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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Eastside Gummybears
7-8 99.46
116.72
 
VS
proj
🗣GUARD!!!
86.06 6-9
96.49

Eastside Gummybears come up short of projections, find way to knock off 🗣GUARD!!!, 99.46-86.06

Both teams failed to bring their A game, but Eastside Gummybears did enough to beat 🗣GUARD!!!. Predicted to win 116.72-96.49, Eastside Gummybears earned a 99.46-86.06 win over 🗣GUARD!!!. 🗣GUARD!!! leapt out to a 31.8-point lead on Saturday behind outstanding efforts from Ronald Jones II (21.4 points) and Todd Gurley II (16.8). But Eastside Gummybears held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Julio Jones (10 Rec, 166 Rec Yds) and Carson Wentz (319 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 22 Rush Yds). This marks the second time this season Eastside Gummybears have taken down 🗣GUARD!!!, after falling 85.8-84.4 in their last matchup. Eastside Gummybears end the season with a record of 7-8, while 🗣GUARD!!! finish the campaign at 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Eastside Gummybears   🗣GUARD!!!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Vikings defense allowed 23 points, surrendered 383 yards, and forced 3 turnovers in a 23-10 loss to the Packers. In doing so, they put up 13 points to scored 36.8% higher than their 9.5-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Eastside Gummybears this week.
The Minnesota Vikings defense

Top Player Comparison

Eastside Gummybears
Points
% of total points 99.46
1
Julio Jones
WR
24.1
18.39
24.2%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
19.96
22.58
20.1%
3
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
13
9.5
13.1%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
12.4
10.23
12.5%
🗣GUARD!!!
Points
% of total points 86.06
1
Drew Brees
QB
27.86
23.98
32.4%
2
Ronald Jones II
RB
21.4
8.07
24.9%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
16.8
13.15
19.5%
4
Josh Lambo
K
7
7.43
8.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Ronald Jones II had a 49-yard run for 🗣GUARD!!!, contributing to a 43.10-11.30 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Drew Brees had a 61-yard touchdown pass for 🗣GUARD!!! to contribute to a 77.96-55.30 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Eastside Gummybears   🗣GUARD!!!
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.
Eastside Gummybears
Eastside Gummybears finished the season with the league's 5th-most points average (115.42 ppg), placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Nick Chubb
MVP
1453 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs, 277 Rec Yds
Julio Jones
Best Drafted
92 Rec, 1316 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Min Defense
Best Acquisition
18.8 Avg Pts Allowed, 341.9 Avg Yds Allowed, 30 Turnovers
🗣GUARD!!!
🗣GUARD!!! finished the regular season 8th in the standings after averaging 108.13 points per game, 7th-most in the league.
Important Players
Chris Godwin
MVP
86 Rec, 1333 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Drew Brees
Best Drafted
2726 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs
Kyler Murray
Best Acquisition
3397 Pass Yds, 18 Pass TDs, 544 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs

Game Notes

Eastside Gummybears won despite the fact that only three of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
🗣GUARD!!! had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
🗣GUARD!!! can partially blame the loss on Chris Godwin, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
This loss snaps a streak of two straight wins for 🗣GUARD!!!.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Eastside Gummybears. They got the win, but failed to cover the 20.23-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Drew Brees (27.86 points) posted the third-best score for a signal-caller this week.