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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Skins
10-5 442
428.44
 
VS
proj
Lightning Bolts
415 10-6
353.49

Lightning Bolts fall to Skins 442-415 despite outperforming projections

Lightning Bolts showed up and exceeded their projected point total, but it wasn't enough to change the result as Skins emerged victorious with a 442-415 victory. Skins took a 144-point lead on Saturday behind standout performances from Devin White (49 points) and Fred Warner (45). Lightning Bolts came back to take the lead during the early slate on Sunday, powered by Mitchell Trubisky (59 points) and Brandin Cooks (49). Not to be deterred, Skins made a run later that afternoon, as Jalen Hurts (62 points) and Cole Holcomb (36) put them back in the lead for good. This marks the first time this season Skins have beaten Lightning Bolts, after falling 376-342 in their last matchup. Skins end the season with a record of 10-5, while Lightning Bolts finish the campaign at 10-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Skins   Lightning Bolts

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 122 yards from scrimmage against the Giants, Edwards put up 26 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.89-point projection and was much higher than his 14.25-point season scoring average.
Gus Edwards

Top Player Comparison

Skins
Points
% of total points 442
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
62
56.02
14%
2
Devin White
LB
49
29.7
11.1%
3
Fred Warner
LB
45
25.13
10.2%
4
Joe Schobert
LB
40
26.69
9%
Lightning Bolts
Points
% of total points 415
1
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
59
56.02
14.2%
2
Brandin Cooks
WR
49
21.9
11.8%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
38
28.51
9.2%
4
David Long Jr.
LB
35
4.12
8.4%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Rob Gronkowski had a 33-yard touchdown catch and a 25-yard touchdown catch for Lightning Bolts, who trailed 180-36 after Saturday's games.
Sunday Early
Brandin Cooks had a 25-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard catch for Lightning Bolts, while Mitchell Trubisky had a 22-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 281-271 lead for Lightning Bolts.
Sunday Late
Jalen Hurts had an 81-yard touchdown pass and a 43-yard pass for Skins, contributing to a 426-352 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Skins   Lightning Bolts
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.
Skins
Skins ended the season with the league's 4th-highest points average (412 ppg), placing them on top of the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Devin White
MVP
140 Tackles, 9 Sacks
Budda Baker
Best Drafted
113 Tackles, 2 Sacks, 2 Ints
Jalen Hurts
Best Acquisition
989 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs, 323 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Lightning Bolts
Lightning Bolts ended the season with the league's 3rd-most points average (414 ppg), placing them 3rd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Tyreek Hill
MVP
123 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 1276 Rec Yds, 15 Rec TDs
Calvin Ridley
Best Drafted
82 Rec, 1322 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Mitchell Trubisky
Best Acquisition
1803 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs, 173 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD

StatSmack

Even the machines think Skins have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (425.2) than Lightning Bolts (359.52).
Skins are clutch masters, with more close wins than Lightning Bolts (2 vs 1).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Lightning Bolts - they’ve made more transactions (7) than Skins (4) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Skins have outscored Lightning Bolts at QB, TE, and IDP this season.
Skins don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 25 points, third-highest in the league.
Hey Lightning Bolts, maybe you'll have better luck next year!