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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Lesnar's Legends
12-3 111.8
128.47
 
VS
proj
Diamond Donald Payne
109.14 8-8
120.47

Lesnar's Legends manage to top Diamond Donald Payne in 111.80-109.14 battle despite coming up short of predictions

There's no way around it, Lesnar's Legends underdelivered, at least based on projections. Still, they narrowly earned a 111.80-109.14 win over Diamond Donald Payne. Lesnar's Legends led 111.60-109.14 heading into Monday night with one player left to play. They were fortunate to have the lead already, as Adam Thielen didn't do much to pad their point total. Melvin Gordon III (15 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 32 Rec Yds) and Breshad Perriman (7 Rec, 102 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Diamond Donald Payne in the loss. This marks the second time this season Lesnar's Legends have beaten Diamond Donald Payne, after winning 183.02-105.36 in their last matchup. Lesnar's Legends end the season with a record of 12-3, while Diamond Donald Payne finish the campaign at 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Lesnar's Legends   Diamond Donald Payne

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Andrews caught 6 passes for 93 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Ravens beat the Browns 31-15. In doing so, he put up 24.3 points to more-than-double his 10.76-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Lesnar's Legends this week.
Mark Andrews

Top Player Comparison

Lesnar's Legends
Points
% of total points 111.8
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
27.8
22.9
24.9%
2
Mark Andrews
TE
24.3
10.76
21.7%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
11.7
13.3
10.5%
4
Dak Prescott
QB
11.3
19.88
10.1%
Diamond Donald Payne
Points
% of total points 109.14
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
19.7
14.27
18.1%
2
Breshad Perriman
WR
17.7
11.01
16.2%
3
Gardner Minshew II
QB
14.84
17.31
13.6%
4
Donald Payne
LB
12.5
8.97
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Lesnar's Legends boasted an 86.90-82.44 lead. For Lesnar's Legends, Mark Andrews had a 39-yard touchdown catch. Gardner Minshew II made the highlight reel for Diamond Donald Payne with a 42-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 41-yard pass for Lesnar's Legends, contributing to a 111.60-109.14 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Lesnar's Legends   Diamond Donald Payne
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were all gathered together for the draft, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Lesnar's Legends
Lesnar's Legends completed the season averaging 132.22 points per game, 2nd-best in the league, placing them in first place at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Christian McCaffrey
MVP
1361 Rush Yds, 14 Rush TDs, 933 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Dak Prescott
Best Drafted
4599 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 242 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Robbie Gould
Best Acquisition
21-29 FG, 47 long, 39-40 XP
Diamond Donald Payne
Diamond Donald Payne finished the regular season 6th in the standings after averaging 118.39 points per game, 6th-highest in the league.
Important Players
Nick Chubb
MVP
1453 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs, 277 Rec Yds
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
104 Rec, 1165 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Breshad Perriman
Best Acquisition
31 Rec, 511 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Only four of the 10 starters on Lesnar's Legends exceeded their scoring projections.
Despite five of their 10 starters scoring above their points projection, Diamond Donald Payne lost.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Lesnar's Legends managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 8-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this season, Lesnar's Legends moves to (1-1), while Diamond Donald Payne falls to (0-2).