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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Night Vale Scorpions
10-6 192.79
169.85
 
VS
proj
MONEY!
160.76 7-9
172.4

Back-and-forth battle ends with Night Vale Scorpions topping MONEY! in 192.79-160.76 rout

What a whirlwind! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Night Vale Scorpions earned a convincing victory over MONEY!, cruising to a 192.79-160.76 win. Night Vale Scorpions were led by Saquon Barkley (39.9 points) and Patrick Mahomes (29.44), while Fred Warner (11 Tackles, 1 Int) and Alvin Kamara (80 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 30 Rec Yds) did their part for MONEY! in the loss. This marks the second time this season Night Vale Scorpions have beaten MONEY!, after winning 196.14-150.74 in their last matchup. Night Vale Scorpions end the season at 10-6, while MONEY! finish the campaign at 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Night Vale Scorpions   MONEY!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Titans in Week 16, Cook caught 3 passes for 84 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 20.4 points to more-than-triple his 6.05-point projection, the second-highest percent increase of any TE in the league this season.
Jared Cook

Top Player Comparison

Night Vale Scorpions
Points
% of total points 192.79
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
39.9
15.57
20.7%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
29.44
27.59
15.3%
3
Demario Davis
LB
20.5
12.05
10.6%
4
Jared Cook
TE
20.4
6.05
10.6%
MONEY!
Points
% of total points 160.76
1
Fred Warner
LB
27.75
14.09
17.3%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
23
13.04
14.3%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
19.96
24.68
12.4%
4
Jalen Ramsey
CB
15
6.25
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Night Vale Scorpions owned a 128.55-120.11 lead. Saquon Barkley had a 67-yard touchdown run and a 33-yard touchdown catch for Night Vale Scorpions, while Jared Cook had a 61-yard touchdown catch. Alvin Kamara made the highlight reel for MONEY! with a 40-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Night Vale Scorpions   MONEY!
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 turn our attention to next year, we'd like to review this season one last time.
Night Vale Scorpions
Night Vale Scorpions completed the regular season 2nd in the standings after averaging 162.24 points per game, 2nd-highest in the league.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
3857 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs, 197 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Cory Littleton
Best Drafted
131 Tackles, 2.5 Sacks, 2 Ints
Jameis Winston
Best Acquisition
4908 Pass Yds, 31 Pass TDs, 245 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
MONEY!
MONEY! finished the season averaging 157.67 points per game, 3rd-best in the league, placing them 4th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
3836 Pass Yds, 22 Pass TDs
Darius Leonard
Best Drafted
115 Tackles, 5 Sacks, 4 Ints
Fred Warner
Best Acquisition
115 Tackles, 3 Sacks, 1 Int

Game Notes

Night Vale Scorpions emerged victorious despite the fact that only five of their 15 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
MONEY! had only seven of their 15 starters score higher than their projected points.
Night Vale Scorpions won despite starting Chris Godwin, who scored zero points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Night Vale Scorpions recorded more points than their projected total, while MONEY! fell short of their projection.
The matchup included the two highest scores of the week.
In blowout games this season, Night Vale Scorpions moves to (5-3), while MONEY! falls to (3-6).
On the losing side, Fred Warner put up 27.75 points, the second-best score for a LB this week.