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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Big Smoke's Team
8-7 150.02
133.71
 
VS
proj
Thunder
143.04 4-11
148.86

Big Smoke's Team earn win against Thunder, 150.02-143.04

Big Smoke's Team brought their A game and outperformed expectations, emerging victorious with a 150.02-143.04 win over Thunder, who fell short of projections. Thunder took a 0.48-point lead on Saturday behind Ronald Jones II (19.9 points) and Brandin Cooks (13.9), but Big Smoke's Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Saquon Barkley (189 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 90 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Miles Sanders (79 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 77 Rec Yds). Christian McCaffrey (37.3 points) and Patrick Mahomes (29.44) carried the flag for Thunder in the loss. This marks the second time this season Big Smoke's Team have gotten the best of Thunder, after falling 199.04-137.46 in their last matchup. Big Smoke's Team finish the season at 8-7, while Thunder end the campaign at 4-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Big Smoke's Team   Thunder

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Redskins in Week 16, Barkley racked up 279 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 52.9 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Big Smoke's Team this week.
Saquon Barkley

Top Player Comparison

Big Smoke's Team
Points
% of total points 150.02
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
52.9
20.84
35.3%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
26.6
13.9
17.7%
3
George Kittle
TE
18.9
16.17
12.6%
4
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
14.42
24.57
9.6%
Thunder
Points
% of total points 143.04
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
37.3
26.02
26.1%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
29.44
28.83
20.6%
3
Ronald Jones II
RB
19.9
9.09
13.9%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
13.9
9.12
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with big-time moments Saturday, after which Thunder had a 33.80-33.32 lead. For Big Smoke's Team, Jimmy Garoppolo had a 46-yard pass. Ronald Jones II made the highlight reel for Thunder with a 49-yard run.
Sunday Early
Saquon Barkley had a 67-yard touchdown run and a 33-yard touchdown catch for Big Smoke's Team, helping the team to a 110.72-78.40 lead.
Sunday Late
Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal for Thunder, who trailed 150.02-113.60 after the late afternoon action.

Points By Position

  Big Smoke's Team   Thunder
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.
Big Smoke's Team
Big Smoke's Team finished the season averaging 137.21 points per game, 3rd-lowest in the league, placing them 9th 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
Saquon Barkley
Best Drafted
911 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 413 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Marquise Brown
Best Acquisition
44 Rec, 569 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Thunder
Thunder completed the regular season at the bottom of the standings after averaging 148.63 points per game, 5th-most in the league.
Important Players
Christian McCaffrey
MVP
1361 Rush Yds, 14 Rush TDs, 933 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Patrick Mahomes
Best Drafted
3857 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs, 197 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Derek Carr
Best Acquisition
3663 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs

What If

Big Smoke's Team would have beaten five other teams besides Thunder this week.
Thunder would have lost to just one other team besides Big Smoke's Team this week.
If they played Thunder every week, Big Smoke's Team would be 5-10 this season.
Big Smoke's Team would be 4-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Thunder.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Big Smoke's Team, Thunder would be 6-6.
If Big Smoke's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 52-81.
If they played every team every week, Thunder would be 66-67.