 
VS
proj
Badass Lemmings
255.87 9-7
299.46

GOTA’s Grand Finale defy projections, defeat Badass Lemmings, 331.85-255.87

GOTA’s Grand Finale showed up and beat their projected point total, earning a 331.85-255.87 win over Badass Lemmings, who fell short of projections. Badass Lemmings earned an 18.35-point lead on Saturday behind Tom Brady (41.95 points) and Jamie Collins Sr. (10.75), but GOTA’s Grand Finale held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Drew Brees, who passed for 279 yards and 3 touchdowns for 45.65 points, and Alvin Kamara, who racked up 110 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns (33 points). Tom Brady (271 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Christian McCaffrey (54 Rush Yds, 119 Rec Yds) did their part for Badass Lemmings in the loss. This marks the second time this season GOTA’s Grand Finale have knocked off Badass Lemmings, after winning 315.48-249.65 in their last matchup. GOTA’s Grand Finale end the season with a record of 11-5, while Badass Lemmings finish the campaign at 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  GOTA’s Grand Finale   Badass Lemmings

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Wilson overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 15.5 points against his 4.66-point projection. During a 27-17 loss to the Broncos, he made 9 tackles.
Tavon Wilson

Top Player Comparison

GOTA’s Grand Finale
Points
% of total points 331.85
1
Drew Brees
QB
45.65
38.07
13.8%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
33
21.97
9.9%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
29.65
9.36
8.9%
4
Bobby Wagner
LB
26
18.04
7.8%
Badass Lemmings
Points
% of total points 255.87
1
Tom Brady
QB
41.95
32.03
16.4%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
37.85
32.28
14.8%
3
Jerome Baker
LB
24
17.12
9.4%
4
Neville Hewitt
LB
15.75
13.35
6.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Drew Brees had a 61-yard touchdown pass for GOTA’s Grand Finale, while Alvin Kamara had a 40-yard touchdown run to contribute to a 252.85-182.45 lead for GOTA’s Grand Finale.
Sunday Late
Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal for GOTA’s Grand Finale, helping the team to a 331.15-237.72 lead.

Points By Position

  GOTA’s Grand Finale   Badass Lemmings
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were all gathered together for the draft, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
GOTA’s Grand Finale
GOTA’s Grand Finale ended the season with the league's 3rd-most points average (298.62 ppg), placing them 3rd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Chris Carson
MVP
1230 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 266 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Bobby Wagner
Best Drafted
152 Tackles, 3 Sacks, 1 Int
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Best Acquisition
3209 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs, 228 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Badass Lemmings
Badass Lemmings completed the regular season 5th in the standings after averaging 287.09 points per game, 6th-highest in the league.
Important Players
Christian McCaffrey
MVP
1361 Rush Yds, 14 Rush TDs, 933 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Tom Brady
Best Drafted
3836 Pass Yds, 22 Pass TDs
Eric Reid
Best Acquisition
119 Tackles, 4 Sacks

What If

GOTA’s Grand Finale would have beaten five other teams besides Badass Lemmings this week.
Badass Lemmings would have lost to just three other teams besides GOTA’s Grand Finale this week.
If GOTA’s Grand Finale played Badass Lemmings every week this season, they'd be 9-7.
GOTA’s Grand Finale would be 8-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Badass Lemmings.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as GOTA’s Grand Finale, Badass Lemmings would be 7-7.
If GOTA’s Grand Finale had played every team in the league each week, they would be 108-56.
If they played every team every week, Badass Lemmings would be 92-72.