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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
I ate my helmet
9-7 105.2
118.42
 
VS
proj
Thunder cats
73.22 6-10
95.1

I ate my helmet come up short of projections, come back to beat Thunder cats, 105.20-73.22

Both teams underachieved compared to projections, but I ate my helmet did enough to take down Thunder cats, coming from behind to earn a 105.20-73.22 win. I ate my helmet trailed 61.72-72.90 heading into Monday night, but the team came storming back behind Josh Allen, who passed for 320 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 35 yards for 32.3 points. Chris Godwin (5 Rec, 84 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Justin Herbert (253 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 26 Rush Yds) carried the flag for Thunder cats in defeat. This marks the first time this season I ate my helmet have gotten the best of Thunder cats, after falling 132.98-89.76 in their last matchup. I ate my helmet finish the season with a record of 9-7, while Thunder cats end the campaign at 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  I ate my helmet   Thunder cats

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 32.3 points, Allen scored 41.1% more than his 22.9-point projection as the Bills beat the Patriots 38-9. He passed for 320 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 35 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on I ate my helmet this week.
Josh Allen

Top Player Comparison

I ate my helmet
Points
% of total points 105.2
1
Josh Allen
QB
32.3
22.9
30.7%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
15.1
17.07
14.4%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
12
11.7
11.4%
4
George Kittle
TE
11.2
10.73
10.6%
Thunder cats
Points
% of total points 73.22
1
Chris Godwin
WR
16.9
12.46
23.1%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
16.72
21.46
22.8%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
11.5
12.88
15.7%
4
Mike Davis
RB
8.8
10.83
12%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Chris Godwin had a 47-yard catch for Thunder cats, who trailed 35.10-16.90 after Saturday's games.
Sunday Early
Harrison Butker had a 53-yard field goal for Thunder cats, who trailed 66.60-23.90 after the early games.
Monday
Josh Allen had a 50-yard touchdown pass for I ate my helmet on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  I ate my helmet   Thunder cats
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before looking ahead to next year.
I ate my helmet
I ate my helmet finished the regular season 5th in the standings after averaging 112.58 points per game, 2nd-best in the league.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
4320 Pass Yds, 34 Pass TDs, 418 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs
Josh Jacobs
Best Drafted
976 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs, 238 Rec Yds
Nick Chubb
Best Acquisition
959 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 150 Rec Yds
Thunder cats
Thunder cats finished the season with the league's 7th-best points average (103.34 ppg), placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Justin Herbert
MVP
4034 Pass Yds, 28 Pass TDs, 225 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Drafted
937 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 319 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
James Robinson
Best Acquisition
1118 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 366 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs

Game Notes

I ate my helmet won even though only three of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Thunder cats had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Thunder cats could have used points from Corey Davis and James Robinson, as both put up goose eggs.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Not only did I ate my helmet earn the W, but they also covered the 23.32-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this year, I ate my helmet moves to (2-0), while Thunder cats falls to (0-4).