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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Shabazz the Commish!
9-6 175
157.2
 
VS
proj
Hey twitter world
161 6-8-1
144.78

Shabazz the Commish! brush off projections, defeat Hey twitter world, 175-161

Both teams showed up and beat their projected point totals, but it was Shabazz the Commish! who emerged victorious, emerging victorious with a 175-161 win over Hey twitter world. Hey twitter world took an 8-point lead on Saturday behind George Kittle, but Shabazz the Commish! held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Davante Adams (36 points) and David Johnson (27). Stefon Diggs (9 Rec, 145 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) and the Carolina Panthers defense (13 Pts Allowed, 386 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) led the way for Hey twitter world in the loss. This marks the second time this season Shabazz the Commish! have gotten the best of Hey twitter world, after winning 106-102 in their last matchup. Shabazz the Commish! finish the season with a record of 9-6, while Hey twitter world end the campaign at 6-8-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Shabazz the Commish!   Hey twitter world

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Bengals in Week 16, Johnson racked up 139 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 27 points and nearly doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Shabazz the Commish! this week.
David Johnson

Top Player Comparison

Shabazz the Commish!
Points
% of total points 175
1
Davante Adams
WR
36
18.11
20.6%
2
David Johnson
RB
27
13.76
15.4%
3
Jamison Crowder
WR
24
9.02
13.7%
4
Patrick Mahomes
QB
18
25.06
10.3%
Hey twitter world
Points
% of total points 161
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
34
13.45
21.1%
2
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
23
9.02
14.3%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
21
22.71
13%
4
Miles Sanders
RB
16
14.86
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jamison Crowder had a 43-yard touchdown pass and a 30-yard touchdown catch for Shabazz the Commish!, while Patrick Mahomes had a 25-yard touchdown pass, helping Shabazz the Commish! to a 115-56 lead.
Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 50-yard touchdown catch for Hey twitter world.

Points By Position

  Shabazz the Commish!   Hey twitter world
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.
Shabazz the Commish!
Shabazz the Commish! ended the season with the league's 2nd-most points average (143 ppg), placing them 5th 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
Travis Kelce
Best Drafted
105 Rec, 1416 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
Derrick Henry
Best Acquisition
1777 Rush Yds, 15 Rush TDs, 114 Rec Yds
Hey twitter world
Hey twitter world finished the season averaging 126 points per game, 5th-best in the league, placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
2644 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs, 908 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Best Drafted
Car Defense
Best Acquisition
24.6 Avg Pts Allowed, 360.9 Avg Yds Allowed, 22 Turnovers

Game Notes

Six of the 12 starting players on Shabazz the Commish! exceeded their projected point totals.
Hey twitter world had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
This matchup featured the two highest scores of the week.
Not only did Shabazz the Commish! earn the win, but they also covered the 12.42-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Stefon Diggs put up 34 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.