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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Valley Vikings
9-7 315.2
293.61
 
VS
proj
Gringo's Team
283.03 6-10
276.66

Despite top scorer Allen, Gringo's Team fall to Valley Vikings, 315.20-283.03

Josh Allen accumulated 52.1 points for Gringo's Team, the best total in the matchup and second-highest in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to defeat Valley Vikings, who secured a 315.20-283.03 victory. Gringo's Team grabbed a 4.63-point lead on Saturday behind Jakeem Grant (12.13 points) and Antoine Winfield Jr. (8), but Valley Vikings held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Jamison Crowder (43 Pass Yds, 14 Rush Yds, 92 Rec Yds, 2 Off. TDs,) and Patrick Mahomes (278 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 21 Rush Yds). Josh Allen (320 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 35 Rush Yds) and Davante Adams (11 Rec, 142 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) did everything they could for Gringo's Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season Valley Vikings have gotten the best of Gringo's Team, after falling 261.4-232.9 in their last matchup. Valley Vikings end the season at 9-7, while Gringo's Team finish the campaign at 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Valley Vikings   Gringo's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 15.5 points, Carlson scored 63.8% more than his 9.46-point projection as the Raiders lost to the Dolphins 26-25. He made all 4 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Valley Vikings this week.
Daniel Carlson

Top Player Comparison

Valley Vikings
Points
% of total points 315.2
1
Jamison Crowder
WR
35.6
14.98
11.3%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
33.45
46.63
10.6%
3
Zach Cunningham
LB
25.5
19.26
8.1%
4
Roquan Smith
LB
24
18.15
7.6%
Gringo's Team
Points
% of total points 283.03
1
Josh Allen
QB
52.1
35.95
18.4%
2
Davante Adams
WR
48.15
27.21
17%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
27.3
17.81
9.6%
4
Nyheim Hines
RB
21.7
14.89
7.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Valley Vikings had a 241.90-59.63 lead. Jamison Crowder had a 43-yard touchdown pass and a 30-yard touchdown catch for Valley Vikings, while Patrick Mahomes had a 25-yard touchdown pass. Harrison Butker made the highlight reel for Gringo's Team with a 53-yard field goal.
Monday
Josh Allen had a 50-yard touchdown pass for Gringo's Team.

Points By Position

  Valley Vikings   Gringo's Team

Game Notes

Nine of the 16 starters on Valley Vikings scored higher than their projected point totals.
Gringo's Team had only six of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
Gringo's Team can partially blame the loss on Corey Davis, who didn't score any points.
The two highest scorers for Gringo's Team (Josh Allen and Davante Adams) scored more points than Jamison Crowder, the leading scorer for Valley Vikings.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
Not only did Valley Vikings get the W, but they also covered the 16.95-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Josh Allen (52.1 points) recorded the best overall score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Valley Vikings
Mission accomplished, Valley Vikings. Nice work deploying a lineup that recorded more than 315 points this past week.
Gringo's Team
Well, Gringo's Team, this week's problem was fairly easy to spot. Starting Corey Davis in a fantasy matchup where your opponent put up more than 315 points... let's all just put this behind us and move on.