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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Alex's Awesome Team
13-3 164.04
118.11
 
VS
proj
Jake's Team
105.08 10-6
109.36

Alex's Awesome Team knock off Jake's Team for third straight win in 164.04-105.08 rout

Alex's Awesome Team extended their win streak to three games with a dominant victory over Jake's Team, rolling to a 164.04-105.08 win. Alex's Awesome Team grabbed an early 13.72-point lead on Saturday behind Leonard Fournette (14.1 points) and Darren Waller (13.7). Jake's Team bounced back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by JuJu Smith-Schuster (20.1 points) and Jonathan Taylor (19.4). Not to be deterred, Alex's Awesome Team rallied later that night, as Aaron Rodgers (26.14 points) and Mason Crosby (4) put them back ahead once and for all. This marks the third time this season Alex's Awesome Team have gotten the best of Jake's Team, after winning 77.64-55.9 in their last matchup. Alex's Awesome Team end the season at 13-3, while Jake's Team finish the campaign at 10-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Alex's Awesome Team   Jake's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kamara (155 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 17 Rec Yds) scored 54.7 points against the Vikings in Week 16. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 19.23-point projection and was much higher than his 21.02-point season scoring average.
Alvin Kamara

Top Player Comparison

Alex's Awesome Team
Points
% of total points 164.04
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
54.7
19.23
33.3%
2
David Johnson
RB
27.4
13.71
16.7%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
26.14
24.23
15.9%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
14.1
13.38
8.6%
Jake's Team
Points
% of total points 105.08
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
20.1
11.17
19.1%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
19.4
13.98
18.5%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
16.38
24.69
15.6%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
15.5
18.37
14.8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Kyler Murray had a 45-yard pass for Jake's Team, who trailed 38.90-25.18 after Saturday's games.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Jake's Team who claimed the lead, 74.68-66.30. For Alex's Awesome Team, David Johnson had a 48-yard run. JuJu Smith-Schuster made the highlight reel for Jake's Team with a 25-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 21-yard touchdown pass for Alex's Awesome Team, helping the team to a 109.34-79.58 lead.

Points By Position

  Alex's Awesome Team   Jake's Team
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before turning our attention to next year.
Alex's Awesome Team
Alex's Awesome Team completed the season averaging 120.02 points per game, best in the league, placing them on top of the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
4059 Pass Yds, 44 Pass TDs, 145 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
932 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 756 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Tee Higgins
Best Acquisition
67 Rec, 908 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Jake's Team
Jake's Team ended the regular season 3rd in the standings after averaging 106.62 points per game, 4th-best in the league.
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
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

Seven of the nine starting players on Alex's Awesome Team exceeded their projected point totals.
Jake's Team had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Jake's Team can partially blame the loss on Kenny Golladay, who didn't score any points.
Alex's Awesome Team had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Jake's Team.
Alex's Awesome Team put up more points than their season scoring average (120.02) while Jake's Team fell short of theirs (106.62).
Alex's Awesome Team recorded more points than their projected total, while Jake's Team fell shy of their projection.
The 164.04 points scored by Alex's Awesome Team are the most in the league this year.
The matchup's 58.96-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The defeat concludes a streak of two consecutive wins for Jake's Team.
Not only did Alex's Awesome Team earn the win, but they also easily covered the 8.75-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Alex's Awesome Team moves to (7-1), while Jake's Team falls to (3-2).
Despite the loss, JuJu Smith-Schuster recorded 20.1 points, the fourth-highest score for a wide receiver this week.