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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Tally 1
11-5 140.16
114.01
 
VS
proj
Smokeybears
89.56 9-7
116.64

Tally 1 outperform expectations, defeat Smokeybears in 140.16-89.56 rout

Tally 1 exceeded expectations, rolling to a 140.16-89.56 win over Smokeybears, who fell short of projections. Smokeybears earned a 15.46-point lead on Saturday behind Deshaun Watson (10.06 points) and Emmanuel Sanders (7.6), but Tally 1 held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Kenyan Drake, who racked up 184 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 31.9 points, and Christian McCaffrey, who racked up 173 yards from scrimmage (24.8 points). Aaron Jones (154 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Melvin Gordon III (15 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 32 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Smokeybears in the loss. This marks the second time this season Tally 1 have knocked off Smokeybears, after winning 141.7-92.8 in their last matchup. Tally 1 finish the season at 11-5, while Smokeybears end the campaign at 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Tally 1   Smokeybears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 91 yards and a touchdown against the Cowboys, Goedert scored 19.6 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.81-point projection and was much higher than his 9.88-point season scoring average.
Dallas Goedert

Top Player Comparison

Tally 1
Points
% of total points 140.16
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
31.9
13.85
22.8%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
24.8
22.89
17.7%
3
Dallas Goedert
TE
19.6
7.81
14%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
15.6
10.46
11.1%
Smokeybears
Points
% of total points 89.56
1
Aaron Jones
RB
27
13.15
30.1%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
19.7
14.26
22%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
10.06
24.35
11.2%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
8
5.83
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Emmanuel Sanders had a 46-yard catch for Smokeybears to contribute to a 22.46-7.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Kenyan Drake had an 80-yard touchdown run for Tally 1 to contribute to a 126.96-62.56 lead for the team.
Monday
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Monday night. For Tally 1, Stefon Diggs had a 21-yard touchdown catch. Aaron Jones made the highlight reel for Smokeybears with a 56-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Tally 1   Smokeybears
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before looking ahead to next year.
Tally 1
Tally 1 completed the regular season in first place after averaging 120.25 points per game, highest in the league.
Important Players
Christian McCaffrey
MVP
1361 Rush Yds, 14 Rush TDs, 933 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Dalvin Cook
Best Drafted
1135 Rush Yds, 13 Rush TDs, 519 Rec Yds
Dallas Goedert
Best Acquisition
54 Rec, 542 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Smokeybears
Smokeybears ended the season with the league's 3rd-best points average (113.62 ppg), placing them 3rd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
3852 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 413 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
984 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 431 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Daniel Jones
Best Acquisition
2726 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs, 253 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on Tally 1 exceeded their projected point totals.
Smokeybears had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Tally 1 put up more points than their season scoring average (120.25) while Smokeybears fell short of theirs (113.62).
Tally 1 scored more points than their projected total, while Smokeybears fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 50.6-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This win snaps a two-match winless streak for Tally 1, while the loss brings an end to a two-game unbeaten streak for Smokeybears.
In blowout games this season, Tally 1 moves to (8-1), while Smokeybears falls to (7-5).
A bright spot in the defeat, Aaron Jones (27 points) recorded the fourth-best score in the league this week.