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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
larry's Team
8-8 224
214.73
 
VS
proj
Raiders4Life
170.4 7-9
217.37

Raiders4Life fall short of predictions, lose to larry's Team, 224.0-170.4

Raiders4Life failed to meet expectations, as larry's Team earned a 224.0-170.4 win. Raiders4Life took a 23.5-point lead on Saturday behind Tyler Higbee (14.9 points) and Matt Gay (12), but larry's Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Carson Wentz, who passed for 319 yards and a touchdown and ran for 22 yards for 55.6 points, and Tyler Boyd, who caught 9 passes for 128 yards and 2 touchdowns (29.3 points). Russell Wilson (31.1 points) and Phillip Lindsay (18.8) did their part for Raiders4Life in the loss. This marks the second time this season larry's Team have beaten Raiders4Life, after falling 238.3-150.1 in their last matchup. larry's Team finish the season at 8-8, while Raiders4Life end the campaign at 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  larry's Team   Raiders4Life

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Boyd overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 29.3 points against his 12.02-point projection. In a 38-35 loss to the Dolphins, he caught 9 passes for 128 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Tyler Boyd

Top Player Comparison

larry's Team
Points
% of total points 224
1
Carson Wentz
QB
55.6
50.07
24.8%
2
Tyler Boyd
WR
29.3
12.02
13.1%
3
Mark Andrews
TE
24.3
10.82
10.8%
4
George Kittle
TE
16.4
12.99
7.3%
Raiders4Life
Points
% of total points 170.4
1
Russell Wilson
QB
31.1
54.16
18.3%
2
Phillip Lindsay
RB
18.8
11.87
11%
3
Tyler Higbee
TE
14.9
8.02
8.7%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
12.4
9.93
7.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Matt Gay had a 50-yard field goal for Raiders4Life to contribute to a 49.9-26.4 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Tyler Boyd had a 34-yard touchdown catch for larry's Team, while Mark Andrews had a 39-yard touchdown catch, helping larry's Team to a 123.0-87.3 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was larry's Team who grabbed the lead, 196.9-164.2. For larry's Team, Larry Fitzgerald had a 21-yard touchdown catch. Phillip Lindsay made the highlight reel for Raiders4Life with a 27-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  larry's Team   Raiders4Life
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.
larry's Team
larry's Team finished the regular season 5th in the standings after averaging 200.7 points per game, 3rd-best in the league.
Important Players
Carson Wentz
MVP
3750 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 228 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Derrick Henry
Best Drafted
1329 Rush Yds, 13 Rush TDs, 206 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Mark Andrews
Best Acquisition
64 Rec, 852 Rec Yds, 10 Rec TDs
Raiders4Life
Raiders4Life ended the regular season 6th in the standings after averaging 198.8 points per game, 4th-highest in the league.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
3877 Pass Yds, 29 Pass TDs, 313 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Drew Brees
Best Drafted
2726 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs
Tyler Higbee
Best Acquisition
61 Rec, 650 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Only eight of the 18 starters on larry's Team exceeded their scoring projections.
Raiders4Life had only seven of their 18 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
larry's Team put up more points than their season scoring average (200.68) while Raiders4Life fell short of theirs (198.79).
larry's Team recorded more points than their projected total, while Raiders4Life fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 53.6-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This defeat snaps a three-match winning streak for Raiders4Life.
Despite the loss, Russell Wilson scored 31.1 points, the fifth-highest score for a quarterback this week.