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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Ground Game Keeper
7-8 109.18
98.42
 
VS
proj
Nerd Herd
90.42 4-12
101

Ground Game Keeper top expectations, earn win over Nerd Herd, 109.18-90.42

Ground Game Keeper showed up, securing a 109.18-90.42 win over Nerd Herd, who fell short of projections. Ground Game Keeper took a 35.6-point lead on Saturday behind a combined 35.6 points from Jeff Wilson Jr. (183 Rush Yds, 21 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and George Kittle (4 Rec, 92 Rec Yds). Nerd Herd bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Lamar Jackson (21.32 points) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (15.6). Unphased, Ground Game Keeper got it going later that afternoon, as Jalen Hurts (20.58 points) and Miles Sanders (14.4) put them back in the lead for good. This marks the second time this season Ground Game Keeper have taken down Nerd Herd, after winning 96.88-94.06 in their last matchup. Ground Game Keeper end the season at 7-8, while Nerd Herd finish the campaign at 4-12.

Matchup Timeline

  Ground Game Keeper   Nerd Herd

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 204 yards from scrimmage and catching a touchdown pass against the Cardinals, Wilson Jr. recorded 26.4 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.03-point projection and was much higher than his 13.43-point season scoring average.
Jeff Wilson Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Ground Game Keeper
Points
% of total points 109.18
1
Jeff Wilson Jr.
RB
26.4
10.03
24.2%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
20.58
21.54
18.8%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
14.4
14.17
13.2%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
13
8.57
11.9%
Nerd Herd
Points
% of total points 90.42
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
21.32
24.16
23.6%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
15.6
8.73
17.3%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
11.2
11.75
12.4%
4
Justin Jefferson
WR
8.5
10.08
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Jeff Wilson Jr. had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Ground Game Keeper, contributing to a 35.60-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 25-yard touchdown catch for Nerd Herd, while Harrison Butker had a 53-yard field goal, helping Nerd Herd to a 62.12-41.00 lead.
Sunday Late
Jalen Hurts had an 81-yard touchdown pass and a 43-yard pass for Ground Game Keeper, contributing to a 104.88-73.72 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Ground Game Keeper   Nerd Herd

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two matchup wins against Nerd Herd, Ground Game Keeper averaged more points (103.03) than they usually score (92.33).
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Ground Game Keeper (7-8) have a better record than Nerd Herd (4-12).
You can't win if you don't play. Ground Game Keeper has left fewer points on the bench this season (606.7) than Nerd Herd (655.14).
Once Ground Game Keeper put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Nerd Herd (3 vs 1).
Ground Game Keeper are clutch masters, with more close wins than Nerd Herd (2 vs 1).
Ground Game Keeper should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Nerd Herd (9 vs 7).
By position, Ground Game Keeper have outscored Nerd Herd at QB, RB, and DEF this season.
Hey Nerd Herd, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Ground Game Keeper
Bravo, Ground Game Keeper. Assembling a team that won by 18.76 points this past matchup.
Nerd Herd
With just three receptions on five targets this past week, the starting running backs for Nerd Herd clearly should look into why their quarterbacks are giving them the cold shoulder.