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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Russell Wilson's War
9-6 138.1
120.46
 
VS
proj
Iron City Chuggars
121.62 7-8
117.1

Russell Wilson's War outperform projections, come back to knock off Iron City Chuggars, 138.10-121.62

Russell Wilson's War stepped up and outperformed their projected point total, rallying to earn a 138.10-121.62 win over Iron City Chuggars. Despite trailing 119.62-73.90 heading into Monday night, Russell Wilson's War roared back behind Stefon Diggs, who caught 9 passes for 145 yards and 3 touchdowns for 37 points, and Zack Moss, who ran for 57 yards and a touchdown (12.2 points). David Johnson (27.4 points) and Patrick Mahomes (23.22) carried the flag for Iron City Chuggars in defeat. This marks the second time this season Russell Wilson's War have beaten Iron City Chuggars, after winning 103.54-73.7 in their last matchup. Russell Wilson's War finish the season with a record of 9-6, while Iron City Chuggars end the campaign at 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Russell Wilson's War   Iron City Chuggars

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Diggs caught 9 passes for 145 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Bills beat the Patriots 38-9. In doing so, he put up 37 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Russell Wilson's War this week.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

Russell Wilson's War
Points
% of total points 138.1
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
37
15.05
26.8%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
21.9
25.27
15.9%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
19.4
13.99
14%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
14.3
15.66
10.4%
Iron City Chuggars
Points
% of total points 121.62
1
David Johnson
RB
27.4
13.71
22.5%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
23.22
31.68
19.1%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
20.1
11.17
16.5%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
18.8
8.1
15.5%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Rob Gronkowski had a 33-yard touchdown catch and a 25-yard touchdown catch for Iron City Chuggars, contributing to a 27.40-8.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
David Johnson had a 48-yard run for Iron City Chuggars, while Patrick Mahomes had a 25-yard touchdown pass, helping Iron City Chuggars to a 113.42-28.20 lead.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 45-yard pass for Russell Wilson's War, who trailed 119.62-73.90 after the late afternoon round of games.
Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 50-yard touchdown catch for Russell Wilson's War during Monday Night Football, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Russell Wilson's War   Iron City Chuggars
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before turning our attention to next year.
Russell Wilson's War
Russell Wilson's War finished the season with the league's 3rd-most points average (111.80 ppg), placing them 7th 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
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
120 Rec, 1459 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Tyler Bass
Best Acquisition
28-34 FG, 58 long, 49-51 XP
Iron City Chuggars
Iron City Chuggars ended the season with the league's 6th-most points average (104.23 ppg), placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
4740 Pass Yds, 38 Pass TDs, 308 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
JuJu Smith-Schuster
Best Drafted
91 Rec, 766 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Justin Herbert
Best Acquisition
4034 Pass Yds, 28 Pass TDs, 225 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two matchup wins against Iron City Chuggars, Russell Wilson's War averaged more points (120.82) than they usually score (111.8).
We heard scoring helps you win. Russell Wilson's War are doing a better job of that, averaging 111.8 versus Iron City Chuggars's 104.23.
Even the computers think Russell Wilson's War have better players. Their projected average points is higher (116.51) than Iron City Chuggars (110.38).
You can't win if you don't play. Russell Wilson's War has left fewer points on the bench this season (646.78) than Iron City Chuggars (892.06).
Russell Wilson's War don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Iron City Chuggars (5 vs 3).
Russell Wilson's War should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Iron City Chuggars (7 vs 6).
By position, Russell Wilson's War have outscored Iron City Chuggars at RB, TE, and K this season.
Russell Wilson's War don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 9 points, third-highest in the league.
Hey Iron City Chuggars, maybe you'll have better luck next year!