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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Blazin Blitzers
10-6 132
137.87
 
VS
proj
headhunters
94 10-6
149.87

Back-and-forth battle ends with Blazin Blitzers defeating headhunters, 132-94

What a battle! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Blazin Blitzers earned a hard-fought victory over headhunters, earning a 132-94 win. Blazin Blitzers were led by Jamison Crowder (29 points) and Diontae Johnson (21), while Darren Waller (5 Rec, 112 Rec Yds) and Nick Chubb (28 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 38 Rec Yds) did their part for headhunters in the loss. This marks the first time this season Blazin Blitzers have knocked off headhunters, after falling 142-87 in their last matchup. Blazin Blitzers finish the season at 10-6, while headhunters end the campaign at 10-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Blazin Blitzers   headhunters

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 131 yards from scrimmage against the Texans, Bernard recorded 19 points this week. His scoring output was 63.8% more than his 11.6-point projection and was much higher than his 11.3-point season scoring average.
Giovani Bernard

Top Player Comparison

Blazin Blitzers
Points
% of total points 132
1
Jamison Crowder
WR
29
12.16
22%
2
Diontae Johnson
WR
21
15.51
15.9%
3
Ryan Tannehill
QB
20
20.29
15.2%
4
Giovani Bernard
RB
19
11.6
14.4%
headhunters
Points
% of total points 94
1
Darren Waller
TE
19
15.43
20.2%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
16
18.64
17%
3
Daniel Carlson
K
13
8.43
13.8%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
13
11.99
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jamison Crowder had a 43-yard touchdown pass and a 30-yard touchdown catch for Blazin Blitzers, while Diontae Johnson had a 39-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 93-86 lead for Blazin Blitzers.
Sunday Night
Ryan Tannehill had a 45-yard touchdown run for Blazin Blitzers to contribute to a 130-94 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Blazin Blitzers   headhunters
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were drafting these teams, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Blazin Blitzers
Blazin Blitzers finished the season averaging 141 points per game, 4th-most in the league, placing them 4th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Derrick Henry
MVP
1777 Rush Yds, 15 Rush TDs, 114 Rec Yds
A.J. Brown
Best Drafted
60 Rec, 924 Rec Yds, 10 Rec TDs
Ryan Tannehill
Best Acquisition
3603 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs, 228 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
headhunters
headhunters finished the regular season 3rd in the standings after averaging 148 points per game, 3rd-highest in the league.
Important Players
DeAndre Hopkins
MVP
111 Rec, 1372 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Darren Waller
Best Drafted
98 Rec, 1079 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Kirk Cousins
Best Acquisition
3860 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs, 155 Rush Yds

Game Notes

Blazin Blitzers got the W despite the fact that only four of their 10 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
headhunters had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
headhunters could have used points from Matthew Stafford and Corey Davis, as both put up goose eggs.
Jamison Crowder, Diontae Johnson, and Ryan Tannehill all scored more points than Darren Waller, the leading scorer for headhunters.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
For headhunters, Darren Waller (19 points) registered the second-best score for a TE this week.