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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
creeping death
12-3 166.58
148.98
 
VS
proj
Iced Dog
162.32 11-4
151.28

creeping death knock off Iced Dog for eighth straight win in 166.58-162.32 battle

creeping death extended their win streak to eight games with a narrow victory over Iced Dog, narrowly earning a 166.58-162.32 win. Iced Dog had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but they fell short. creeping death led 166.58-158.02 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 4.3 points from Mike Boone on Monday night for Iced Dog. Michael Thomas (12 Rec, 136 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Ryan Tannehill (272 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) did the heavy lifting for creeping death in the win. This marks the first time this season creeping death have gotten the best of Iced Dog, after falling 149.34-145.34 in their last matchup. creeping death finish the season at 12-3, while Iced Dog end the campaign at 11-4.

Matchup Timeline

  creeping death   Iced Dog

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thomas overachieved for the 10th time this season, scoring 34.6 points against his 22.77-point projection. In a 38-28 win over the Titans, he caught 12 passes for 136 yards and a touchdown.
Michael Thomas

Top Player Comparison

creeping death
Points
% of total points 166.58
1
Michael Thomas
WR
34.6
22.77
20.8%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
32.68
22.16
19.6%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
18.3
14.25
11%
4
Marlon Mack
RB
18.1
12.47
10.9%
Iced Dog
Points
% of total points 162.32
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
38.82
30.29
23.9%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
35.3
25.76
21.7%
3
Breshad Perriman
WR
20.2
13.35
12.4%
4
DeAndre Washington
RB
18.6
13.24
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the dust settled, creeping death owned a 143.48-119.92 lead. Ryan Tannehill had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass for creeping death, while A.J. Brown had a 49-yard touchdown run. Lamar Jackson made the highlight reel for Iced Dog with a 39-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Harrison Butker had a 56-yard field goal for Iced Dog, who trailed 166.58-158.02 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  creeping death   Iced Dog
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were all gathered together for the draft, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
creeping death
creeping death completed the season with the league's highest points average (162.82 ppg), placing them in first place at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Michael Thomas
MVP
145 Rec, 1688 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Drafted
1235 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 418 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Ryan Tannehill
Best Acquisition
2544 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs, 165 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Iced Dog
Iced Dog ended the regular season 2nd in the standings after averaging 155.60 points per game, 2nd-most in the league.
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
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Best Acquisition
3209 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs, 228 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs

StatSmack

creeping death are on fire, with victories in eight straight weeks.
creeping death don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Iced Dog (9 vs 6).
creeping death are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Iced Dog (1).
creeping death are clutch masters, with more close wins than Iced Dog (2 vs 1).
creeping death should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Iced Dog (11 vs 10).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Iced Dog - they’ve made more transactions (4) than creeping death (3) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, creeping death have outscored Iced Dog at RB, WR, and TE this season.
creeping death don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 30 points, highest in the league.
The starters for creeping death had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Iced Dog (2).
Hey Iced Dog, maybe you'll have better luck next year!