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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
WilD RiNoWs 🦏
12-4 138.88
180.97
 
VS
proj
James's Starship
135.73 8-8
166.15

WilD RiNoWs 🦏 manage to beat James's Starship in 138.88-135.73 battle despite falling short of predictions

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, but WilD RiNoWs 🦏 did enough to get the best of James's Starship. Predicted to prevail by a score of 180.97-166.15, WilD RiNoWs 🦏 narrowly earned a 138.88-135.73 win over James's Starship. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as WilD RiNoWs 🦏 led 131.38-103.73 heading into Sunday night. James's Starship closed the gap behind A.J. Brown (8.3 points). WilD RiNoWs 🦏 were led by Russell Wilson (225 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Kyler Murray (247 Pass Yds, 75 Rush Yds). This marks the third time this season WilD RiNoWs 🦏 have beaten James's Starship, after winning 149.87-107.17 in their last matchup. WilD RiNoWs 🦏 finish the season at 12-4, while James's Starship end the campaign at 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  WilD RiNoWs 🦏   James's Starship

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Anderson scored 16.9 points in a 20-13 win over the Football Team to beat his 13.72-point projection. He caught 7 passes for 39 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on WilD RiNoWs 🦏 this week.
Robby Anderson

Top Player Comparison

WilD RiNoWs 🦏
Points
% of total points 138.88
1
Russell Wilson
QB
21.9
26.23
15.8%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
17.38
29.34
12.5%
3
Robby Anderson
WR
16.9
13.72
12.2%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
15.8
18.27
11.4%
James's Starship
Points
% of total points 135.73
1
Adam Thielen
WR
23.7
15.24
17.5%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
20.4
15.65
15%
3
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
19
12.24
14%
4
Philip Rivers
QB
14.8
22.28
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Kyler Murray had a 45-yard pass for WilD RiNoWs 🦏, contributing to a 30.58-9.98 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Philip Rivers had a 42-yard touchdown pass for James's Starship to contribute to a 66.68-52.08 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 45-yard pass for WilD RiNoWs 🦏, helping the team to a 131.38-103.73 lead.

Points By Position

  WilD RiNoWs 🦏   James's Starship
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were eagerly awaiting our draft grades, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
WilD RiNoWs 🦏
WilD RiNoWs 🦏 ended the season averaging 186.35 points per game, highest in the league, placing them in first place at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
4391 Pass Yds, 40 Pass TDs, 489 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Kyler Murray
Best Drafted
3884 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 816 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs
Jeff Wilson Jr.
Best Acquisition
524 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 121 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
James's Starship
James's Starship ended the regular season 3rd in the standings after averaging 169.54 points per game, 4th-highest in the league.
Important Players
Tyreek Hill
MVP
123 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 1276 Rec Yds, 15 Rec TDs
Adam Thielen
Best Drafted
70 Rec, 868 Rec Yds, 14 Rec TDs
Andy Dalton
Best Acquisition
1926 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs

Game Notes

WilD RiNoWs 🦏 got the victory despite the fact that only four of their 12 starters scored higher than their point projections.
James's Starship had only five of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
WilD RiNoWs 🦏 emerged victorious despite putting up a season-low 138.88 points.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
WilD RiNoWs 🦏 had the lowest winning score of the week.
The matchup's 3.15-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The loss puts an end to a four-game winning streak for James's Starship.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with WilD RiNoWs 🦏. They got the win, but did not cover the 14.82-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this year, WilD RiNoWs 🦏 moves to (2-3), while James's Starship falls to (1-1).
Despite the loss, Adam Thielen recorded 23.7 points, the third-best score for a wideout this week.