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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Golden Taint
12-4 165.55
153.48
 
VS
proj
Hunter's Team
133.52 10-6
158.46

Hunter's Team come up short of expectations, lose to Golden Taint in 165.55-133.52 rout

There's no sugarcoating it, Hunter's Team dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as Golden Taint rolled to a 165.55-133.52 win. Trailing 117.02-133.25 heading into Monday night, Golden Taint came storming back behind Josh Allen (320 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 35 Rush Yds). Jeff Wilson Jr. (27.4 points) and Dalvin Cook (16.5) led the way for Hunter's Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season Golden Taint have gotten the best of Hunter's Team, after falling 163.94-113.32 in their last matchup. Golden Taint finish the season at 12-4, while Hunter's Team end the campaign at 10-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Golden Taint   Hunter's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 23.2 points, McKissic more-than-doubled his 11.57-point projection as the Football Team lost to the Panthers 20-13. He racked up 92 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Golden Taint this week.
J.D. McKissic

Top Player Comparison

Golden Taint
Points
% of total points 165.55
1
Josh Allen
QB
32.3
22.89
19.5%
2
J.D. McKissic
RB
23.2
11.57
14%
3
Allen Robinson II
WR
20.3
16.78
12.3%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
19.4
15.01
11.7%
Hunter's Team
Points
% of total points 133.52
1
Jeff Wilson Jr.
RB
27.4
12.53
20.5%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
16.5
20.29
12.4%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
16.38
24.69
12.3%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
16.1
13.36
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were players with standout plays for both teams Saturday, but it was Golden Taint who took the lead, 47.20-43.78. For Golden Taint, Chris Godwin had a 47-yard catch. Jeff Wilson Jr. had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Hunter's Team, while Kyler Murray had a 45-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Amari Cooper had a 69-yard catch for Hunter's Team, who trailed 130.55-104.22 after the late games.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 59-yard run for Hunter's Team, who trailed 133.25-117.02 after Sunday Night Football.
Monday
Josh Allen had a 50-yard touchdown pass for Golden Taint on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Golden Taint   Hunter's Team
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 review this season one final time.
Golden Taint
Golden Taint ended the season with the league's 4th-most points average (147.37 ppg), placing them in first place at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
4320 Pass Yds, 34 Pass TDs, 418 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
111 Rec, 1372 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Jalen Hurts
Best Acquisition
989 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs, 323 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Hunter's Team
Hunter's Team finished the season with the league's best points average (150.70 ppg), placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
3884 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 816 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs
Dalvin Cook
Best Drafted
1557 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 361 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Jeff Wilson Jr.
Best Acquisition
524 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 121 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Six of the 10 starters on Golden Taint scored higher than their projected point totals.
Hunter's Team had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Golden Taint put up more points than their season scoring average (147.37) while Hunter's Team fell short of theirs (150.7).
Golden Taint recorded more points than their projected total, while Hunter's Team fell short of their projection.
Golden Taint moves to (8-2) in blowout games this year, while Hunter's Team falls to (5-1).
Despite the loss, Jeff Wilson Jr. recorded 27.4 points, the third-best score for a RB this week.