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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Dirty 54
11-4 266.1
225.86
 
VS
proj
Bitterness
188.15 10-5
217.29

Dirty 54 top expectations, earn win against Bitterness, 266.10-188.15

Dirty 54 showed up and beat their projected point total, earning a 266.10-188.15 win over Bitterness, who fell short of projections. Dirty 54 never trailed in this one after nabbing a 35.6-point lead on Saturday behind the Houston Texans defense (27 points) and Josh Allen (26.7). Aaron Jones (28 points) and Julio Jones (26.6) carried the flag for Bitterness in the loss. This marks the first time this season Dirty 54 have beaten Bitterness, after falling 180.4-156.2 in their last matchup. Dirty 54 finish the season with a record of 11-4, while Bitterness end the campaign at 10-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Dirty 54   Bitterness

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Texans defense (20 Pts Allowed, 435 Yds Allowed, 5 Turnovers) scored 27 points in a 23-20 win over the Buccaneers in Week 16. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 9.79-point projection and was much higher than their 9.27-point season scoring average.
The Houston Texans defense

Top Player Comparison

Dirty 54
Points
% of total points 266.1
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
37.2
32.5
14%
2
Devonta Freeman
RB
33.7
15.58
12.7%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
31.6
22.71
11.9%
4
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
27
9.79
10.1%
Bitterness
Points
% of total points 188.15
1
Aaron Jones
RB
28
14.58
14.9%
2
Julio Jones
WR
26.6
20.53
14.1%
3
Gardner Minshew II
QB
18.65
22.2
9.9%
4
Breshad Perriman
WR
17.2
13.21
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were players with standout moments on both teams Saturday, after which Dirty 54 emerged with an 83.20-47.60 lead. For Dirty 54, Josh Allen had a 53-yard touchdown pass. Cooper Kupp made the highlight reel for Bitterness with a 22-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Dirty 54 who owned the lead, 221.00-92.85. Lamar Jackson had a 39-yard touchdown pass for Dirty 54, while A.J. Brown had a 49-yard touchdown run. Gardner Minshew II made the highlight reel for Bitterness with a 42-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 21-yard touchdown pass for Bitterness, while Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 266.10-160.15 after the late round of games.
Monday
Aaron Jones had a 56-yard touchdown run for Bitterness.

Points By Position

  Dirty 54   Bitterness
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 look ahead to next year, we'd like to review this season one final time.
Dirty 54
Dirty 54 ended the season averaging 217.85 points per game, best in the league, placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
3127 Pass Yds, 36 Pass TDs, 1206 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Josh Allen
Best Drafted
3084 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs, 510 Rush Yds, 9 Rush TDs
A.J. Brown
Best Acquisition
48 Rec, 927 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Bitterness
Bitterness ended the regular season on top of the standings after averaging 211.96 points per game, 2nd-most in the league.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
3397 Pass Yds, 18 Pass TDs, 544 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Julio Jones
Best Drafted
92 Rec, 1316 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Gardner Minshew II
Best Acquisition
2976 Pass Yds, 18 Pass TDs, 337 Rush Yds

What If

Dirty 54 would have beaten six other teams besides Bitterness this week.
Bitterness would have lost to just two other teams besides Dirty 54 this week.
If Dirty 54 played Bitterness every week this season, they'd be 6-9.
Dirty 54 would be 9-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Bitterness.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dirty 54, Bitterness would be 9-3.
If Dirty 54 had played every team in the league each week, they would be 92-41.
If they played every team every week, Bitterness would be 87-46.