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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Northstars
10-6 123.62
115.3
 
VS
proj
Alvin's
105.56 8-8
92.94

Northstars defeat Alvin's for seventh straight win, 123.62-105.56

Northstars extended their win streak to seven games with a hard-fought victory over Alvin's, earning a 123.62-105.56 win. Alvin's grabbed an 8.7-point lead on Saturday behind Jason Sanders (15 points) and Mike Gesicki (7.4), but Northstars held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Davante Adams, who caught 11 passes for 142 yards and 3 touchdowns for 37.7 points, and Justin Herbert, who passed for 253 yards and a touchdown and ran for 26 yards (16.72 points). Deshaun Watson (324 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 38 Rush Yds) and David Montgomery (95 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 26 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Alvin's in the loss. This marks the second time this season Northstars have taken down Alvin's, after winning 138.46-27 in their last matchup. Northstars end the season at 10-6, while Alvin's finish the campaign at 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Northstars   Alvin's

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 20-9 win over the Rams, the Seahawks defense scored 9 points to beat their 5.8-point projection. They allowed only 9 points, surrendered 334 yards, and intercepted a pass to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Northstars this week.
The Seattle Seahawks defense

Top Player Comparison

Northstars
Points
% of total points 123.62
1
Davante Adams
WR
37.7
19.15
30.5%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
16.72
21.46
13.5%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
15.5
18.37
12.5%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
15.1
17.07
12.2%
Alvin's
Points
% of total points 105.56
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
26.76
21.51
25.4%
2
David Montgomery
RB
19.1
16.54
18.1%
3
Jason Sanders
K
15
8.61
14.2%
4
Gus Edwards
RB
13.2
6.25
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass for Alvin's, helping the team to a 91.96-28.80 lead.

Points By Position

  Northstars   Alvin's
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.
Northstars
Northstars finished the season with the league's 4th-highest points average (102.89 ppg), placing them 5th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Davante Adams
MVP
109 Rec, 1328 Rec Yds, 17 Rec TDs
Darren Waller
Best Drafted
98 Rec, 1079 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Dalvin Cook
Best Acquisition
1557 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 361 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Alvin's
Alvin's finished the regular season 6th in the standings after averaging 88.75 points per game, 6th-best in the league.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
4458 Pass Yds, 30 Pass TDs, 432 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Amari Cooper
Best Drafted
86 Rec, 1073 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
David Montgomery
Best Acquisition
1001 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 375 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

What If

Northstars would have beaten five other teams besides Alvin's this week.
Alvin's would have lost to just two other teams besides Northstars this week.
If Northstars played Alvin's every week this season, they'd be 10-6.
Northstars would be 10-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Alvin's.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Northstars, Alvin's would be 10-4.
If Northstars had played every team in the league each week, they would be 84-56.
If they played every team every week, Alvin's would be 66-74.