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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Roughnecks
8-8 168.15
145.42
 
VS
proj
Dirty Hippies
95.45 6-10
109.16

Roughnecks smirk at predictions, knock off Dirty Hippies in 168.15-95.45 rout

Roughnecks brought their A game, rolling to a 168.15-95.45 win over Dirty Hippies, who fell short of projections. Roughnecks never trailed in this one after taking a 10-point lead on Saturday behind Ka'imi Fairbairn (11 points) and Tevin Coleman (3.3). Diontae Johnson (24.1 points) and Melvin Gordon III (22.7) carried the flag for Dirty Hippies in the loss. This marks the second time this season Roughnecks have knocked off Dirty Hippies, after winning 166.25-134.2 in their last matchup. Roughnecks end the season at 8-8, while Dirty Hippies finish the campaign at 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Roughnecks   Dirty Hippies

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Dolphins in Week 16, Boyd caught 9 passes for 128 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 33.8 points to more-than-double his 14.88-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Roughnecks this week.
Tyler Boyd

Top Player Comparison

Roughnecks
Points
% of total points 168.15
1
Tyler Boyd
WR
33.8
14.88
20.1%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
28
14.64
16.7%
3
Mark Andrews
TE
27.3
12.97
16.2%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
15.3
14.25
9.1%
Dirty Hippies
Points
% of total points 95.45
1
Diontae Johnson
WR
24.1
9.01
25.2%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
22.7
15.59
23.8%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
11.9
16.76
12.5%
4
Jacob Hollister
TE
11.4
10.67
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Roughnecks became the proud owner of a 114.60-49.45 lead. Tyler Boyd had a 34-yard touchdown catch for Roughnecks, while Mark Andrews had a 39-yard touchdown catch. Diontae Johnson made the highlight reel for Dirty Hippies with a 29-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 41-yard pass for Roughnecks to contribute to a 140.15-95.45 lead for the team.
Monday
Aaron Jones had a 56-yard touchdown run for Roughnecks on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Roughnecks   Dirty Hippies
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were all gathered together for the draft, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Roughnecks
Roughnecks completed the regular season 9th in the standings after averaging 145.50 points per game, 3rd-best in the league.
Important Players
Aaron Jones
MVP
984 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 431 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Dak Prescott
Best Drafted
4599 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 242 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Aaron Rodgers
Best Acquisition
3679 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs, 182 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Dirty Hippies
Dirty Hippies completed the season averaging 122.16 points per game, 8th-highest in the league, placing them 11th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Austin Ekeler
MVP
511 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 950 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Wil Lutz
Best Drafted
32-36 FG, 58 long, 42-43 XP
Kyle Allen
Best Acquisition
3027 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs, 101 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs

StatSmack

There's a pattern emerging. In their two head-to-head wins against Dirty Hippies, Roughnecks averaged more points (167.2) than they usually score (145.5).
We heard scoring helps you win. Dirty Hippies need some help then, averaging just 122.16 versus Roughnecks's 145.5.
Even the machines think Roughnecks have better players. Their projected average points is higher (147.98) than Dirty Hippies (127.84).
Once Roughnecks put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Dirty Hippies (4 vs 3).
Roughnecks should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Dirty Hippies (9 vs 7).
By position, Roughnecks have outscored Dirty Hippies at QB, RB, WR, and TE this season.
The starters for Roughnecks had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Dirty Hippies (1).
Hey Dirty Hippies, maybe you'll have better luck next year!