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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Dak to the Future
12-3 107
106.05
 
VS
proj
The Cardiac Comeback
72 12-3
89.51

The Cardiac Comeback come up short of expectations, succumb to Dak to the Future in 107-72 rout

There's no easy way to put it, The Cardiac Comeback underdelivered, at least according to projections, as Dak to the Future rolled to a 107-72 win. The Cardiac Comeback nabbed a 4-point lead on Saturday behind Tyler Higbee (10 points) and James White (2), but Dak to the Future held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Lamar Jackson (37 points) and A.J. Brown (16). Aaron Jones (154 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Tyler Higbee (9 Rec, 104 Rec Yds) were the leaders for The Cardiac Comeback in the loss. This marks the first time this season Dak to the Future have gotten the best of The Cardiac Comeback, after falling 86-68 in their last matchup. Dak to the Future finish the season at 12-3, while The Cardiac Comeback end the campaign at 12-3.

Matchup Timeline

  Dak to the Future   The Cardiac Comeback

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 83 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Saints, Brown tallied 16 points this week. His scoring output was 80.6% more than his 8.86-point projection and was much higher than his 10-point season scoring average.
A.J. Brown

Top Player Comparison

Dak to the Future
Points
% of total points 107
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
37
32.14
34.6%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
16
8.86
15%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
13
9.8
12.1%
4
Breshad Perriman
WR
10
8.56
9.3%
The Cardiac Comeback
Points
% of total points 72
1
Aaron Jones
RB
28
10.71
38.9%
2
Tyler Higbee
TE
10
5.76
13.9%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
10
23.45
13.9%
4
Kai Forbath
K
8
6.3
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 39-yard touchdown pass for Dak to the Future, while A.J. Brown had a 49-yard touchdown run, contributing to a 63-21 lead for Dak to the Future.
Sunday Late
Michael Gallup had a 41-yard catch for Dak to the Future, while Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal, contributing to an 86-34 lead for Dak to the Future.
Monday
Aaron Jones had a 56-yard touchdown run for The Cardiac Comeback, while Kirk Cousins had a 21-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Dak to the Future   The Cardiac Comeback
Standings Update
Is it just us or did the end of the season come out of nowhere? Time flies when you're having fun. Before we pivot to next year, we'd like to dig into this season one final time.
Dak to the Future
Dak to the Future completed the season averaging 105 points per game, highest in the league, placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
3127 Pass Yds, 36 Pass TDs, 1206 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Drafted
1235 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 418 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Ryan Tannehill
Best Acquisition
2544 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs, 165 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
The Cardiac Comeback
The Cardiac Comeback ended the regular season in first place after averaging 91 points per game, 4th-most in the league.
Important Players
Kirk Cousins
MVP
3603 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
984 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 431 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Tyler Higbee
Best Acquisition
61 Rec, 650 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on Dak to the Future exceeded their projected point totals.
The Cardiac Comeback had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Dak to the Future put up more points than their season scoring average (104.93) while The Cardiac Comeback fell short of theirs (90.93).
Dak to the Future recorded more points than their projected total, while The Cardiac Comeback fell short of their projection.
The loss snaps a streak of eight consecutive wins for The Cardiac Comeback.
Not only did Dak to the Future earn the W, but they also easily covered the 16.54-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Dak to the Future moves to (11-0), while The Cardiac Comeback falls to (5-1).
A bright spot in the loss, Aaron Jones (28 points) registered the highest score for a RB this week.