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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Second half scrubs
10-6 94.08
107.36
 
VS
proj
We Were Skoldiers
85.5 10-5
106.52

Second half scrubs come back to top We Were Skoldiers 94.08-85.50

Both teams failed to bring their A game, but Second half scrubs did enough to beat We Were Skoldiers. Predicted to triumph by a score of 107.36-106.52, Second half scrubs staged a comeback to earn a 94.08-85.50 win over We Were Skoldiers. Despite trailing 74.70-61.88 heading into Sunday night, Second half scrubs charged back behind Davante Adams (11 Rec, 142 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs). Mitchell Trubisky (265 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Nick Chubb (28 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 38 Rec Yds) did everything they could for We Were Skoldiers in the loss. This marks the first time this season Second half scrubs have knocked off We Were Skoldiers, after falling 105.62-97.32 in their last matchup. Second half scrubs finish the season at 10-6, while We Were Skoldiers end the campaign at 10-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Second half scrubs   We Were Skoldiers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Steelers in Week 16, Taylor ran for 74 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 19.4 points and scored 57.5% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Second half scrubs this week.
Jonathan Taylor

Top Player Comparison

Second half scrubs
Points
% of total points 94.08
1
Davante Adams
WR
32.2
14.96
34.2%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
19.4
12.32
20.6%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
16.38
24.69
17.4%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
7.9
11.95
8.4%
We Were Skoldiers
Points
% of total points 85.5
1
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
24.6
18.75
28.8%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
12.6
15.81
14.7%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
12.3
12.32
14.4%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
10.8
17.03
12.6%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Kyler Murray had a 45-yard pass for Second half scrubs to contribute to an 18.28-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Mitchell Trubisky had a 22-yard touchdown pass for We Were Skoldiers, while Calvin Ridley had a 54-yard catch, helping We Were Skoldiers to a 62.50-47.78 lead.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 59-yard run for We Were Skoldiers, who trailed 94.08-85.50 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Second half scrubs   We Were Skoldiers
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.
Second half scrubs
Second half scrubs completed the season averaging 100.70 points per game, 2nd-highest in the league, placing them 4th 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
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
109 Rec, 1328 Rec Yds, 17 Rec TDs
Jalen Hurts
Best Acquisition
989 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs, 323 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
We Were Skoldiers
We Were Skoldiers ended the season averaging 100.41 points per game, 3rd-highest in the league, placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Calvin Ridley
MVP
82 Rec, 1322 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Nick Chubb
Best Drafted
959 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 150 Rec Yds
Kirk Cousins
Best Acquisition
3860 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs, 155 Rush Yds

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starting players on Second half scrubs exceeded their scoring projections.
We Were Skoldiers had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
The loss concludes a streak of three consecutive wins for We Were Skoldiers.
Not only did Second half scrubs win, but they also covered the 0.84-point projected margin of victory.
Second half scrubs moves to (1-0) in comeback games this year, while We Were Skoldiers falls to (2-2).
A bright spot in the loss, Mitchell Trubisky registered 24.6 points, the fourth-best score for a quarterback this week.