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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Apollo
12-4 177.06
204.93
 
VS
proj
drizz
165.84 9-7
206.08

Apollo find way to beat drizz 177.06-165.84

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, but Apollo did enough to knock off drizz, coming out on top with a 177.06-165.84 win. Apollo never trailed in this one after taking a 13.1-point lead on Saturday behind Robbie Gould (10 points) and Will Fuller V (3.1). Aaron Jones (154 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Patrick Mahomes (251 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 14 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) did everything they could for drizz in the loss. This marks the first time this season Apollo have gotten the best of drizz, after falling 189.28-167.06 in their last matchup. Apollo end the season with a record of 12-4, while drizz finish the campaign at 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Apollo   drizz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Drake (166 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 18 Rec Yds) scored 33.4 points in a 27-13 win over the Seahawks in Week 16. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 15.86-point projection and was much higher than his 13.91-point season scoring average.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

Apollo
Points
% of total points 177.06
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
33.4
15.86
18.9%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
21.4
15.4
12.1%
3
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
14.4
11.88
8.1%
4
Le'Veon Bell
RB
13.3
15.44
7.5%
drizz
Points
% of total points 165.84
1
Aaron Jones
RB
29
14.64
17.5%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
25.44
22.54
15.3%
3
Davante Adams
WR
22.6
19.16
13.6%
4
Robert Quinn
DE
11.5
4.57
6.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Kenyan Drake had an 80-yard touchdown run for Apollo, helping the team to a 142.76-69.80 lead.
Monday
Aaron Jones had a 56-yard touchdown run for drizz.

Points By Position

  Apollo   drizz
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?
Apollo
Apollo finished the season with the league's 2nd-highest points average (200.84 ppg), 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
Travis Kelce
Best Drafted
94 Rec, 1205 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Russell Wilson
Best Acquisition
3877 Pass Yds, 29 Pass TDs, 313 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
drizz
drizz completed the season with the league's 3rd-most points average (195.56 ppg), placing them 3rd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
3857 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs, 197 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
984 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 431 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Diontae Johnson
Best Acquisition
55 Rec, 626 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Only five of the 18 starters on Apollo exceeded their projected scoring totals.
drizz had only six of their 18 starters score higher than their projected points.
drizz can partially blame the loss on DK Metcalf, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup's 11.22-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the defeat, Aaron Jones put up 29 points, the fourth-best score for a RB this week.