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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Touch Down Town
11-4 131
126.01
 
VS
proj
TC's Goon Squad
111 10-6
123.62

TC's Goon Squad fall short of expectations, succumb to Touch Down Town in 131-111 rout

There's no easy way to say it, TC's Goon Squad didn't do their job, at least based on projections, as Touch Down Town rolled to a 131-111 win. TC's Goon Squad earned a 3-point lead on Saturday behind Kyler Murray (16 points) and Eric Rowe (14), but Touch Down Town held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Mike Evans, who caught 10 passes for 181 yards and 2 touchdowns for 30 points, and Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 231 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 19 yards (24 points). David Johnson (26 points) and Kyler Murray (16) led the charge for TC's Goon Squad in the loss. This marks the second time this season Touch Down Town have gotten the best of TC's Goon Squad, after winning 133-108 in their last matchup. Touch Down Town finish the season with a record of 11-4, while TC's Goon Squad end the campaign at 10-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Touch Down Town   TC's Goon Squad

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cunningham (14 Tackles) scored 23 points in a 37-31 lost to the Bengals in Week 16. His scoring output was 31.3% more than his 17.52-point projection and was higher than his 16.13-point season scoring average.
Zach Cunningham

Top Player Comparison

Touch Down Town
Points
% of total points 131
1
Mike Evans
WR
30
9.66
22.9%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
24
24.02
18.3%
3
Zach Cunningham
LB
23
17.52
17.6%
4
Adrian Phillips
S
12
9.82
9.2%
TC's Goon Squad
Points
% of total points 111
1
David Johnson
RB
26
11.14
23.4%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
16
24.22
14.4%
3
Eric Rowe
S
14
9.91
12.6%
4
Giovani Bernard
RB
12
8.87
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were players with big-time moments for both teams Saturday, after which TC's Goon Squad owned a 33-30 lead. For Touch Down Town, Mike Evans had a 27-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for TC's Goon Squad with a 45-yard pass.
Sunday Early
David Johnson had a 48-yard run for TC's Goon Squad to contribute to a 90-70 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 21-yard touchdown pass for Touch Down Town to contribute to a 114-111 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Touch Down Town   TC's Goon Squad
Standings Update
Is it just us or did the end of the season come out of nowhere? Time flies when you're having fun. Before we pivot to next year, we'd like to reflect back on this season one final time.
Touch Down Town
Touch Down Town completed the season with the league's best points average (128 ppg), placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
4059 Pass Yds, 44 Pass TDs, 145 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Zach Cunningham
Best Drafted
151 Tackles, 3 Sacks
Kirk Cousins
Best Acquisition
3860 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs, 155 Rush Yds
TC's Goon Squad
TC's Goon Squad finished the regular season 6th in the standings after averaging 117 points per game, 4th-highest in the league.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
3884 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 816 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
111 Rec, 1372 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Eric Rowe
Best Acquisition
90 Tackles, 2 Ints

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Touch Down Town are doing a better job of that, averaging 127.67 versus TC's Goon Squad's 116.94.
Touch Down Town don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than TC's Goon Squad (9 vs 5).
Touch Down Town don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than TC's Goon Squad (0 vs 1).
Touch Down Town should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than TC's Goon Squad (11 vs 6).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of TC's Goon Squad - they’ve made more transactions (5) than Touch Down Town (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Touch Down Town have outscored TC's Goon Squad at WR, TE, DEF, and IDP this season.
Touch Down Town don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 19 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Touch Down Town had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for TC's Goon Squad (2).
Hey TC's Goon Squad, maybe you'll have better luck next year!