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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Vernon's Team
7-9 133.46
99
 
VS
proj
debo's Bold Team
101.48 6-10
100.8

Vernon's Team earn win over debo's Bold Team in 133.46-101.48 rout

Vernon's Team rose to the occasion and outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 133.46-101.48 win over debo's Bold Team. Vernon's Team took a 47.1-point lead on Saturday behind a combined 47.1 points from Mike Evans (10 Rec, 181 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Kenyan Drake (45 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and never looked back. Ben Roethlisberger (25.48 points) and Jonathan Taylor (19.4) were the leaders for debo's Bold Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season Vernon's Team have knocked off debo's Bold Team, after winning 95.4-85.68 in their last matchup. Vernon's Team end the season at 7-9, while debo's Bold Team finish the campaign at 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Vernon's Team   debo's Bold Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Saints in Week 16, Thielen scored 19.7 points to beat his 12.52-point projection. He caught 8 passes for 97 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Vernon's Team this week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Vernon's Team
Points
% of total points 133.46
1
Mike Evans
WR
35.1
12.58
26.3%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
26.76
21.51
20.1%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
19.7
12.52
14.8%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
15.1
17.07
11.3%
debo's Bold Team
Points
% of total points 101.48
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
25.48
17.94
25.1%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
19.4
13.98
19.1%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
16.4
15.78
16.2%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
15.9
10.82
15.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Mike Evans had a 27-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch for Vernon's Team to contribute to a 47.10-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Vernon's Team owned an 88.96-69.18 lead. For Vernon's Team, Deshaun Watson had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass. Ben Roethlisberger had a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for debo's Bold Team, while Calvin Ridley had a 54-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Vernon's Team   debo's Bold Team
Standings Update
Is it just us or did the end of the season come out of nowhere? Time flies when you're having fun. Before we pivot to next year, we'd like to dig into this season one final time.
Vernon's Team
Vernon's Team ended the season with the league's 3rd-worst points average (94.03 ppg), placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
4458 Pass Yds, 30 Pass TDs, 432 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Adam Thielen
Best Drafted
70 Rec, 868 Rec Yds, 14 Rec TDs
CeeDee Lamb
Best Acquisition
69 Rec, 892 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
debo's Bold Team
debo's Bold Team finished the season averaging 97.74 points per game, 7th-highest in the league, placing them 6th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Ben Roethlisberger
MVP
3804 Pass Yds, 33 Pass TDs
Calvin Ridley
Best Drafted
82 Rec, 1322 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Younghoe Koo
Best Acquisition
35-37 FG, 54 long, 30-33 XP

Game Notes

Vernon's Team had five of their nine starters exceed their projected points.
debo's Bold Team had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Vernon's Team had one starter score zero points, while debo's Bold Team had two.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
In blowout games this season, Vernon's Team moves to (2-5), while debo's Bold Team falls to (3-7).
On the losing side, Ben Roethlisberger recorded 25.48 points, the third-highest score for a quarterback this week.