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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Rebel Alliance
8-8 124.35
136.89
 
VS
proj
WarEagle
74.8 7-8
134.82

WarEagle fall short of projections, succumb to Rebel Alliance, 124.35-74.80

There's no easy way to say it, WarEagle didn't do their job, at least according to projections, as Rebel Alliance earned a 124.35-74.80 win. Rebel Alliance never trailed in this one after taking an 11.6-point lead on Saturday behind Kyler Murray (17.85 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (12.8). Deshaun Watson (324 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 38 Rush Yds) and Christian Kirk (7 Rec, 76 Rec Yds) carried the flag for WarEagle in the loss. This marks the first time this season Rebel Alliance have beaten WarEagle, after falling 124.5-123.7 in their last matchup. Rebel Alliance end the season at 8-8, while WarEagle finish the campaign at 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Rebel Alliance   WarEagle

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hines (44 Rush Yds, 20 Rec Yds) scored 14.55 points against the Steelers in Week 16. He scored 34.2% more than his 10.84-point projection and overachieved for the sixth time this season.
Nyheim Hines

Top Player Comparison

Rebel Alliance
Points
% of total points 124.35
1
Kyler Murray
QB
17.85
30.25
14.4%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
17.6
18.33
14.2%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
16.1
13.36
12.9%
4
Hayden Hurst
TE
15.7
8.06
12.6%
WarEagle
Points
% of total points 74.8
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
36
27.47
48.1%
2
Christian Kirk
WR
14.6
9.45
19.5%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
7.4
16.5
9.9%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
6.9
15.98
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Kyler Murray had a 45-yard pass for Rebel Alliance, contributing to a 45.30-33.70 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass for WarEagle, who trailed 93.15-69.70 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Amari Cooper had a 69-yard catch for Rebel Alliance, helping the team to a 114.35-77.10 lead.

Points By Position

  Rebel Alliance   WarEagle
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were drafting these teams, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Rebel Alliance
Rebel Alliance finished the regular season 9th in the standings after averaging 141.84 points per game, 4th-most 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
Mia Defense
Best Acquisition
18.8 Avg Pts Allowed, 362.1 Avg Yds Allowed, 27 Turnovers
WarEagle
WarEagle ended the regular season 7th in the standings after averaging 139.96 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
Tyler Lockett
Best Drafted
90 Rec, 1003 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Baker Mayfield
Best Acquisition
3367 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs, 121 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD

What If

Rebel Alliance would not have beaten any other team in the league besides WarEagle this week.
WarEagle would have lost to six other teams besides Rebel Alliance this week.
If they played WarEagle every week, Rebel Alliance would be 7-8 this season.
Rebel Alliance would be 6-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as WarEagle.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Rebel Alliance, WarEagle would be 5-8.
If Rebel Alliance had played every team in the league each week, they would be 102-92.
If they played every team every week, WarEagle would be 103-84.