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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Brian's Team
9-7 91.46
97.12
 
VS
proj
Arizona Scorpions
81.76 6-10
112.05

Back-and-forth battle ends with Brian's Team coming back to knock off Arizona Scorpions, 91.46-81.76

What a whirlwind! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring four lead changes, Brian's Team earned a come-from-behind victory over Arizona Scorpions, rallying to earn a 91.46-81.76 win. Brian's Team trailed 65.66-64.26 heading into Monday night, but the unit came storming back behind Aaron Jones (27 points) and Adam Thielen (0.2). Michael Thomas (25.6 points) and Davante Adams (16.1) carried the flag for Arizona Scorpions in the loss. This marks the first time this season Brian's Team have taken down Arizona Scorpions, after falling 142.28-103.18 in their last matchup. Brian's Team finish the season with a record of 9-7, while Arizona Scorpions end the campaign at 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Brian's Team   Arizona Scorpions

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 154 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Vikings, Jones tallied 27 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 13.15-point projection and was much higher than his 17.19-point season scoring average.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

Brian's Team
Points
% of total points 91.46
1
Aaron Jones
RB
27
13.15
29.5%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
18.96
19.01
20.7%
3
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
12.4
9.79
13.6%
4
Le'Veon Bell
RB
11.3
13.16
12.4%
Arizona Scorpions
Points
% of total points 81.76
1
Michael Thomas
WR
25.6
18.33
31.3%
2
Davante Adams
WR
16.1
15.98
19.7%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
10.96
21.3
13.4%
4
Robbie Gould
K
10
8.51
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Monday
Aaron Jones had a 56-yard touchdown run for Brian's Team on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Brian's Team   Arizona Scorpions
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before pivoting to next year.
Brian's Team
Brian's Team finished the season with the league's 6th-best points average (91.04 ppg), placing them 6th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Aaron Jones
MVP
984 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 431 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Carson Wentz
Best Drafted
3750 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 228 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Best Acquisition
Arizona Scorpions
Arizona Scorpions ended the season with the league's 3rd-best points average (103.54 ppg), placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
3877 Pass Yds, 29 Pass TDs, 313 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Michael Thomas
Best Drafted
145 Rec, 1688 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
DJ Chark Jr.
Best Acquisition
69 Rec, 974 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Brian's Team got the win even though only three of their nine starting players exceeded their projected scores.
Arizona Scorpions had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Brian's Team won despite starting Adam Vinatieri, who scored zero points.
Brian's Team put up more points than their season scoring average (91.04) while Arizona Scorpions fell short of theirs (103.54).
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup's 9.7-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Brian's Team moves to (3-1) in upset games this season, while Arizona Scorpions falls to (1-3).
Despite the loss, Michael Thomas (25.6 points) recorded the top overall score for a wideout this week.