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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Nathan's Team
8-8 107.1
108.36
 
VS
proj
The Bark
105.02 5-11
88.9

The Bark fall to Nathan's Team in 107.10-105.02 battle despite topping predictions

Nathan's Team fell short of projections while The Bark showed up and outperformed their projected point total, but it wasn't enough to change the result as Nathan's Team eked out a 107.10-105.02 victory. The Bark had a chance to come from behind on Sunday night, but it wasn't to be. Nathan's Team led 106.40-94.02 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 10 points from Harrison Butker on Sunday night for The Bark. Nathan's Team were led by Kenyan Drake (31.9 points) and DeAndre Washington (17.6). This marks the third time this season Nathan's Team have gotten the best of The Bark, after winning 103.6-89 in their last matchup. Nathan's Team end the season with a record of 8-8, while The Bark finish the campaign at 5-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Nathan's Team   The Bark

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Seahawks in Week 16, Drake racked up 184 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 31.9 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Nathan's Team this week.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

Nathan's Team
Points
% of total points 107.1
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
31.9
13.85
29.8%
2
DeAndre Washington
RB
17.6
11.58
16.4%
3
Kenny Golladay
WR
15.6
10.46
14.6%
4
Jameis Winston
QB
15
20.7
14%
The Bark
Points
% of total points 105.02
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
41.9
17.96
39.9%
2
Josh Allen
QB
20.62
18.29
19.6%
3
Robert Woods
WR
16.3
12.46
15.5%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
12
15.31
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Josh Allen had a 53-yard touchdown pass for The Bark to contribute to a 36.92-15.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Saquon Barkley had a 67-yard touchdown run and a 33-yard touchdown catch for The Bark to contribute to a 94.02-29.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Kenyan Drake had an 80-yard touchdown run for Nathan's Team, contributing to a 106.40-94.02 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Harrison Butker had a 56-yard field goal for The Bark, who trailed 107.10-105.02 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Nathan's Team   The Bark
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.
Nathan's Team
Nathan's Team ended the season with the league's 6th-best points average (105.18 ppg), placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Derrick Henry
MVP
1329 Rush Yds, 13 Rush TDs, 206 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Wil Lutz
Best Drafted
32-36 FG, 58 long, 42-43 XP
Jameis Winston
Best Acquisition
4908 Pass Yds, 31 Pass TDs, 245 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
The Bark
The Bark finished the regular season 8th in the standings after averaging 88.03 points per game, 3rd-lowest in the league.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
3084 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs, 510 Rush Yds, 9 Rush TDs
Leonard Fournette
Best Drafted
1152 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 522 Rec Yds
Frank Gore
Best Acquisition
573 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs

Game Notes

Nathan's Team got the victory despite the fact that only four of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
The Bark had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Bark could have used points from Frank Gore and Eric Ebron, as both put up goose eggs.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Nathan's Team won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while The Bark exceeded their projection.
The matchup's 2.08-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Nathan's Team managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 19.45-point projected margin of victory.
Nathan's Team moves to (1-2) in close games this season, while The Bark falls to (1-2).
A bright spot in the defeat, Saquon Barkley (41.9 points) officially put up the 5th-highest score in the league this season.