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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
The Great Trubisky?
10-6 179.74
115.06
 
VS
proj
Bad Bologna
90.69 10-6
103.19

The Great Trubisky? beat expectations, knock off Bad Bologna in 179.74-90.69 rout

The Great Trubisky? rose to the occasion, cruising to a 179.74-90.69 win over Bad Bologna, who fell short of projections. The Great Trubisky? leapt out to a 51.8-point lead on Saturday behind a combined 40.8 points from the Houston Texans defense (20 Pts Allowed, 435 Yds Allowed, 5 Turnovers) and Robert Woods (8 Rec, 117 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Christian McCaffrey (54 Rush Yds, 119 Rec Yds) and Kenny Golladay (6 Rec, 66 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Bad Bologna in the loss. This marks the second time this season The Great Trubisky? have beaten Bad Bologna, after falling 116.61-94.28 in their last matchup. The Great Trubisky? finish the season at 10-6, while Bad Bologna end the campaign at 10-6.

Matchup Timeline

  The Great Trubisky?   Bad Bologna

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 20 points, surrendering 435 yards, and forcing 5 turnovers against the Buccaneers, the Texans defense put up 24.5 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 9.27-point projection and was much higher than their 12.97-point season scoring average.
The Houston Texans defense

Top Player Comparison

The Great Trubisky?
Points
% of total points 179.74
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
31.9
13.86
17.7%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
27.44
24.89
15.3%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
27
13.16
15%
4
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
24.5
9.27
13.6%
Bad Bologna
Points
% of total points 90.69
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
24.8
22.9
27.3%
2
Kenny Golladay
WR
15.6
10.45
17.2%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
13.2
11.85
14.6%
4
Terry McLaurin
WR
12.1
10.98
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Mark Andrews had a 39-yard touchdown catch for The Great Trubisky?, while Sterling Shepard had a 23-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 92.70-43.35 lead for The Great Trubisky?.
Sunday Late
Kenyan Drake had an 80-yard touchdown run for The Great Trubisky? to contribute to a 124.60-58.95 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Harrison Butker had a 56-yard field goal for Bad Bologna, who trailed 152.74-67.95 after Sunday Night Football.
Monday
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Monday night. For The Great Trubisky?, Aaron Jones had a 56-yard touchdown run. Stefon Diggs made the highlight reel for Bad Bologna with a 21-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  The Great Trubisky?   Bad Bologna
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?
The Great Trubisky?
The Great Trubisky? ended the season averaging 119.83 points per game, 4th-highest in the league, placing them 6th 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
Hou Defense
Best Acquisition
23.3 Avg Pts Allowed, 383.1 Avg Yds Allowed, 22 Turnovers
Bad Bologna
Bad Bologna completed the regular season 4th in the standings after averaging 113.52 points per game, 7th-most in the league.
Important Players
Christian McCaffrey
MVP
1361 Rush Yds, 14 Rush TDs, 933 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Aaron Rodgers
Best Drafted
3679 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs, 182 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Bal Defense
Best Acquisition
18.1 Avg Pts Allowed, 309.4 Avg Yds Allowed, 23 Turnovers

Game Notes

The Great Trubisky? had eight of their nine starters exceed their projected points.
Despite five of their nine starters exceeding their points projection, Bad Bologna lost.
Bad Bologna can partially blame the loss on Derrick Henry, who didn't score any points.
The Great Trubisky? had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Bad Bologna.
The Great Trubisky? put up more points than their season scoring average (119.83) while Bad Bologna fell short of theirs (113.52).
The Great Trubisky? recorded more points than their projected total, while Bad Bologna fell short of their projection.
The 179.74 points scored by The Great Trubisky? are the most in the league this season.
The matchup's 89.05-point margin is the largest in the league this season.
Not only did The Great Trubisky? win, but they also easily covered the 11.87-point projected margin of victory.
The Great Trubisky? moves to (7-4) in blowout games this season, while Bad Bologna falls to (3-3).
Despite the loss, Christian McCaffrey scored 24.8 points, the fifth-best score for a RB this week.