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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Nocturnal Busts
9-7 98.48
111.34
 
VS
proj
Censored Clowns
87.58 9-7
102.78

Nocturnal Busts manage to beat Censored Clowns 98.48-87.58 despite falling short of predictions

Both teams fell short of their projected point totals, but Nocturnal Busts did enough to knock off Censored Clowns. Predicted to win 111.34-102.78, Nocturnal Busts came out on top with a 98.48-87.58 win over Censored Clowns. Censored Clowns took an 8.48-point lead on Saturday behind Kyler Murray (15.38 points), but Nocturnal Busts held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by the Carolina Panthers defense (13 Pts Allowed, 386 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) and Jalen Hurts (342 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 69 Rush Yds). Kyler Murray (15.38 points) and James Conner (15) were the leaders for Censored Clowns in the loss. This marks the second time this season Nocturnal Busts have gotten the best of Censored Clowns, after winning 152.92-114.4 in their last matchup. Nocturnal Busts finish the season at 9-7, while Censored Clowns end the campaign at 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Nocturnal Busts   Censored Clowns

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Panthers defense (13 Pts Allowed, 386 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) scored 21 points against the Football Team in Week 16. Their scoring output more-than-tripled their 6.02-point projection and was much higher than their 7.67-point season scoring average.
The Carolina Panthers defense

Top Player Comparison

Nocturnal Busts
Points
% of total points 98.48
1
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
21
6.02
21.3%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
20.58
23.26
20.9%
3
Diontae Johnson
WR
17.7
13.2
18%
4
Miles Sanders
RB
16.4
15.79
16.7%
Censored Clowns
Points
% of total points 87.58
1
Kyler Murray
QB
15.38
27.52
17.6%
2
James Conner
RB
15
9.96
17.1%
3
J.K. Dobbins
RB
13.7
11.11
15.6%
4
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
9
5.8
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Kyler Murray had a 45-yard pass for Censored Clowns to contribute to a 15.38-6.90 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Diontae Johnson had a 39-yard touchdown catch for Nocturnal Busts, who trailed 66.38-29.10 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Jalen Hurts had an 81-yard touchdown pass and a 43-yard pass for Nocturnal Busts, helping the team to a 98.48-87.58 lead.

Points By Position

  Nocturnal Busts   Censored Clowns
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were eagerly awaiting our draft grades, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Nocturnal Busts
Nocturnal Busts finished the season averaging 110.43 points per game, 4th-most in the league, placing them 6th 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
DK Metcalf
Best Drafted
84 Rec, 1388 Rec Yds, 10 Rec TDs
Jalen Hurts
Best Acquisition
989 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs, 323 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Censored Clowns
Censored Clowns finished the regular season 5th in the standings after averaging 108.34 points per game, 5th-highest in the league.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
3884 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 816 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs
Robert Woods
Best Drafted
155 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 900 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Keke Coutee
Best Acquisition
27 Rec, 310 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs

What If

Nocturnal Busts would have beaten only two other teams besides Censored Clowns this week.
Censored Clowns would have lost to six other teams besides Nocturnal Busts this week.
If Nocturnal Busts played Censored Clowns every week this season, they'd be 10-6.
Nocturnal Busts would be 8-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Censored Clowns.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Nocturnal Busts, Censored Clowns would be 7-7.
If Nocturnal Busts had played every team in the league each week, they would be 110-84.
If they played every team every week, Censored Clowns would be 105-89.