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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
The Commodores
7-9 97.85
85.58
 
VS
proj
The Dragons
94.65 7-9
82.25

The Commodores top projections, come back to win against The Dragons in 97.85-94.65 battle

Both teams rose to the occasion and outperformed expectations, but The Commodores got the best of The Dragons. Predicted to come out on top by a score of 85.58-82.25, The Commodores came from behind for a 97.85-94.65 victory over The Dragons. The Commodores trailed 94.65-62.65 heading into Sunday night, but the unit charged back behind Davante Adams (30.1 points). Deshaun Watson (23.3 points) and Rob Gronkowski (14.9) led the way for The Dragons in the loss. This marks the first time this season The Commodores have gotten the best of The Dragons, after falling 109.2-56.3 in their last matchup. The Commodores finish the season at 7-9, while The Dragons end the campaign at 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  The Commodores   The Dragons

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith (8 Tackles, 2 Ints) scored 20 points against the Jaguars in Week 16. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.83-point projection and was much higher than his 8.75-point season scoring average.
Roquan Smith

Top Player Comparison

The Commodores
Points
% of total points 97.85
1
Davante Adams
WR
30.1
9.84
30.8%
2
Roquan Smith
LB
20
8.83
20.4%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
17.05
18.93
17.4%
4
Jason Myers
K
10.25
8.36
10.5%
The Dragons
Points
% of total points 94.65
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
23.3
16.9
24.6%
2
Rob Gronkowski
TE
14.9
4.13
15.7%
3
Daniel Carlson
K
13
8.56
13.7%
4
J.K. Dobbins
RB
9.85
6.42
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Rob Gronkowski had a 33-yard touchdown catch and a 25-yard touchdown catch for The Dragons, helping the team to a 29.40-1.50 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was The Dragons who claimed the lead, 86.85-52.40. For The Commodores, Laviska Shenault Jr. had a 34-yard touchdown catch. Deshaun Watson made the highlight reel for The Dragons with a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  The Commodores   The Dragons
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before turning our attention to next year.
The Commodores
The Commodores finished the season averaging 87.80 points per game, 4th-most in the league, placing them 12th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
2644 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs, 908 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
109 Rec, 1328 Rec Yds, 17 Rec TDs
Tua Tagovailoa
Best Acquisition
1453 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs
The Dragons
The Dragons ended the regular season 10th in the standings after averaging 87.31 points per game, 5th-highest in the league.
Important Players
Tyreek Hill
MVP
123 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 1276 Rec Yds, 15 Rec TDs
Marquise Brown
Best Drafted
53 Rec, 728 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Deshaun Watson
Best Acquisition
4458 Pass Yds, 30 Pass TDs, 432 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs

What If

The Commodores would have beaten only four other teams besides The Dragons this week.
The Dragons would have lost to just three other teams besides The Commodores this week.
If The Commodores played The Dragons every week this season, they'd be 11-5.
The Commodores would be 6-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Dragons.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Commodores, The Dragons would be 5-9.
If The Commodores had played every team in the league each week, they would be 114-106.
If they played every team every week, The Dragons would be 93-127.