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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
IT Ballers
9-7 220.97
200.74
 
VS
proj
FunkyChickens
158.45 8-8
189.39

IT Ballers top predictions, come back to knock off FunkyChickens, 220.97-158.45

IT Ballers brought their A game, staging an impressive comeback to earn a 220.97-158.45 win over FunkyChickens, who fell short of projections. IT Ballers trailed 158.45-132.22 heading into Monday night, but the squad came storming back behind Stefon Diggs, who caught 9 passes for 145 yards and 3 touchdowns for 73.5 points. Russell Wilson (225 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and James Conner (20 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 45 Rec Yds) carried the flag for FunkyChickens in the loss. This marks the first time this season IT Ballers have gotten the best of FunkyChickens, after falling 255.1-182.8 in their last matchup. IT Ballers finish the season with a record of 9-7, while FunkyChickens end the campaign at 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  IT Ballers   FunkyChickens

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 145 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Patriots, Diggs tallied 73.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 23.38-point projection and was much higher than his 24.36-point season scoring average.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

IT Ballers
Points
% of total points 220.97
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
73.5
23.38
33.3%
2
Rob Gronkowski
TE
31.8
11.67
14.4%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
26.47
37.82
12%
4
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
15.25
16.74
6.9%
FunkyChickens
Points
% of total points 158.45
1
Russell Wilson
QB
28.65
29.73
18.1%
2
James Conner
RB
24.75
16.37
15.6%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
15.3
30.18
9.7%
4
Nyheim Hines
RB
13.4
13.52
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Rob Gronkowski had a 33-yard touchdown catch and a 25-yard touchdown catch for IT Ballers, helping the team to a 44.80-9.50 lead.
Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 25-yard touchdown pass for IT Ballers, contributing to an 84.27-65.15 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 45-yard pass for FunkyChickens, who trailed 132.22-118.95 after the late action.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 59-yard run for FunkyChickens, helping the team to a 158.45-132.22 lead.
Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 50-yard touchdown catch for IT Ballers during Monday Night Football, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  IT Ballers   FunkyChickens
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 turn our attention to next year, we'd like to review this season one final time.
IT Ballers
IT Ballers completed the regular season 5th in the standings after averaging 192.92 points per game, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
4740 Pass Yds, 38 Pass TDs, 308 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
120 Rec, 1459 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Keke Coutee
Best Acquisition
27 Rec, 310 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
FunkyChickens
FunkyChickens finished the season averaging 174.23 points per game, 8th-highest in the league, 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
DK Metcalf
Best Drafted
84 Rec, 1388 Rec Yds, 10 Rec TDs
Robert Tonyan
Best Acquisition
50 Rec, 568 Rec Yds, 10 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Only four of the 12 starting players on IT Ballers scored higher than their point projections.
FunkyChickens had only three of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
IT Ballers put up more points than their season scoring average (192.92) while FunkyChickens fell short of theirs (174.23).
IT Ballers recorded more points than their projected total, while FunkyChickens failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 62.52-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did IT Ballers get the W, but they also easily covered the 11.35-point predicted margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, IT Ballers moves to (4-0), while FunkyChickens falls to (3-2).