Week 16
Arizona Mini Teeth
10-5 88
95.85
The Cardiac Comeback
76
8-8
90.76
The Cardiac Comeback come up short of expectations, lose to Arizona Mini Teeth, 88-76
The Cardiac Comeback underperformed projections, as Arizona Mini Teeth secured an 88-76 win. The Cardiac Comeback took the first lead in the matchup on Sunday night, but Arizona Mini Teeth held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Ben Roethlisberger (342 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Tee Higgins (6 Rec, 99 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Russell Wilson (23 points) and James Conner (12) led the way for The Cardiac Comeback in the loss. This marks the second time this season Arizona Mini Teeth have taken down The Cardiac Comeback, after winning 118-49 in their last matchup. Arizona Mini Teeth end the season with a record of 10-5, while The Cardiac Comeback finish the campaign at 8-8.
Matchup Timeline
Arizona Mini Teeth
The Cardiac Comeback
Inside the Matchup
Matchup Player of the Week
While catching 3 passes for 19 yards against the Buccaneers, Jones Jr. registered 1 point this week. His scoring output was 11.3% of his 8.85-point projection and was lower than his 7.91-point season scoring average.
Top Player Comparison
Matchup Highlights
Sunday Early
Ben Roethlisberger had a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Arizona Mini Teeth, while Tee Higgins had a 20-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 60-18 lead for Arizona Mini Teeth.
Sunday Late
Brandon McManus had a 52-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for The Cardiac Comeback, while Russell Wilson had a 45-yard pass for the team, who trailed 73-66 after the late slate.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 59-yard run for The Cardiac Comeback, contributing to a 76-74 lead for the team.
Points By Position
Arizona Mini Teeth
The Cardiac Comeback
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before pivoting to next year.
Arizona Mini Teeth
Arizona Mini Teeth completed the season averaging 97 points per game, 4th-highest in the league, placing them in first place at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
3804 Pass Yds, 33 Pass TDs
1557 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 361 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Marvin Jones Jr.
Best Acquisition
68 Rec, 798 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
The Cardiac Comeback
The Cardiac Comeback ended the season with the league's 5th-most points average (93 ppg), placing them 6th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
4391 Pass Yds, 40 Pass TDs, 489 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
84 Rec, 1388 Rec Yds, 10 Rec TDs
T.Y. Hilton
Best Acquisition
53 Rec, 735 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Game Notes
Just two of the nine starting players on Arizona Mini Teeth exceeded their scoring projections.
The Cardiac Comeback had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Not only did Arizona Mini Teeth win, but they also easily covered the 5.09-point forecasted margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Russell Wilson (23 points) recorded the fifth-highest score for a signal-caller this week.