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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Hot Hands
9-7 175.22
122.68
 
VS
proj
Conner Air
85.9 8-8
105.94

Hot Hands knock off Conner Air in 175.22-85.90 rout

Hot Hands beat expectations, rolling to a 175.22-85.90 win over Conner Air, who fell short of projections. Hot Hands earned an early 13.8-point lead on Saturday behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (12 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (8.8). Conner Air came back to take the lead on Sunday night, powered by Davante Adams (37.7 points) and A.J. Brown (6.3). Unphased, Hot Hands rallied on Monday night with their back against the wall, as Stefon Diggs (37 points) put them back on top for good. This marks the third time this season Hot Hands have beaten Conner Air, after winning 126.02-122.34 in their last matchup. Hot Hands end the season with a record of 9-7, while Conner Air finish the campaign at 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Hot Hands   Conner Air

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Vikings in Week 16, Kamara racked up 172 yards from scrimmage and ran for 6 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 54.7 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season.
Alvin Kamara

Top Player Comparison

Hot Hands
Points
% of total points 175.22
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
54.7
19.23
31.2%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
37
15.05
21.1%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
21.32
24.16
12.2%
4
J.D. McKissic
RB
19.2
9.15
11%
Conner Air
Points
% of total points 85.9
1
Davante Adams
WR
37.7
19.15
43.9%
2
Noah Fant
TE
9.5
9.01
11.1%
3
Chris Carson
RB
9.4
13.82
10.9%
4
Baker Mayfield
QB
8
18.86
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 50-yard touchdown catch for Hot Hands on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Hot Hands   Conner Air
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before turning our attention to next year.
Hot Hands
Hot Hands completed the season averaging 125.15 points per game, highest in the league, placing them 5th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Alvin Kamara
MVP
932 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 756 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Lamar Jackson
Best Drafted
2644 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs, 908 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Justin Herbert
Best Acquisition
4034 Pass Yds, 28 Pass TDs, 225 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Conner Air
Conner Air completed the season with the league's 5th-most points average (112.43 ppg), placing them 6th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Davante Adams
MVP
109 Rec, 1328 Rec Yds, 17 Rec TDs
A.J. Brown
Best Drafted
60 Rec, 924 Rec Yds, 10 Rec TDs
Taysom Hill
Best Acquisition
928 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 416 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs

StatSmack

Hot Hands are undefeated versus Conner Air this season, with a record of 3-0.
This isn't a fluke. In three games vs Conner Air this season, Hot Hands have averaged more points (142.15) than they usually score this season (125.15).
We heard scoring helps you win. Hot Hands are doing a better job of that, averaging 125.15 versus Conner Air's 112.43.
Even the computers think Hot Hands have better players. They have a higher projected points average (123.59) than Conner Air (113.74).
In dire times, at least Hot Hands keep it close. They've been blown out less times than Conner Air (2 vs 3).
Hot Hands are clutch masters, with more close wins than Conner Air (2 vs 1).
Hot Hands should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Conner Air (9 vs 6).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Conner Air - they’ve made more transactions (1) than Hot Hands (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Hot Hands have outscored Conner Air at QB, RB, and DEF this season.
Hot Hands don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 11 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Hot Hands had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Conner Air (0).
Hey Conner Air, maybe you'll have better luck next year!