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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
1x League MVP
9-6 131.22
133.96
 
VS
proj
The Henny Whisperer
115.14 8-8
115.75

Back-and-forth battle ends with 1x League MVP coming back to knock off The Henny Whisperer, 131.22-115.14

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, 1x League MVP came back for a 131.22-115.14 win to hand The Henny Whisperer their third straight loss. 1x League MVP trailed 104.14-90.22 heading into Monday night, but the squad charged back behind Stefon Diggs (9 Rec, 145 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs). Mike Evans (10 Rec, 181 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Aaron Rodgers (231 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 19 Rush Yds) did everything they could for The Henny Whisperer in the loss. This marks the second time this season 1x League MVP have gotten the best of The Henny Whisperer, after winning 116.14-94.74 in their last matchup. 1x League MVP end the season at 9-6, while The Henny Whisperer finish the campaign at 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  1x League MVP   The Henny Whisperer

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 145 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Patriots, Diggs put up 41 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 15.86-point projection and was much higher than his 16.13-point season scoring average.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

1x League MVP
Points
% of total points 131.22
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
41
15.86
31.2%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
21.32
26.48
16.2%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
15.4
16.43
11.7%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
15.3
14.55
11.7%
The Henny Whisperer
Points
% of total points 115.14
1
Mike Evans
WR
35.1
13.61
30.5%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
25.14
26.64
21.8%
3
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
14.2
10.35
12.3%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
12.7
14.08
11%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Mike Evans had a 27-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch for The Henny Whisperer, helping the team to a 42.80-17.20 lead.
Sunday Early
DJ Chark Jr. had a 20-yard touchdown catch for The Henny Whisperer to contribute to a 76.00-65.02 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 21-yard touchdown pass for The Henny Whisperer to contribute to a 104.14-90.22 lead for the team.
Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 50-yard touchdown catch for 1x League MVP during Monday Night Football, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  1x League MVP   The Henny Whisperer
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were all gathered together for the draft, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
1x League MVP
1x League MVP ended the season averaging 124.26 points per game, highest in the league, placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Derrick Henry
MVP
1777 Rush Yds, 15 Rush TDs, 114 Rec Yds
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
120 Rec, 1459 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Lamar Jackson
Best Acquisition
2644 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs, 908 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
The Henny Whisperer
The Henny Whisperer finished the season with the league's 7th-most points average (106.19 ppg), placing them 5th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Kareem Hunt
MVP
804 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 300 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Best Drafted
Aaron Rodgers
Best Acquisition
4059 Pass Yds, 44 Pass TDs, 145 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs

Game Notes

1x League MVP won even though only four of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
The Henny Whisperer had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with 1x League MVP. They got the win, but did not cover the 18.21-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this year, 1x League MVP moves to (1-0), while The Henny Whisperer falls to (1-1).
Despite the loss, Mike Evans scored 35.1 points, the fourth-best score in the league this week.