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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
BROOKLYN ZOO
8-8 129.5
107.91
 
VS
proj
X-Factor
79.5 8-7
87.63

BROOKLYN ZOO knock off X-Factor in 129.5-79.5 rout

BROOKLYN ZOO outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 129.5-79.5 win over X-Factor, who fell short of projections. There was very little drama in the matchup, as BROOKLYN ZOO took a 63.5-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive efforts from Drew Brees and the New York Jets defense. Brees passed for 279 yards and 3 touchdowns for 29 points, while the Jets defense allowed only 10 points, surrendered 260 yards, and intercepted 2 passes (16 points). Phillip Lindsay (109 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Stefon Diggs (3 Rec, 57 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for X-Factor in the loss. BROOKLYN ZOO finish the season at 8-8, while X-Factor end the campaign at 8-7.

Matchup Timeline

  BROOKLYN ZOO   X-Factor

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Goedert (9 Rec, 91 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 19.5 points against the Cowboys in Week 16. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.79-point projection and was much higher than his 10.38-point season scoring average.
Dallas Goedert

Top Player Comparison

BROOKLYN ZOO
Points
% of total points 129.5
1
Drew Brees
QB
29
23.35
22.4%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
22.5
11.91
17.4%
3
Dallas Goedert
TE
19.5
7.79
15.1%
4
The New York Jets defense
DEF
16
10.99
12.4%
X-Factor
Points
% of total points 79.5
1
Phillip Lindsay
RB
17
10.88
21.4%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
12.5
11
15.7%
3
Michael Gallup
WR
11.5
10.33
14.5%
4
Dak Prescott
QB
10
21.76
12.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Drew Brees had a 61-yard touchdown pass for BROOKLYN ZOO, while A.J. Brown had a 49-yard touchdown run, contributing to a 79.0-15.5 lead for BROOKLYN ZOO.
Sunday Late
Phillip Lindsay had a 27-yard touchdown run for X-Factor, while Michael Gallup had a 41-yard catch for the team, who trailed 129.5-59.0 after the late afternoon round of games.
Sunday Night
Harrison Butker had a 56-yard field goal for X-Factor, who trailed 129.5-67.0 after Sunday night.
Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 21-yard touchdown catch for X-Factor.

Points By Position

  BROOKLYN ZOO   X-Factor
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were drafting these teams, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
BROOKLYN ZOO
BROOKLYN ZOO completed the season averaging 107.4 points per game, 5th-most in the league, placing them 9th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
2726 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs
Austin Ekeler
Best Drafted
511 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 950 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Miles Sanders
Best Acquisition
766 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 510 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
X-Factor
X-Factor completed the regular season 7th in the standings after averaging 102.1 points per game, 7th-most in the league.
Important Players
Dak Prescott
MVP
4599 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 242 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Derrick Henry
Best Drafted
1329 Rush Yds, 13 Rush TDs, 206 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Tarik Cohen
Best Acquisition
193 Rush Yds, 412 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs

What If

BROOKLYN ZOO would have beaten six other teams besides X-Factor this week.
X-Factor would have lost to five other teams besides BROOKLYN ZOO this week.
If BROOKLYN ZOO played X-Factor every week this season, they'd be 7-8.
BROOKLYN ZOO would be 9-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as X-Factor.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as BROOKLYN ZOO, X-Factor would be 4-10.
If BROOKLYN ZOO had played every team in the league each week, they would be 78-90.
If they played every team every week, X-Factor would be 76-85.