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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
War Pony
9-6 235.2
149.77
 
VS
proj
Doughboys
133.25 9-7
147.83

War Pony top expectations, defeat Doughboys in 235.20-133.25 rout

War Pony outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 235.20-133.25 win over Doughboys, who fell short of projections. Doughboys grabbed a 4.5-point lead on Saturday behind Jeff Wilson Jr. (27.4 points) and Daniel Carlson (13), but War Pony held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Alvin Kamara, who racked up 172 yards from scrimmage and ran for 6 touchdowns for 56.2 points, and Josh Allen, who passed for 320 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 35 yards (43.5 points). Jeff Wilson Jr. (27.4 points) and Russell Wilson (24.15) did everything they could for Doughboys in the loss. This marks the first time this season War Pony have knocked off Doughboys, after falling 153.85-101 in their last matchup. War Pony end the season at 9-6, while Doughboys finish the campaign at 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  War Pony   Doughboys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Vikings in Week 16, Kamara racked up 172 yards from scrimmage and ran for 6 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 56.2 points to more-than-double his 22.76-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on War Pony this week.
Alvin Kamara

Top Player Comparison

War Pony
Points
% of total points 235.2
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
56.2
22.76
23.9%
2
Josh Allen
QB
43.5
27.72
18.5%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
41.5
18.4
17.6%
4
Nelson Agholor
WR
26.5
12.92
11.3%
Doughboys
Points
% of total points 133.25
1
Jeff Wilson Jr.
RB
27.4
12.53
20.6%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
24.15
28.04
18.1%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
15.8
18.27
11.9%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
13.6
12.86
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays Saturday, but after the results were tallied, Doughboys owned a 44.00-39.50 lead. For War Pony, Nelson Agholor had an 85-yard touchdown catch. Jeff Wilson Jr. made the highlight reel for Doughboys with a 21-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 45-yard pass for Doughboys, helping the team to a 129.85-56.00 lead.
Monday
Josh Allen hit Stefon Diggs for a 50-yard touchdown pass for War Pony on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for War Pony.

Points By Position

  War Pony   Doughboys
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 look ahead to next year, we'd like to review this season one final time.
War Pony
War Pony ended the regular season 2nd in the standings after averaging 154.44 points per game, highest in the league.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
4320 Pass Yds, 34 Pass TDs, 418 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
932 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 756 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Justin Herbert
Best Acquisition
4034 Pass Yds, 28 Pass TDs, 225 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Doughboys
Doughboys ended the season averaging 135.30 points per game, 8th-most in the league, placing them 6th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
4391 Pass Yds, 40 Pass TDs, 489 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
DK Metcalf
Best Drafted
84 Rec, 1388 Rec Yds, 10 Rec TDs
Jeff Wilson Jr.
Best Acquisition
524 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 121 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

Game Notes

More than half (7 of the 11) of the starters on War Pony scored higher than their projected point totals.
Doughboys had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
War Pony won despite starting the Indianapolis Colts defense, who scored zero points.
Alvin Kamara, Josh Allen, and Stefon Diggs all scored more points than Jeff Wilson Jr., the leading scorer for Doughboys.
War Pony put up more points than their season scoring average (154.44) while Doughboys fell short of theirs (135.3).
War Pony scored more points than their projected total, while Doughboys fell short of their projection.
The 235.2 points scored by War Pony are the most in the league this season.
The matchup's 101.95-point margin is the largest in the league this year.
This win snaps a two-game winless streak for War Pony.
Not only did War Pony get the W, but they also covered the 1.94-point forecasted margin of victory.
War Pony moves to (5-3) in blowout games this season, while Doughboys falls to (6-5).
On the losing side, Jeff Wilson Jr. (27.4 points) posted the third-best score for a RB this week.