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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Planet united
7-7-1 95
87.38
 
VS
proj
Desert Eagles
51 6-9
80.01

Desert Eagles lose to Planet united in 95-51 rout

There's no easy way to say it, Desert Eagles dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as Planet united cruised to a 95-51 win. Planet united never trailed in this one after grabbing an 8-point lead on Saturday behind Tyler Higbee (10 points) and Greg Zuerlein (9). Carson Wentz (20 points) and Sony Michel (9) carried the flag for Desert Eagles in the loss. This marks the first time this season Planet united have gotten the best of Desert Eagles, after falling 105-101 in their last matchup. Planet united finish the season at 7-7-1, while Desert Eagles end the campaign at 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Planet united   Desert Eagles

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 127 yards from scrimmage and scoring 2 touchdowns against the Jaguars, Freeman recorded 24 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10-point projection and was much higher than his 7-point season scoring average.
Devonta Freeman

Top Player Comparison

Planet united
Points
% of total points 95
1
Devonta Freeman
RB
24
10
25.3%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
16
12.43
16.8%
3
Kenny Golladay
WR
12
7.78
12.6%
4
Sam Darnold
QB
11
16.06
11.6%
Desert Eagles
Points
% of total points 51
1
Carson Wentz
QB
20
21.67
39.2%
2
Sony Michel
RB
9
8.05
17.6%
3
Michael Badgley
K
5
8.63
9.8%
4
Courtland Sutton
WR
4
10.37
7.8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Greg Zuerlein had a 52-yard field goal for Planet united to contribute to a 19-11 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Sam Darnold had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Planet united, contributing to a 64-14 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Planet united   Desert Eagles
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 look ahead to next year, we'd like to review this season one last time.
Planet united
Planet united finished the season averaging 85 points per game, 8th-highest in the league, placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Leonard Fournette
MVP
1152 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 522 Rec Yds
Jared Goff
Best Drafted
4319 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs
Sam Darnold
Best Acquisition
2825 Pass Yds, 18 Pass TDs
Desert Eagles
Desert Eagles ended the regular season 8th in the standings after averaging 88 points per game, 6th-most in the league.
Important Players
Carson Wentz
MVP
3750 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 228 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Chris Godwin
Best Drafted
86 Rec, 1333 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Jacoby Brissett
Best Acquisition
2780 Pass Yds, 18 Pass TDs, 211 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs

Game Notes

Planet united had five of their nine starters score higher than their projected point totals.
Desert Eagles had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
Planet united put up more points than their season scoring average (84.87) while Desert Eagles fell short of theirs (87.53).
Planet united scored more points than their projected total, while Desert Eagles fell short of their projection.
The defeat snaps a two-match unbeaten streak for Desert Eagles.
Not only did Planet united get the win, but they also easily covered the 7.37-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Planet united moves to (3-4), while Desert Eagles falls to (2-3).
A bright spot in the loss, Carson Wentz scored 20 points, the third-highest score for a quarterback this week.