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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Japanliving
6-10 131.56
115.56
 
VS
proj
DesertFox
103.9 6-10
112.05

Back-and-forth battle ends with Japanliving coming back to beat DesertFox in 131.56-103.90 rout

Well, that was exciting! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Japanliving earned a convincing victory over DesertFox, rolling to a 131.56-103.90 win. After trailing 90.70-90.06 heading into Monday night, Japanliving roared back behind Aaron Jones (32.5 points) and Mason Crosby (9). Mark Andrews (24.3 points) and Robert Woods (16.3) led the way for DesertFox in the loss. This marks the first time this season Japanliving have knocked off DesertFox, after falling 145.7-91.8 in their last matchup. Japanliving end the season at 6-10, while DesertFox finish the campaign at 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Japanliving   DesertFox

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 184 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Seahawks, Drake registered 37.4 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 14.09-point projection and was much higher than his 11.18-point season scoring average.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

Japanliving
Points
% of total points 131.56
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
37.4
14.09
28.4%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
32.5
13.49
24.7%
3
Mark Ingram II
RB
16.1
13.02
12.2%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
11.96
24.81
9.1%
DesertFox
Points
% of total points 103.9
1
Mark Andrews
TE
24.3
10.93
23.4%
2
Robert Woods
WR
16.3
13.33
15.7%
3
Jameis Winston
QB
16
24.2
15.4%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
13.2
12.32
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with big-time moments Saturday, after which DesertFox emerged with a 54.20-11.10 lead. For Japanliving, Cooper Kupp had a 22-yard touchdown catch. Emmanuel Sanders made the highlight reel for DesertFox with a 46-yard catch.
Sunday Early
Mark Andrews had a 39-yard touchdown catch for DesertFox, contributing to an 81.70-29.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Kenyan Drake had an 80-yard touchdown run for Japanliving, contributing to a 90.06-81.70 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Harrison Butker had a 56-yard field goal for DesertFox to contribute to a 90.70-90.06 lead for the team.
Monday
There were players with standout moments for both teams on Monday night. For Japanliving, Aaron Jones had a 56-yard touchdown run. Stefon Diggs made the highlight reel for DesertFox with a 21-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Japanliving   DesertFox
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?
Japanliving
Japanliving completed the regular season 10th in the standings after averaging 119.10 points per game, 4th-most in the league.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
3877 Pass Yds, 29 Pass TDs, 313 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
984 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 431 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Jimmy Garoppolo
Best Acquisition
3693 Pass Yds, 27 Pass TDs
DesertFox
DesertFox completed the regular season 9th in the standings after averaging 107.15 points per game, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Jameis Winston
MVP
4908 Pass Yds, 31 Pass TDs, 245 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
63 Rec, 1130 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
SF Defense
Best Acquisition
19.3 Avg Pts Allowed, 277.4 Avg Yds Allowed, 27 Turnovers

What If

Japanliving would have beaten five other teams besides DesertFox this week.
DesertFox would have lost to just three other teams besides Japanliving this week.
If they played DesertFox every week, Japanliving would be 10-6 this season.
Japanliving would be 9-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as DesertFox.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Japanliving, DesertFox would be 4-10.
If Japanliving had played every team in the league each week, they would be 89-79.
If they played every team every week, DesertFox would be 68-100.