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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Grip n Rip
8-8 122.66
111.48
 
VS
proj
ROBOTS
64.4 7-9
95.69

Grip n Rip defy expectations, earn win over ROBOTS in 122.66-64.40 rout

Grip n Rip showed up and beat expectations, cruising to a 122.66-64.40 win over ROBOTS, who fell short of projections. Grip n Rip never trailed in this one after grabbing a 4.7-point lead on Saturday behind George Kittle (16.4 points). Christian McCaffrey (54 Rush Yds, 119 Rec Yds) and Julian Edelman (5 Rec, 72 Rec Yds) did everything they could for ROBOTS in the loss. This marks the first time this season Grip n Rip have taken down ROBOTS, after falling 102.18-69.7 in their last matchup. Grip n Rip end the season with a record of 8-8, while ROBOTS finish the campaign at 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Grip n Rip   ROBOTS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Bengals in Week 16, Fitzpatrick passed for 419 yards and 4 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 32.66 points and scored 80.4% higher than his scoring projection, the third-highest percentage of any QB in the league this season.
Ryan Fitzpatrick

Top Player Comparison

Grip n Rip
Points
% of total points 122.66
1
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB
32.66
18.1
26.6%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
19.7
14.26
16.1%
3
George Kittle
TE
16.4
12.99
13.4%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
14.8
11.83
12.1%
ROBOTS
Points
% of total points 64.4
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
24.8
22.89
38.5%
2
Julian Edelman
WR
11.7
13.28
18.2%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
11.3
19.89
17.5%
4
Justin Tucker
K
7
10.17
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ryan Fitzpatrick had a 31-yard touchdown pass and a 51-yard pass for Grip n Rip, while A.J. Brown had a 49-yard touchdown run, contributing to a 66.86-51.00 lead for Grip n Rip.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 41-yard pass for ROBOTS, who trailed 105.46-62.30 after the late afternoon games.
Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Grip n Rip on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Grip n Rip   ROBOTS
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?
Grip n Rip
Grip n Rip completed the season averaging 96.97 points per game, 3rd-lowest in the league, placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Ezekiel Elliott
MVP
1235 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 418 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
George Kittle
Best Drafted
78 Rec, 967 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Best Acquisition
3209 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs, 228 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
ROBOTS
ROBOTS finished the season with the league's 6th-best points average (102.64 ppg), placing them 5th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Christian McCaffrey
MVP
1361 Rush Yds, 14 Rush TDs, 933 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Julian Edelman
Best Drafted
97 Rec, 1091 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Dak Prescott
Best Acquisition
4599 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 242 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs

StatSmack

By position, Grip n Rip have outscored ROBOTS at TE this season.
Grip n Rip has a higher average scoring margin (2) than ROBOTS this season (-1).
The starters for Grip n Rip had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for ROBOTS (1).
Hey ROBOTS, maybe you'll have better luck next year!