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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Texas Blitz
7-8 145.25
110.98
 
VS
proj
Chicken Dinner
138.4 7-8
98.46

Texas Blitz top projections, knock off Chicken Dinner, 145.25-138.40

Both teams showed up, but it was Texas Blitz who came out on top, securing a 145.25-138.40 win over Chicken Dinner. Chicken Dinner earned a 33.75-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding efforts from Matt Ryan, who passed for 300 yards and 2 touchdowns for 26.9 points, and Jamison Crowder, who racked up 149 yards of total offense and scored 2 touchdowns (24.75 points). But Texas Blitz held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Alvin Kamara (155 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 17 Rec Yds) and the Baltimore Ravens defense (13 Pts Allowed, 269 Yds Allowed). Texas Blitz finish the season with a record of 7-8, while Chicken Dinner end the campaign at 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Texas Blitz   Chicken Dinner

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kamara overachieved for the eighth time this season, scoring 56.2 points against his 15.83-point projection. During a 52-33 win over the Vikings, he racked up 172 yards from scrimmage and ran for 6 touchdowns.
Alvin Kamara

Top Player Comparison

Texas Blitz
Points
% of total points 145.25
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
56.2
15.83
38.7%
2
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
16.75
14.03
11.5%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
15.6
8.73
10.7%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
12.6
15.81
8.7%
Chicken Dinner
Points
% of total points 138.4
1
Davante Adams
WR
32.2
14.96
23.3%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
26.9
23.64
19.4%
3
Jamison Crowder
WR
24.75
7.29
17.9%
4
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
14.85
9.6
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Chicken Dinner became the proud owner of a 106.20-72.45 lead. For Texas Blitz, JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 25-yard touchdown catch. Jamison Crowder had a 43-yard touchdown pass and a 30-yard touchdown catch for Chicken Dinner, while DJ Chark Jr. had a 20-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Texas Blitz   Chicken Dinner
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.
Texas Blitz
Texas Blitz completed the regular season 8th in the standings after averaging 113.23 points per game, 3rd-most in the league.
Important Players
Alvin Kamara
MVP
932 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 756 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Bal Defense
Best Drafted
20.0 Avg Pts Allowed, 338.7 Avg Yds Allowed, 20 Turnovers
Tua Tagovailoa
Best Acquisition
1453 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs
Chicken Dinner
Chicken Dinner ended the season averaging 101.22 points per game, 6th-most in the league, placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
4316 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
109 Rec, 1328 Rec Yds, 17 Rec TDs
Leonard Fournette
Best Acquisition
354 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 219 Rec Yds

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Texas Blitz scored higher than their projected point totals.
Despite six of their nine starters exceeding their projected points, Chicken Dinner lost.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
This matchup included the week's two highest-scoring teams.
This win snaps a three-game losing slide for Texas Blitz, while the loss brings an end to a two-game winning streak for Chicken Dinner.
Texas Blitz managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 12.52-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Davante Adams put up 32.2 points, the third-best score for a wide receiver this week.