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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Baby Chark
7-8 122.6
78.11
 
VS
proj
Nick
86.13 7-9
70.49

Baby Chark come back to knock off Nick, 122.60-86.13

Both teams exceeded projections, but Baby Chark knocked off Nick, coming back for a 122.60-86.13 win. Baby Chark trailed 71.28-83.35 heading into Monday night, but the team charged back behind Stefon Diggs, who caught 9 passes for 145 yards and 3 touchdowns for 39.25 points. Rob Gronkowski (19.3 points) and Russell Wilson (18.65) led the way for Nick in the loss. This marks the first time this season Baby Chark have beaten Nick, after falling 114.33-112.52 in their last matchup. Baby Chark end the season at 7-8, while Nick finish the campaign at 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Baby Chark   Nick

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Diggs (9 Rec, 145 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) scored 39.25 points against the Patriots in Week 16. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 16.86-point projection and was much higher than his 17.16-point season scoring average.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

Baby Chark
Points
% of total points 122.6
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
39.25
16.86
32%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
23.9
18.95
19.5%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
23.1
10.45
18.8%
4
Matt Ryan
QB
20.15
17.76
16.4%
Nick
Points
% of total points 86.13
1
Rob Gronkowski
TE
19.3
8.99
22.4%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
18.65
22.87
21.7%
3
Robby Anderson
WR
15.15
12.46
17.6%
4
Latavius Murray
RB
14.85
10.45
17.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Rob Gronkowski had a 33-yard touchdown catch and a 25-yard touchdown catch for Nick, contributing to a 28.48-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 54-yard pass for Baby Chark, while DJ Chark Jr. had a 20-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 60.25-37.48 lead for Baby Chark.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but after all the plays were accounted for, Baby Chark boasted an 83.35-71.28 lead. For Baby Chark, CeeDee Lamb had a 52-yard touchdown catch. Russell Wilson made the highlight reel for Nick with a 45-yard pass.
Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 50-yard touchdown catch for Baby Chark during Monday Night Football, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Baby Chark   Nick
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.
Baby Chark
Baby Chark ended the season with the league's 6th-best points average (119.76 ppg), placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Stefon Diggs
MVP
120 Rec, 1459 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Matt Ryan
Best Drafted
4316 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs
Jonathan Taylor
Best Acquisition
916 Rush Yds, 9 Rush TDs, 298 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Nick
Nick completed the season averaging 105.91 points per game, 8th-most in the league, placing them 10th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
4391 Pass Yds, 40 Pass TDs, 489 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Robby Anderson
Best Drafted
92 Rec, 1056 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Keenan Allen
Best Acquisition
100 Rec, 992 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Baby Chark scored higher than their projected point totals.
Nick had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Baby Chark had three starters score zero points, while Nick had three.
Baby Chark had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Nick.
Baby Chark put up more points than their season scoring average (119.76) while Nick fell short of theirs (105.91).
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
This victory concludes a three-game losing streak for Baby Chark.
Not only did Baby Chark win, but they also easily covered the 7.62-point projected margin of victory.
Baby Chark moves to (2-2) in comeback games this year, while Nick falls to (1-3).
Despite the loss, Rob Gronkowski recorded 19.3 points, the second-highest score for a tight end this week.