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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Buckley
8-7 120.21
107.49
 
VS
proj
JJ What
114.06 7-8
120.66

Buckley knock off JJ What, 120.21-114.06

Buckley showed up and beat their projected point total, earning a 120.21-114.06 win over JJ What, who fell short of projections. JJ What took an 11-point lead on Saturday behind Aaron Donald (11.75 points) and Tevin Coleman (4.55), but Buckley held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by the Indianapolis Colts defense, who allowed only 6 points, surrendered 286 yards, and intercepted 3 passes for 30.4 points, and Alvin Kamara, who racked up 110 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns (26 points). Drew Brees (279 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Davante Adams (13 Rec, 116 Rec Yds) led the charge for JJ What in the loss. This marks the first time this season Buckley have gotten the best of JJ What, after falling 109.86-109.35 in their last matchup. Buckley end the season with a record of 8-7, while JJ What finish the campaign at 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Buckley   JJ What

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Colts defense (6 Pts Allowed, 286 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) scored 30.4 points against the Panthers in Week 16. Their scoring output more-than-tripled their 9.04-point projection and was much higher than their 8.22-point season scoring average.
The Indianapolis Colts defense

Top Player Comparison

Buckley
Points
% of total points 120.21
1
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
30.4
9.04
25.3%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
26
15.69
21.6%
3
Dallas Goedert
TE
19.6
7.81
16.3%
4
Matt Ryan
QB
15.96
19.79
13.3%
JJ What
Points
% of total points 114.06
1
Drew Brees
QB
22.86
19.87
20%
2
Davante Adams
WR
16.1
15.98
14.1%
3
Kenny Golladay
WR
15.6
10.45
13.7%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
12
15.31
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Buckley emerged with an 89.71-71.46 lead. For Buckley, Alvin Kamara had a 40-yard touchdown run. Drew Brees made the highlight reel for JJ What with a 61-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Harrison Butker had a 56-yard field goal for Buckley to contribute to a 120.21-97.96 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Buckley   JJ What
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before pivoting to next year.
Buckley
Buckley finished the season with the league's 5th-most points average (115.76 ppg), placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Chris Godwin
MVP
86 Rec, 1333 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Matt Ryan
Best Drafted
4153 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs, 147 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Kyler Murray
Best Acquisition
3397 Pass Yds, 18 Pass TDs, 544 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
JJ What
JJ What completed the regular season 8th in the standings after averaging 113.25 points per game, 7th-most in the league.
Important Players
Leonard Fournette
MVP
1152 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 522 Rec Yds
Le'Veon Bell
Best Drafted
748 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 425 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Wil Lutz
Best Acquisition
32-36 FG, 58 long, 42-43 XP

What If

Buckley would have beaten three other teams besides JJ What this week.
JJ What would have lost to three other teams besides Buckley this week.
If Buckley played JJ What every week this season, they'd be 6-9.
Buckley would be 6-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as JJ What.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Buckley, JJ What would be 8-5.
If Buckley had played every team in the league each week, they would be 63-70.
If they played every team every week, JJ What would be 68-65.