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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Hubcity Bulldogs
9-7 62.24
91.64
 
VS
proj
Newtown Players
57.92 10-6
82.71

Hubcity Bulldogs come back to beat Newtown Players for third straight win in 62.24-57.92 battle

Hubcity Bulldogs extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind victory over Newtown Players, rallying to earn a 62.24-57.92 win. Despite trailing 57.92-52.90 heading into Monday night, Hubcity Bulldogs roared back behind Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 216 yards for 9.34 points. Kyler Murray (12.72 points) and Le'Veon Bell (11.3) did everything they could for Newtown Players in the loss. This marks the second time this season Hubcity Bulldogs have knocked off Newtown Players, after winning 112.7-83.36 in their last matchup. Hubcity Bulldogs end the season at 9-7, while Newtown Players finish the campaign at 10-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Hubcity Bulldogs   Newtown Players

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 14.26 points, Gordon III scored 38.2% more than that amount by scoring 19.7 points as the Chargers lost to the Raiders 24-17. He racked up 47 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Hubcity Bulldogs this week.
Melvin Gordon III

Top Player Comparison

Hubcity Bulldogs
Points
% of total points 62.24
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
19.7
14.26
31.7%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
9.34
19.1
15%
3
Wil Lutz
K
9
8.52
14.5%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
8.3
13.27
13.3%
Newtown Players
Points
% of total points 57.92
1
Kyler Murray
QB
12.72
19.06
22%
2
Le'Veon Bell
RB
11.3
13.16
19.5%
3
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
11
9.37
19%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
9.1
13.46
15.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 21-yard touchdown pass for Newtown Players, helping the team to a 57.92-44.60 lead.

Points By Position

  Hubcity Bulldogs   Newtown Players
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before turning our attention to next year.
Hubcity Bulldogs
Hubcity Bulldogs completed the regular season 4th in the standings after averaging 108.89 points per game, 4th-most in the league.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
3679 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs, 182 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Derrick Henry
Best Drafted
1329 Rush Yds, 13 Rush TDs, 206 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Ryan Tannehill
Best Acquisition
2544 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs, 165 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Newtown Players
Newtown Players completed the season averaging 97.69 points per game, 7th-most in the league, placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
3397 Pass Yds, 18 Pass TDs, 544 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Mike Evans
Best Drafted
67 Rec, 1157 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Ind Defense
Best Acquisition
22.3 Avg Pts Allowed, 346.4 Avg Yds Allowed, 22 Turnovers

Game Notes

Only two of the nine starting players on Hubcity Bulldogs exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Newtown Players had only two of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
Hubcity Bulldogs won despite having two starters (David Njoku and Derrick Henry) score zero points.
Hubcity Bulldogs got the win despite putting up a season-low 62.24 points.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
With 62 points, Hubcity Bulldogs scored the fewest points of any winning team this week.
The matchup's 4.32-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Hubcity Bulldogs managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 8.93-point projected margin of victory.
Hubcity Bulldogs moves to (2-2) in close games this year, while Newtown Players falls to (3-2).
In a losing effort, Kyler Murray recorded 12.72 points, the fourth-best score for a QB this week.