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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Chiefs Fan
10-6 158.4
163.75
 
VS
proj
L-Diggity
157.9 11-4
182.79

Back-and-forth battle ends with Chiefs Fan coming back to defeat L-Diggity in 158.4-157.9 battle

Well, that was exciting! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Chiefs Fan earned a come-from-behind victory over L-Diggity, rallying for a 158.4-157.9 win. Trailing 157.9-143.7 heading into Monday night, Chiefs Fan came back behind Stefon Diggs (3 Rec, 57 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Deshaun Watson (184 Pass Yds, 37 Rush Yds) and Christian McCaffrey (54 Rush Yds, 119 Rec Yds) carried the flag for L-Diggity in the loss. This marks the first time this season Chiefs Fan have taken down L-Diggity, after falling 196.9-165.1 in their last matchup. Chiefs Fan end the season at 10-6, while L-Diggity finish the campaign at 11-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Chiefs Fan   L-Diggity

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 22.77 points, Thomas scored 38.8% more than that amount by scoring 31.6 points as the Saints beat the Titans 38-28. He caught 12 passes for 136 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Chiefs Fan this week.
Michael Thomas

Top Player Comparison

Chiefs Fan
Points
% of total points 158.4
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
58
61.28
36.6%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
31.6
22.77
19.9%
3
George Kittle
TE
18.9
15.9
11.9%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
14.7
14.24
9.3%
L-Diggity
Points
% of total points 157.9
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
34.1
67.52
21.6%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
32.3
25.76
20.5%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
26.6
13.9
16.8%
4
Breshad Perriman
WR
17.2
13.35
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Matt Gay had a 50-yard field goal for Chiefs Fan, who trailed 63.3-44.8 after Saturday's games.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Chiefs Fan emerged with a 143.7-123.6 lead. For Chiefs Fan, Ryan Tannehill had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass. A.J. Brown made the highlight reel for L-Diggity with a 49-yard touchdown run.
Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Chiefs Fan during Monday Night Football, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Chiefs Fan   L-Diggity
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before turning our attention to next year.
Chiefs Fan
Chiefs Fan completed the regular season 4th in the standings after averaging 170.7 points per game, 4th-highest in the league.
Important Players
Philip Rivers
MVP
4334 Pass Yds, 21 Pass TDs
Michael Thomas
Best Drafted
145 Rec, 1688 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Best Acquisition
3209 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs, 228 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
L-Diggity
L-Diggity finished the regular season 2nd in the standings after averaging 191.1 points per game, highest in the league.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
3852 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 413 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Christian McCaffrey
Best Drafted
1361 Rush Yds, 14 Rush TDs, 933 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Breshad Perriman
Best Acquisition
31 Rec, 511 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starting players on Chiefs Fan exceeded their projected scoring totals.
L-Diggity had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Chiefs Fan won despite starting Derrick Henry, who scored zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup's 0.5-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
In close games this year, Chiefs Fan moves to (2-0), while L-Diggity falls to (1-3).