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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Welcome to Mahomes
8-8 118.62
98.7
 
VS
proj
Team 1 ®
84.14 9-7
118.65

Welcome to Mahomes defeat Team 1 ®, 118.62-84.14

Welcome to Mahomes showed up and exceeded their projected point total, securing a 118.62-84.14 win over Team 1 ®, who fell short of projections. Team 1 ® grabbed a 3.4-point lead on Saturday behind Marvin Jones Jr., but Welcome to Mahomes held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Brandin Cooks, who caught 7 passes for 141 yards and a touchdown for 23.6 points, and Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 278 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 21 yards (20.22 points). Aaron Rodgers (231 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 19 Rush Yds) and Kareem Hunt (11 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 41 Rec Yds) were the top scorers for Team 1 ® in the loss. This marks the third time this season Welcome to Mahomes have knocked off Team 1 ®, after winning 104.88-98.98 in their last matchup. Welcome to Mahomes end the season with a record of 8-8, while Team 1 ® finish the campaign at 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Welcome to Mahomes   Team 1 ®

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

McKissic (15 Rush Yds, 77 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 19.2 points in a 20-13 lost to the Panthers in Week 16. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.15-point projection and was much higher than his 12.48-point season scoring average.
J.D. McKissic

Top Player Comparison

Welcome to Mahomes
Points
% of total points 118.62
1
Brandin Cooks
WR
23.6
12.06
19.9%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
20.22
27.21
17%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
20.1
11.17
16.9%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
19.3
17.1
16.3%
Team 1 ®
Points
% of total points 84.14
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
26.14
24.23
31.1%
2
Kareem Hunt
RB
12.7
14.16
15.1%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
11.8
19.03
14%
4
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
9
6.11
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Welcome to Mahomes who emerged with the lead, 83.22-32.10. Brandin Cooks had a 25-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard catch for Welcome to Mahomes, while Patrick Mahomes had a 25-yard touchdown pass. Harrison Butker made the highlight reel for Team 1 ® with a 53-yard field goal.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 21-yard touchdown pass for Team 1 ®, while Aaron Jones had a 59-yard run for the team, who trailed 109.42-84.14 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Welcome to Mahomes   Team 1 ®
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?
Welcome to Mahomes
Welcome to Mahomes finished the season averaging 98.62 points per game, 6th-best in the league, placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
4740 Pass Yds, 38 Pass TDs, 308 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Travis Kelce
Best Drafted
105 Rec, 1416 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
J.D. McKissic
Best Acquisition
365 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 559 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Team 1 ®
Team 1 ® finished the regular season 5th in the standings after averaging 112.03 points per game, 4th-most in the league.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
4059 Pass Yds, 44 Pass TDs, 145 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
1062 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs, 312 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Marvin Jones Jr.
Best Acquisition
68 Rec, 798 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs

What If

Welcome to Mahomes would have beaten only two other teams besides Team 1 ® this week.
Team 1 ® would have lost to six other teams besides Welcome to Mahomes this week.
If Welcome to Mahomes played Team 1 ® every week this season, they'd be 6-10.
Welcome to Mahomes would be 4-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Team 1 ®.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Welcome to Mahomes, Team 1 ® would be 11-2.
If Welcome to Mahomes had played every team in the league each week, they would be 62-78.
If they played every team every week, Team 1 ® would be 91-49.