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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
The Air Raid
7-8 136.22
107.25
 
VS
proj
Hi Risk Hi Reward
91.26 8-7
107.31

The Air Raid smirk at projections, knock off Hi Risk Hi Reward in 136.22-91.26 rout

The Air Raid brought their A game, rolling to a 136.22-91.26 win over Hi Risk Hi Reward, who fell short of projections. Hi Risk Hi Reward earned a 1.8-point lead on Saturday behind Sony Michel (10.6 points) and Devin Singletary (5.3), but The Air Raid held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Devonta Freeman (29.2 points) and Michael Thomas (25.6). Julio Jones (10 Rec, 166 Rec Yds) and Matt Ryan (384 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) did everything they could for Hi Risk Hi Reward in the loss. This marks the first time this season The Air Raid have gotten the best of Hi Risk Hi Reward, after falling 89.28-85.14 in their last matchup. The Air Raid end the season with a record of 7-8, while Hi Risk Hi Reward finish the campaign at 8-7.

Matchup Timeline

  The Air Raid   Hi Risk Hi Reward

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 23.2 points, Gesicki more-than-tripled his 7.37-point projection as the Dolphins beat the Bengals 38-35. He caught 6 passes for 82 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any TE in the league this season.
Mike Gesicki

Top Player Comparison

The Air Raid
Points
% of total points 136.22
1
Devonta Freeman
RB
29.2
13.47
21.4%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
25.6
18.33
18.8%
3
Mike Gesicki
TE
23.2
7.37
17%
4
Kyler Murray
QB
12.72
19.06
9.3%
Hi Risk Hi Reward
Points
% of total points 91.26
1
Julio Jones
WR
21.6
17.08
23.7%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
17.96
20.61
19.7%
3
Davante Adams
WR
16.1
15.98
17.6%
4
Sony Michel
RB
10.6
9.26
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
John Brown had a 53-yard touchdown catch for The Air Raid, who trailed 15.90-14.10 after Saturday's games.
Sunday Early
Mike Gesicki had a 31-yard touchdown catch for The Air Raid to contribute to a 123.50-59.76 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 21-yard touchdown pass for The Air Raid, contributing to a 136.22-75.16 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Air Raid   Hi Risk Hi Reward
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.
The Air Raid
The Air Raid ended the regular season 8th in the standings after averaging 106.89 points per game, 5th-best in the league.
Important Players
Michael Thomas
MVP
145 Rec, 1688 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Kyler Murray
Best Drafted
3397 Pass Yds, 18 Pass TDs, 544 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Baker Mayfield
Best Acquisition
3548 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs, 112 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Hi Risk Hi Reward
Hi Risk Hi Reward completed the regular season 7th in the standings after averaging 95.69 points per game, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
4153 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs, 147 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Julio Jones
Best Drafted
92 Rec, 1316 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Carlos Hyde
Best Acquisition
1057 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on The Air Raid scored higher than their projected point totals.
Hi Risk Hi Reward had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Devonta Freeman, Michael Thomas, and Mike Gesicki all scored more points than Julio Jones, the leading scorer for Hi Risk Hi Reward.
The Air Raid put up more points than their season scoring average (106.89) while Hi Risk Hi Reward fell short of theirs (95.69).
The Air Raid scored more points than their projected total, while Hi Risk Hi Reward failed to reach their projection.
The Air Raid moves to (3-2) in blowout games this year, while Hi Risk Hi Reward falls to (1-4).
For Hi Risk Hi Reward, Julio Jones scored 21.6 points, the third-best score for a WR this week.