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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Puremichigan
4-12 93.15
88.69
 
VS
proj
Burt Bombers
78.35 6-10
98.33

Burt Bombers fall to Puremichigan, 93.15-78.35

There's no sugarcoating it, Burt Bombers didn't do their job, at least based on projections, as Puremichigan came out on top with a 93.15-78.35 win. Burt Bombers nabbed a 21.6-point lead on Saturday behind outstanding efforts from Nelson Agholor, who caught 5 passes for 155 yards and a touchdown for 24.5 points, and Salvon Ahmed, who ran for 2 yards (0.3 points). But Puremichigan held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Ben Roethlisberger (34.9 points) and Travis Kelce (15.8). Puremichigan finish the season with a record of 4-12, while Burt Bombers end the campaign at 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Puremichigan   Burt Bombers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 98 yards and a touchdown against the Falcons, Kelce registered 15.8 points this week. He scored 19.2% more than his 13.26-point projection and overachieved for the 10th time this season.
Travis Kelce

Top Player Comparison

Puremichigan
Points
% of total points 93.15
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
34.9
23.62
37.5%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
15.8
13.26
17%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
14.4
14.17
15.5%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
11.2
11.75
12%
Burt Bombers
Points
% of total points 78.35
1
Nelson Agholor
WR
24.5
8.08
31.3%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
24
25.32
30.6%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
15.9
7.21
20.3%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
7.9
11.95
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Nelson Agholor had an 85-yard touchdown catch for Burt Bombers, helping the team to a 24.80-3.20 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Puremichigan who claimed the lead, 74.10-44.75. For Puremichigan, Ben Roethlisberger had a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass. Tee Higgins made the highlight reel for Burt Bombers with a 20-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Jalen Hurts had an 81-yard touchdown pass and a 43-yard pass for Burt Bombers, who trailed 93.15-76.65 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  Puremichigan   Burt Bombers
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.
Puremichigan
Puremichigan ended the regular season 11th in the standings after averaging 96.75 points per game, 8th-most in the league.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
2644 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs, 908 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Travis Kelce
Best Drafted
105 Rec, 1416 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
Greg Zuerlein
Best Acquisition
30-37 FG, 59 long, 32-35 XP
Burt Bombers
Burt Bombers ended the season averaging 100.16 points per game, 7th-most in the league, placing them 9th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Younghoe Koo
MVP
35-37 FG, 54 long, 30-33 XP
Kenyan Drake
Best Drafted
919 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs, 122 Rec Yds
Jalen Hurts
Best Acquisition
989 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs, 323 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD

StatSmack

Puremichigan should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Burt Bombers (6 vs 5).
Burt Bombers have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Puremichigan (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Puremichigan have outscored Burt Bombers at QB and TE this season.
Hey Burt Bombers, maybe you'll have better luck next year!