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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Brian's awful Team
7-9 248
259.63
 
VS
proj
Freshprince_305
218 6-10
228.06

Brian's awful Team overcome starter's goose egg, come back to beat Freshprince_305, 248-218

Despite a 0-point performance from Jayron Kearse, Brian's awful Team were able to persevere and earn the victory, coming back for a 248-218 win over Freshprince_305. Brian's awful Team trailed 186-171 heading into Sunday night, but the team roared back behind Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 231 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 19 yards for 51 points, and Christian Kirksey, who made a tackle , recorded a sack , and intercepted a pass (10 points). Lamar Jackson (38 points) and Amari Cooper (24) carried the flag for Freshprince_305 in the loss. This marks the first time this season Brian's awful Team have knocked off Freshprince_305, after falling 269-255 in their last matchup. Brian's awful Team finish the season at 7-9, while Freshprince_305 end the campaign at 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Brian's awful Team   Freshprince_305

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Anderson overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 16 points against his 13.93-point projection. In a 20-13 win over the Football Team, he caught 7 passes for 39 yards and a touchdown.
Robby Anderson

Top Player Comparison

Brian's awful Team
Points
% of total points 248
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
51
55.58
20.6%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
26
19.51
10.5%
3
Allen Robinson II
WR
25
16.85
10.1%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
16
19.87
6.5%
Freshprince_305
Points
% of total points 218
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
38
49.23
17.4%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
24
13.94
11%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
16
11.4
7.3%
4
Justin Jefferson
WR
14
15.63
6.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Calvin Ridley had a 54-yard catch for Brian's awful Team, who trailed 150-118 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Amari Cooper had a 69-yard catch for Freshprince_305 to contribute to a 186-171 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 21-yard touchdown pass for Brian's awful Team to contribute to a 232-194 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Brian's awful Team   Freshprince_305
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 awful Team
Brian's awful Team ended the regular season 6th in the standings after averaging 261 points per game, 4th-best in the league.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
4059 Pass Yds, 44 Pass TDs, 145 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Dalvin Cook
Best Drafted
1557 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 361 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Drew Brees
Best Acquisition
2741 Pass Yds, 21 Pass TDs
Freshprince_305
Freshprince_305 completed the season averaging 234 points per game, 3rd-worst in the league, placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Ben Roethlisberger
MVP
3804 Pass Yds, 33 Pass TDs
Amari Cooper
Best Drafted
86 Rec, 1073 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Philip Rivers
Best Acquisition
4005 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs

Game Notes

Brian's awful Team got the victory despite the fact that only six of their 17 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Freshprince_305 had only eight of their 17 starters score higher than their projected points.
Brian's awful Team won despite starting Jayron Kearse, who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 30-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The loss ends a streak of two consecutive wins for Freshprince_305.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Brian's awful Team. They got the win, but did not cover the 31.57-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, Brian's awful Team moves to (1-1), while Freshprince_305 falls to (0-2).