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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Tightends
8-8 143.14
116.33
 
VS
proj
Norseman55's Team
72.36 6-10
106.77

Tightends knock off Norseman55's Team in 143.14-72.36 rout

Tightends beat their projected point total, rolling to a 143.14-72.36 win over Norseman55's Team, who fell short of projections. Tightends earned an early 6.4-point lead on Saturday behind Leonard Fournette (14.1 points). Norseman55's Team came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Deshaun Watson (26.76 points) and Justin Tucker (9). Not to be deterred, Tightends got it going later that afternoon, as Logan Thomas (9.8 points) put them back ahead once and for all. This marks the first time this season Tightends have beaten Norseman55's Team, after falling 146.7-104.48 in their last matchup. Tightends finish the season with a record of 8-8, while Norseman55's Team end the campaign at 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Tightends   Norseman55's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Saints in Week 16, Thielen caught 8 passes for 97 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 19.7 points and scored 57.4% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Tightends this week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Tightends
Points
% of total points 143.14
1
Davante Adams
WR
37.7
19.15
26.3%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
23.64
18
16.5%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
19.7
12.52
13.8%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
17.7
13.18
12.4%
Norseman55's Team
Points
% of total points 72.36
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
26.76
21.51
37%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
11.5
12.88
15.9%
3
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
11.5
10.73
15.9%
4
Justin Tucker
K
9
10.88
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Norseman55's Team who took the lead, 39.46-37.80. For Tightends, Diontae Johnson had a 39-yard touchdown catch. Deshaun Watson made the highlight reel for Norseman55's Team with a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Tightends   Norseman55's Team
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were eagerly awaiting our draft grades, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Tightends
Tightends completed the season averaging 110.88 points per game, 4th-best in the league, placing them 6th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Davante Adams
MVP
109 Rec, 1328 Rec Yds, 17 Rec TDs
Dalvin Cook
Best Drafted
1557 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 361 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Kirk Cousins
Best Acquisition
3860 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs, 155 Rush Yds
Norseman55's Team
Norseman55's Team completed the regular season 8th in the standings after averaging 106.89 points per game, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
4458 Pass Yds, 30 Pass TDs, 432 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Josh Jacobs
Best Drafted
976 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs, 238 Rec Yds
Taysom Hill
Best Acquisition
928 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 416 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs

Game Notes

Six of the nine starters on Tightends scored higher than their projected point totals.
Norseman55's Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Tightends put up more points than their season scoring average (110.88) while Norseman55's Team fell short of theirs (106.89).
Tightends recorded more points than their projected total, while Norseman55's Team failed to reach their projection.
Not only did Tightends earn the win, but they also easily covered the 9.56-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Tightends moves to (5-3), while Norseman55's Team falls to (5-2).
In a losing effort, Deshaun Watson (26.76 points) posted the second-highest score for a signal-caller this week.