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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Nightmares
12-3 117.8
104.53
 
VS
proj
FDC Chiefs
106.05 10-6
152.01

Nightmares knock off FDC Chiefs for fifth straight win, 117.80-106.05

Nightmares extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought victory over FDC Chiefs, earning a 117.80-106.05 win. Nightmares took an early 23.1-point lead on Saturday behind Josh Allen (26.7 points) and John Brown (12.6). FDC Chiefs came back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by Ryan Tannehill (32.4 points) and DeVante Parker (22.1). Not to be deterred, Nightmares got it going later that night, as Travis Kelce (21.4 points) and Harrison Butker (10) put them back ahead for good. This marks the second time this season Nightmares have knocked off FDC Chiefs, after winning 159.4-102.3 in their last matchup. Nightmares end the season at 12-3, while FDC Chiefs finish the campaign at 10-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Nightmares   FDC Chiefs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 13.9 points, Sanders nearly doubled that amount by scoring 26.6 points as the Eagles beat the Cowboys 17-9. He racked up 156 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Nightmares this week.
Miles Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Nightmares
Points
% of total points 117.8
1
Josh Allen
QB
26.7
21.86
22.7%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
26.6
13.9
22.6%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
21.4
15.4
18.2%
4
John Brown
WR
12.6
12.34
10.7%
FDC Chiefs
Points
% of total points 106.05
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
32.4
25.06
30.6%
2
DeVante Parker
WR
22.1
15.69
20.8%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
15.4
19.9
14.5%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
14.2
17.33
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with big-time plays Saturday, but after all was said and done, Nightmares emerged with a 48.30-25.20 lead. Josh Allen found John Brown for a 53-yard touchdown pass for Nightmares. Matt Gay made the highlight reel for FDC Chiefs with a 50-yard field goal.
Sunday Early
Ryan Tannehill had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass for FDC Chiefs, while DeVante Parker had a 51-yard catch to contribute to an 81.55-52.10 lead for FDC Chiefs.
Sunday Night
Harrison Butker had a 56-yard field goal for Nightmares to contribute to a 117.80-104.15 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Nightmares   FDC Chiefs
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?
Nightmares
Nightmares ended the season averaging 159.42 points per game, highest in the league, placing them on top of the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Dalvin Cook
MVP
1135 Rush Yds, 13 Rush TDs, 519 Rec Yds
Chris Godwin
Best Drafted
86 Rec, 1333 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Austin Seibert
Best Acquisition
24-28 FG, 53 long, 28-32 XP
FDC Chiefs
FDC Chiefs ended the regular season 3rd in the standings after averaging 140.39 points per game, 4th-highest in the league.
Important Players
Ezekiel Elliott
MVP
1235 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 418 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Julian Edelman
Best Drafted
97 Rec, 1091 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Ryan Tannehill
Best Acquisition
2544 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs, 165 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs

Game Notes

More than half (6 of the 11) of the starters on Nightmares exceeded their projected point totals.
FDC Chiefs had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Nightmares had three starters score zero points, while FDC Chiefs had one.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Nightmares scored more points than their projected total, while FDC Chiefs fell shy of their projection.
Nightmares moves to (1-0) in upset games this season, while FDC Chiefs falls to (1-1).
In a losing effort, Ryan Tannehill recorded 32.4 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.