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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
THE MYTH
10-5 82
94.31
 
VS
proj
The Swaggers
80 8-8
91.15

THE MYTH find way to top The Swaggers in 82-80 battle

Both teams failed to bring their A game, coming up short of their projected point totals, but THE MYTH did enough to take down The Swaggers. Predicted to win 94-91, THE MYTH eked out an 82-80 win over The Swaggers. The Swaggers made a run at it on Monday night, but they fell short. THE MYTH led 80-69 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 11 points from the Green Bay Packers defense on Monday night for The Swaggers. Ryan Fitzpatrick (31 points) and Deebo Samuel (11) were the top performers for THE MYTH in the victory. This marks the second time this season THE MYTH have taken down The Swaggers, after winning 116-57 in their last matchup. THE MYTH finish the season with a record of 10-5, while The Swaggers end the campaign at 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  THE MYTH   The Swaggers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fitzpatrick overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 31 points against his 17.02-point projection. In a 38-35 win over the Bengals, he passed for 419 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Ryan Fitzpatrick

Top Player Comparison

THE MYTH
Points
% of total points 82
1
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB
31
17.02
37.8%
2
Deebo Samuel
WR
11
6.14
13.4%
3
Harrison Butker
K
10
8.65
12.2%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
9
8.7
11%
The Swaggers
Points
% of total points 80
1
Tyler Boyd
WR
24
7.85
30%
2
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
11
5.45
13.8%
3
Kai Forbath
K
11
8.28
13.8%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
9
9.03
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Cooper Kupp had a 22-yard touchdown catch for THE MYTH to contribute to a 27-25 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, THE MYTH owned a 61-56 lead. For THE MYTH, Ryan Fitzpatrick had a 31-yard touchdown pass and a 51-yard pass. Tyler Boyd made the highlight reel for The Swaggers with a 34-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Harrison Butker had a 56-yard field goal for THE MYTH, helping the team to an 80-69 lead.

Points By Position

  THE MYTH   The Swaggers
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?
THE MYTH
THE MYTH completed the season with the league's highest points average (109 ppg), placing them on top of the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Dalvin Cook
MVP
1135 Rush Yds, 13 Rush TDs, 519 Rec Yds
Derrick Henry
Best Drafted
1329 Rush Yds, 13 Rush TDs, 206 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Best Acquisition
3209 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs, 228 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
The Swaggers
The Swaggers completed the season averaging 91 points per game, 7th-best in the league, placing them 6th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
3852 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 413 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Joe Mixon
Best Drafted
975 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 273 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Kai Forbath
Best Acquisition
7-7 FG, 50 long, 6-7 XP

Game Notes

THE MYTH got the win despite the fact that only four of their 10 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
The Swaggers had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
THE MYTH won despite starting Chris Godwin, who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
THE MYTH managed to get the win, but did not cover the 3.16-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this season, THE MYTH moves to (1-1), while The Swaggers falls to (1-1).
For The Swaggers, Tyler Boyd put up 24 points, the best overall score for a WR this week.