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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Russ's Miracle Water
10-6 134.38
112.36
 
VS
proj
INDY's Team
80.36 11-4
104.11

Russ's Miracle Water top projections, knock off INDY's Team in 134.38-80.36 rout

Russ's Miracle Water exceeded their projected point total, rolling to a 134.38-80.36 win over INDY's Team, who fell short of projections. Russ's Miracle Water jumped out to a 34.7-point lead on Saturday behind a combined 24.9 points from Tyler Higbee (9 Rec, 104 Rec Yds) and Robbie Gould (2-2 FG, 33 long, 4-4 XP) and never looked back. Ezekiel Elliott (11.9 points) and Austin Hooper (11.7) carried the flag for INDY's Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season Russ's Miracle Water have knocked off INDY's Team, after falling 111.96-74.58 in their last matchup. Russ's Miracle Water end the season at 10-6, while INDY's Team finish the campaign at 11-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Russ's Miracle Water   INDY's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Boyd scored 29.3 points in a 38-35 loss to the Dolphins to more-than-double his 11.8-point projection. He caught 9 passes for 128 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Russ's Miracle Water this week.
Tyler Boyd

Top Player Comparison

Russ's Miracle Water
Points
% of total points 134.38
1
Tyler Boyd
WR
29.3
11.8
21.8%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
27
13.15
20.1%
3
Ryan Tannehill
QB
23.68
19.75
17.6%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
19.7
14.26
14.7%
INDY's Team
Points
% of total points 80.36
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
11.9
18.15
14.8%
2
Austin Hooper
TE
11.7
9.74
14.6%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
10.96
21.3
13.6%
4
Robby Anderson
WR
10.2
8.91
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was Russ's Miracle Water who owned the lead, 87.68-30.20. Ryan Tannehill had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass for Russ's Miracle Water, while Tyler Boyd had a 34-yard touchdown catch. Robby Anderson made the highlight reel for INDY's Team with a 23-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal for INDY's Team, who trailed 107.38-62.06 after the late round of games.
Monday
Aaron Jones had a 56-yard touchdown run for Russ's Miracle Water on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Russ's Miracle Water   INDY's Team
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 reflect back on this season one final time.
Russ's Miracle Water
Russ's Miracle Water completed the regular season 5th in the standings after averaging 113.20 points per game, best in the league.
Important Players
Aaron Jones
MVP
984 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 431 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Patrick Mahomes
Best Drafted
3857 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs, 197 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Ryan Tannehill
Best Acquisition
2544 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs, 165 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
INDY's Team
INDY's Team finished the season averaging 113.14 points per game, 2nd-most in the league, placing them in first place at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Ezekiel Elliott
MVP
1235 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 418 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Chris Godwin
Best Drafted
86 Rec, 1333 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Chris Conley
Best Acquisition
44 Rec, 737 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Russ's Miracle Water had six of their nine starters exceed their projected point totals.
INDY's Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
Russ's Miracle Water had five players score more points than the leading scorer for INDY's Team.
Russ's Miracle Water put up more points than their season scoring average (113.2) while INDY's Team fell short of theirs (113.14).
Russ's Miracle Water put up more points than their projected total, while INDY's Team fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 54.02-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The win snaps a three-game losing slide for Russ's Miracle Water, while the loss caps a three-game winning streak for INDY's Team.
Not only did Russ's Miracle Water win, but they also easily covered the 8.25-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Russ's Miracle Water moves to (7-5), while INDY's Team falls to (5-1).