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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
PICKERS
8-7 97.9
106.56
 
VS
proj
Football Giants
64.76 7-9
88.77

Football Giants fall to PICKERS, 97.90-64.76

There's no sugarcoating it, Football Giants underdelivered, at least based on projections, as PICKERS emerged victorious with a 97.90-64.76 win. PICKERS never trailed in this one after grabbing an 11.64-point lead on Saturday behind Kyler Murray (11.44 points) and Brandon Aiyuk (3.6). Aaron Rodgers (21.52 points) and Noah Fant (9.5) carried the flag for Football Giants in the loss. This marks the first time this season PICKERS have taken down Football Giants, after falling 159.98-87.82 in their last matchup. PICKERS finish the season with a record of 8-7, while Football Giants end the campaign at 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  PICKERS   Football Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taylor (74 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) scored 19.4 points in a 28-24 lost to the Steelers in Week 16. His scoring output was 38.7% more than his 13.99-point projection and was much higher than his 11.36-point season scoring average.
Jonathan Taylor

Top Player Comparison

PICKERS
Points
% of total points 97.9
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
19.4
13.99
19.8%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
17.8
15.86
18.2%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
14.5
10.57
14.8%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
13
7.98
13.3%
Football Giants
Points
% of total points 64.76
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
21.52
17.56
33.2%
2
Noah Fant
TE
9.5
9.02
14.7%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
8.5
13.39
13.1%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
7.9
13.43
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Kyler Murray had a 45-yard pass for PICKERS to contribute to a 15.04-3.40 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Calvin Ridley had a 54-yard catch for PICKERS to contribute to a 76.90-18.70 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 21-yard touchdown pass for Football Giants, who trailed 94.70-64.76 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  PICKERS   Football Giants
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 dig into this season one final time.
PICKERS
PICKERS finished the season with the league's 6th-highest points average (105.97 ppg), placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
3884 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 816 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs
Calvin Ridley
Best Drafted
82 Rec, 1322 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Cole Beasley
Best Acquisition
82 Rec, 967 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Football Giants
Football Giants completed the season with the league's 4th-best points average (106.83 ppg), placing them 9th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Tyreek Hill
MVP
123 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 1276 Rec Yds, 15 Rec TDs
Terry McLaurin
Best Drafted
80 Rec, 1078 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Marvin Jones Jr.
Best Acquisition
68 Rec, 798 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on PICKERS scored higher than their projected point totals.
Football Giants had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Football Giants can partially blame the loss on Terry McLaurin, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup's 33.14-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did PICKERS get the win, but they also covered the 17.79-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Aaron Rodgers scored 21.52 points, the second-best score for a signal-caller this week.