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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Baker's Dirty Dozen
12-4 132.54
135.2
 
VS
proj
Goonsquad
117.02 7-9
137.84

Goonsquad come up short of predictions, lose to Baker's Dirty Dozen, 132.54-117.02

Goonsquad failed to bring their A game, falling short of projections, as Baker's Dirty Dozen secured a 132.54-117.02 win. Baker's Dirty Dozen leapt out to a 15.9-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar efforts from JuJu Smith-Schuster (24.6 points) and Travis Kelce (22.8). Goonsquad came back to take the lead during the late games on Sunday, powered by Robby Anderson (16.9 points) and Justin Herbert (16.72). Unphased, Baker's Dirty Dozen pulled it together when it mattered most on Monday night, as Cole Beasley (4.7 points) put them back in the lead for good. This marks the second time this season Baker's Dirty Dozen have gotten the best of Goonsquad, after winning 172.3-152.74 in their last matchup. Baker's Dirty Dozen end the season with a record of 12-4, while Goonsquad finish the campaign at 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Baker's Dirty Dozen   Goonsquad

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Colts in Week 16, Smith-Schuster caught 9 passes for 96 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 24.6 points to scored 80.9% higher than his 13.6-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Baker's Dirty Dozen this week.
JuJu Smith-Schuster

Top Player Comparison

Baker's Dirty Dozen
Points
% of total points 132.54
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
26.14
24.22
19.7%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
24.6
13.6
18.6%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
22.8
20.94
17.2%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
16.5
20.29
12.4%
Goonsquad
Points
% of total points 117.02
1
Chris Godwin
WR
19.4
15.01
16.6%
2
Robby Anderson
WR
16.9
13.72
14.4%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
16.72
21.45
14.3%
4
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
16.2
11.9
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Chris Godwin had a 47-yard catch for Goonsquad to contribute to a 25.70-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Baker's Dirty Dozen had a 75.20-59.30 lead. For Baker's Dirty Dozen, JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 25-yard touchdown catch. DJ Chark Jr. made the highlight reel for Goonsquad with a 20-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 21-yard touchdown pass for Baker's Dirty Dozen, who trailed 117.02-111.34 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Baker's Dirty Dozen   Goonsquad
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 review this season one final time.
Baker's Dirty Dozen
Baker's Dirty Dozen completed the season with the league's best points average (147.10 ppg), placing them in first place at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Dalvin Cook
MVP
1557 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 361 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Aaron Rodgers
Best Drafted
4059 Pass Yds, 44 Pass TDs, 145 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Cole Beasley
Best Acquisition
82 Rec, 967 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Goonsquad
Goonsquad ended the season with the league's 6th-best points average (129.18 ppg), placing them 6th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
James Robinson
MVP
1118 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 366 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Chris Godwin
Best Drafted
60 Rec, 707 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Justin Herbert
Best Acquisition
4034 Pass Yds, 28 Pass TDs, 225 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs

Game Notes

Baker's Dirty Dozen had five of their 10 starters exceed their projected point totals.
Goonsquad had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Baker's Dirty Dozen won despite having two starters (the Indianapolis Colts defense and Keenan Allen) score zero points.
Aaron Rodgers, JuJu Smith-Schuster, and Travis Kelce all scored more points than Chris Godwin, the leading scorer for Goonsquad.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.