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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
CardinalFan
7-9 90.09
92.24
 
VS
proj
Xheryk
89.85 8-8
90.4

Despite top scorer Jones, Xheryk fall to CardinalFan in 90.09-89.85 battle

Xheryk had the highest scorer in the matchup with WR Julio Jones racking up 19.6 points, the sixth-highest total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to defeat CardinalFan, who narrowly earned a 90.09-89.85 victory. Xheryk made a run at it on Sunday night, but it wasn't to be. CardinalFan led 80.09-76.45 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 13.4 points from Travis Kelce on Sunday night for Xheryk. CardinalFan were led by Jared Goff (323 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 12 Rush Yds) and George Kittle (5 Rec, 79 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). This marks the first time this season CardinalFan have gotten the best of Xheryk, after falling 128.81-76.12 in their last matchup. CardinalFan end the season with a record of 7-9, while Xheryk finish the campaign at 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  CardinalFan   Xheryk

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 10.3 points, Watson scored 59.9% more than his 6.44-point projection as the Buccaneers lost to the Texans 23-20. He caught 5 passes for 43 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on CardinalFan this week.
Justin Watson

Top Player Comparison

CardinalFan
Points
% of total points 90.09
1
Jared Goff
QB
18.26
14.15
20.3%
2
George Kittle
TE
13.9
10.08
15.4%
3
Justin Watson
WR
10.3
6.44
11.4%
4
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
10
8.38
11.1%
Xheryk
Points
% of total points 89.85
1
Julio Jones
WR
19.6
13.6
21.8%
2
Baker Mayfield
QB
14.11
13.87
15.7%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
13.4
9.89
14.9%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
12.67
9.39
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Jared Goff had a 22-yard touchdown pass for CardinalFan, while Emmanuel Sanders had a 46-yard catch to contribute to a 69.39-6.90 lead for CardinalFan.
Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 49-yard touchdown run for Xheryk, who trailed 80.09-76.45 after the early games.

Points By Position

  CardinalFan   Xheryk
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were drafting these teams, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
CardinalFan
CardinalFan ended the season with the league's 8th-best points average (86.16 ppg), placing them 12th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
DeAndre Hopkins
MVP
104 Rec, 1165 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Jared Goff
Best Drafted
4319 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs
Josh Allen
Best Acquisition
3084 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs, 510 Rush Yds, 9 Rush TDs
Xheryk
Xheryk finished the season with the league's 4th-best points average (94.96 ppg), placing them 10th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Derrick Henry
MVP
1329 Rush Yds, 13 Rush TDs, 206 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Julio Jones
Best Drafted
92 Rec, 1316 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Pit Defense
Best Acquisition
18.3 Avg Pts Allowed, 304.1 Avg Yds Allowed, 36 Turnovers

What If

CardinalFan would have beaten five other teams besides Xheryk this week.
Xheryk would have lost to just one other team besides CardinalFan this week.
If they played Xheryk every week, CardinalFan would be 6-10 this season.
CardinalFan would be 6-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Xheryk.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as CardinalFan, Xheryk would be 7-7.
If CardinalFan had played every team in the league each week, they would be 75-119.
If they played every team every week, Xheryk would be 100-94.