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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Sesquepedantic Squad
8-7 89.22
101.44
 
VS
proj
BOOM!
75.9 8-8
91.31

Sesquepedantic Squad hand BOOM! fourth straight loss, 89.22-75.90

Sesquepedantic Squad secured an 89.22-75.90 win to hand BOOM! their fourth straight loss. BOOM! jumped out to a 17.5-point lead on Saturday behind standout performances from Chris Godwin, who caught 5 passes for 84 yards and a touchdown for 14.4 points, and Brandon Aiyuk, who racked up 31 yards from scrimmage (3.1 points). But Sesquepedantic Squad held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 278 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 21 yards for 20.22 points, and Travis Kelce, who caught 7 passes for 98 yards and a touchdown (15.8 points). This marks the second time this season Sesquepedantic Squad have taken down BOOM!, after winning 111.4-53.44 in their last matchup. Sesquepedantic Squad end the season with a record of 8-7, while BOOM! finish the campaign at 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Sesquepedantic Squad   BOOM!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kelce (7 Rec, 98 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 15.8 points in a 17-14 win over the Falcons in Week 16. He scored 19.2% more than his 13.26-point projection and overachieved for the ninth time this season.
Travis Kelce

Top Player Comparison

Sesquepedantic Squad
Points
% of total points 89.22
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
20.22
27.21
22.7%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
15.8
13.26
17.7%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
13
8.57
14.6%
4
Zack Moss
RB
11.7
7.21
13.1%
BOOM!
Points
% of total points 75.9
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
15.6
8.73
20.6%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
14.5
16.44
19.1%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
14.4
9.93
19%
4
Philip Rivers
QB
11.8
17.51
15.5%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Chris Godwin had a 47-yard catch for BOOM!, helping the team to a 17.50-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which BOOM! boasted a 50.90-36.02 lead. For Sesquepedantic Squad, Patrick Mahomes had a 25-yard touchdown pass. JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 25-yard touchdown catch for BOOM!, while Philip Rivers had a 42-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Sesquepedantic Squad   BOOM!
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 dig into this season one last time.
Sesquepedantic Squad
Sesquepedantic Squad ended the regular season 7th in the standings after averaging 97.98 points per game, 4th-highest in the league.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
4740 Pass Yds, 38 Pass TDs, 308 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Travis Kelce
Best Drafted
105 Rec, 1416 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
Greg Zuerlein
Best Acquisition
30-37 FG, 59 long, 32-35 XP
BOOM!
BOOM! completed the season averaging 89.45 points per game, 7th-most in the league, placing them 9th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Dalvin Cook
MVP
1557 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 361 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
JuJu Smith-Schuster
Best Drafted
91 Rec, 766 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Matt Ryan
Best Acquisition
4316 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs

What If

Sesquepedantic Squad would have beaten only three other teams besides BOOM! this week.
BOOM! would have lost to five other teams besides Sesquepedantic Squad this week.
If Sesquepedantic Squad played BOOM! every week this season, they'd be 9-6.
Sesquepedantic Squad would be 6-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as BOOM!.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Sesquepedantic Squad, BOOM! would be 6-7.
If Sesquepedantic Squad had played every team in the league each week, they would be 89-72.
If they played every team every week, BOOM! would be 80-88.