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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Beetle's Minions
8-7 135.38
150.95
 
VS
proj
The Dirty Hippies
134.26 9-6
151.69

Beetle's Minions find way to defeat The Dirty Hippies in 135.38-134.26 battle despite falling short of expectations

Both teams failed to bring their A game, coming up short of projections, but Beetle's Minions did enough to beat The Dirty Hippies. Predicted to lose by a score of 151.69-150.95, Beetle's Minions narrowly earned a 135.38-134.26 win over The Dirty Hippies. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Beetle's Minions led 135.38-91.96 heading into Monday night. The Dirty Hippies made it interesting behind Davante Adams (13 Rec, 116 Rec Yds) and Stefon Diggs (3 Rec, 57 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Beetle's Minions were led by Ryan Tannehill, who passed for 272 yards and 3 touchdowns for 33.68 points, and Julio Jones, who caught 10 passes for 166 yards (31.6 points). This marks the first time this season Beetle's Minions have knocked off The Dirty Hippies, after falling 152.84-126.5 in their last matchup. Beetle's Minions finish the season at 8-7, while The Dirty Hippies end the campaign at 9-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Beetle's Minions   The Dirty Hippies

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 10 passes for 166 yards against the Jaguars, Jones registered 31.6 points this week. His scoring output was 52% more than his 20.79-point projection and was much higher than his 18.78-point season scoring average.
Julio Jones

Top Player Comparison

Beetle's Minions
Points
% of total points 135.38
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
33.68
23.11
24.9%
2
Julio Jones
WR
31.6
20.79
23.3%
3
Austin Hooper
TE
15.2
12.37
11.2%
4
Michael Gallup
WR
14.8
13.67
10.9%
The Dirty Hippies
Points
% of total points 134.26
1
Davante Adams
WR
27.6
19.42
20.6%
2
Kenny Golladay
WR
18.6
12.49
13.9%
3
John Brown
WR
16.6
12.56
12.4%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
14.7
14.46
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
John Brown had a 53-yard touchdown catch for The Dirty Hippies, while Greg Zuerlein had a 52-yard field goal to contribute to a 25.60-7.00 lead for The Dirty Hippies.
Sunday Early
Ryan Tannehill had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass for Beetle's Minions to contribute to a 104.18-34.90 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Michael Gallup had a 41-yard catch for Beetle's Minions, helping the team to a 125.38-91.96 lead.
Sunday Night
Harrison Butker had a 56-yard field goal for Beetle's Minions, helping the team to a 135.38-91.96 lead.
Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 21-yard touchdown catch for The Dirty Hippies.

Points By Position

  Beetle's Minions   The Dirty Hippies
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before pivoting to next year.
Beetle's Minions
Beetle's Minions finished the regular season 2nd in the standings after averaging 153.90 points per game, 3rd-highest in the league.
Important Players
Julio Jones
MVP
92 Rec, 1316 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Leonard Fournette
Best Drafted
1152 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 522 Rec Yds
Ryan Tannehill
Best Acquisition
2544 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs, 165 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
The Dirty Hippies
The Dirty Hippies completed the season averaging 156.77 points per game, 2nd-most in the league, placing them on top of the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
3877 Pass Yds, 29 Pass TDs, 313 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Dalvin Cook
Best Drafted
1135 Rush Yds, 13 Rush TDs, 519 Rec Yds
Joe Mixon
Best Acquisition
975 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 273 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Beetle's Minions had five of their 10 starting players exceed their projected point totals.
The Dirty Hippies lost despite five of their 10 starters scoring more than their projected points.
Beetle's Minions won despite starting DK Metcalf, who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
The matchup's 1.12-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This defeat concludes a two-game winning streak for The Dirty Hippies.
In close games this season, Beetle's Minions moves to (2-1), while The Dirty Hippies falls to (0-2).
Despite the loss, Davante Adams scored 27.6 points, the third-best score for a wide receiver this week.