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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Goldfinger Slingers
8-8 465.82
500.01
 
VS
proj
GREEN LEGION
367 11-5
390.45

Unable to overcome starter's goose egg, GREEN LEGION fall to Goldfinger Slingers, 465.82-367.00

Hindered by a 0-point week from Damien Harris, GREEN LEGION were unable to overcome Goldfinger Slingers, which came out on top with a 465.82-367.00 victory. Goldfinger Slingers jumped out to a 124.9-point lead on Saturday behind impressive showings from Mike Evans (82.2 points) and Josh Jacobs (69 Rush Yds) and never looked back. Giovani Bernard (61.03 points) and Adam Thielen (51.4) carried the flag for GREEN LEGION in the loss. Goldfinger Slingers finish the season with a record of 8-8, while GREEN LEGION end the campaign at 11-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Goldfinger Slingers   GREEN LEGION

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 9.64 points, Sanders nearly doubled that amount by scoring 18 points as the Dolphins beat the Raiders 26-25. He made all 4 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Goldfinger Slingers this week.
Jason Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Goldfinger Slingers
Points
% of total points 465.82
1
Mike Evans
WR
82.2
34.81
17.6%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
61.29
56.93
13.2%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
50.62
71.77
10.9%
4
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
38.05
46.17
8.2%
GREEN LEGION
Points
% of total points 367
1
Giovani Bernard
RB
61.03
39.33
16.6%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
51.4
35.7
14%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
47.83
46.92
13%
4
Daniel Jones
QB
39.58
42.3
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Mike Evans had a 27-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch for Goldfinger Slingers to contribute to a 155.50-30.60 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were several players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Goldfinger Slingers became the proud owner of a 329.91-232.27 lead. Deshaun Watson had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass for Goldfinger Slingers, while Patrick Mahomes had a 25-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Matt Ryan had a 54-yard pass for GREEN LEGION, while Laviska Shenault Jr. had a 34-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Teddy Bridgewater had a 44-yard pass for Goldfinger Slingers, contributing to a 404.29-284.07 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Goldfinger Slingers   GREEN LEGION
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 reflect back on this season one last time.
Goldfinger Slingers
Goldfinger Slingers finished the regular season 6th in the standings after averaging 449.79 points per game, 2nd-most in the league.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
4740 Pass Yds, 38 Pass TDs, 308 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Deshaun Watson
Best Drafted
4458 Pass Yds, 30 Pass TDs, 432 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Nelson Agholor
Best Acquisition
47 Rec, 839 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
GREEN LEGION
GREEN LEGION ended the regular season atop the standings after averaging 418.95 points per game, 4th-highest in the league.
Important Players
James Robinson
MVP
1118 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 366 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Matt Ryan
Best Drafted
4316 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs
Giovani Bernard
Best Acquisition
409 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 355 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Only eight of the 20 starting players on Goldfinger Slingers exceeded their scoring projections.
GREEN LEGION had only eight of their 20 starters score higher than their projected points.
GREEN LEGION can partially blame the loss on Damien Harris, who didn't score any points.
Goldfinger Slingers put up more points than their season scoring average (449.79) while GREEN LEGION fell short of theirs (418.95).
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 98.82-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Goldfinger Slingers. They got the W, but failed to cover the 109.56-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Giovani Bernard scored 61.03 points, the second-highest score for a RB this week.