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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Square357
8-8 246
185.15
 
VS
proj
Black Hyenas
134 10-6
165.88

Square357 earn win over Black Hyenas in 246-134 rout

Square357 showed up and exceeded expectations, cruising to a 246-134 win over Black Hyenas, who fell short of projections. Square357 nabbed a 69-point lead on Saturday behind 60 points from the New England Patriots defense (17 Pts Allowed, 268 Yds Allowed) and Tom Brady (271 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and never looked back. Travis Kelce (8 Rec, 74 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Buffalo Bills defense (24 Pts Allowed, 414 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) led the charge for Black Hyenas in the loss. This marks the first time this season Square357 have knocked off Black Hyenas, after falling 160-153 in their last matchup. Square357 end the season with a record of 8-8, while Black Hyenas finish the campaign at 10-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Square357   Black Hyenas

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Barkley racked up 279 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns as the Giants beat the Redskins 41-35. In doing so, he put up 57 points and more-than-tripled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Square357 this week.
Saquon Barkley

Top Player Comparison

Square357
Points
% of total points 246
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
57
18.88
23.2%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
39
40.11
15.9%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
36
14.03
14.6%
4
Drew Brees
QB
31
26.35
12.6%
Black Hyenas
Points
% of total points 134
1
Travis Kelce
TE
21
15.13
15.7%
2
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
19
25.32
14.2%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
18
13.72
13.4%
4
Jacoby Brissett
QB
15
21.55
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
John Brown had a 53-yard touchdown catch for Square357, helping the team to an 88-19 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Square357 owned a 212-72 lead. Saquon Barkley had a 67-yard touchdown run and a 33-yard touchdown catch for Square357, while Tyler Boyd had a 34-yard touchdown catch. A.J. Brown made the highlight reel for Black Hyenas with a 49-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Square357 had a 246-113 lead. For Square357, Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal. Dak Prescott hit Michael Gallup for a 41-yard pass for Black Hyenas.

Points By Position

  Square357   Black Hyenas

What If

Square357 would have beaten six other teams besides Black Hyenas this week.
Black Hyenas would have lost to four other teams besides Square357 this week.
If they played Black Hyenas every week, Square357 would be 6-10 this season.
Square357 would be 9-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Black Hyenas.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Square357, Black Hyenas would be 7-6-1.
If Square357 had played every team in the league each week, they would be 80-58.
If they played every team every week, Black Hyenas would be 83-54-1.

Coach Talk

Square357
Football is all about exploiting the mismatches. Fueled by stellar numbers from our ball-carriers, our team took that to heart this past week. We quadrupled Black Hyenas at the running back spot (73 points to 18). Saquon Barkley had 279 total yards and two TDs, while Todd Gurley II logged 48 yards and two scores.
Black Hyenas
Happy holidays, Black Hyenas! We hope the GM of Square357 will pen a thank-you card for the generous 134-point gift this past week.