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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Dongers
9-7 176.02
130.52
 
VS
proj
The 'Rona
141.6 9-7
132.03

Dongers knock off The 'Rona in 176.02-141.60 rout

Dongers outperformed expectations, cruising to a 176.02-141.60 win over The 'Rona. The 'Rona took the first lead in the matchup on Sunday afternoon, but Dongers held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Alvin Kamara (155 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 17 Rec Yds) and Mike Evans (10 Rec, 181 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Russell Wilson (225 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Jeff Wilson Jr. (183 Rush Yds, 21 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for The 'Rona in the loss. This marks the first time this season Dongers have knocked off The 'Rona, after falling 143.16-106.92 in their last matchup. Dongers finish the season at 9-7, while The 'Rona end the campaign at 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Dongers   The 'Rona

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kamara racked up 172 yards from scrimmage and ran for 6 touchdowns as the Saints beat the Vikings 52-33. In doing so, he put up 54.7 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the second-highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season.
Alvin Kamara

Top Player Comparison

Dongers
Points
% of total points 176.02
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
54.7
19.34
31.1%
2
Mike Evans
WR
35.1
12.57
19.9%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
29.82
34.5
16.9%
4
Jason Sanders
K
15
7.83
8.5%
The 'Rona
Points
% of total points 141.6
1
Russell Wilson
QB
29.9
31.24
21.1%
2
Jeff Wilson Jr.
RB
26.9
11.28
19%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
23.6
12.06
16.7%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
20.1
11.17
14.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays Saturday, but it was Dongers who grabbed the lead, 53.70-26.90. For Dongers, Mike Evans had a 27-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch. Jeff Wilson Jr. made the highlight reel for The 'Rona with a 21-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Early
Brandin Cooks had a 25-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard catch for The 'Rona, while JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 25-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 114.32-89.90 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 45-yard pass for The 'Rona to contribute to a 119.80-114.32 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Dongers   The 'Rona
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.
Dongers
Dongers completed the season averaging 123.10 points per game, 4th-most in the league, placing them 4th 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
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
932 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 756 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Baker Mayfield
Best Acquisition
3367 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs, 121 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
The 'Rona
The 'Rona finished the regular season 3rd in the standings after averaging 132.08 points per game, highest in the league.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
4391 Pass Yds, 40 Pass TDs, 489 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Dalvin Cook
Best Drafted
1557 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 361 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Jeff Wilson Jr.
Best Acquisition
524 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 121 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Just three of the nine starting players on Dongers scored higher than their point projections.
The 'Rona had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The 'Rona could have used points from Younghoe Koo and the Houston Texans defense, as both put up goose eggs.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The 'Rona ranked 3rd in the league in scoring this week, while Dongers put up the 1st-best score.
The 176.02 points scored by Dongers are the 4th-most in the league this season.
Dongers moves to (6-2) in blowout games this year, while The 'Rona falls to (5-4).
In a losing effort, Russell Wilson scored 29.9 points, the fifth-highest score for a quarterback this week.