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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Toyota Kamara
8-7 163.24
126.27
 
VS
proj
M0nStEr bLiTz
96.4 7-8
105.61

Toyota Kamara smirk at predictions, defeat M0nStEr bLiTz in 163.24-96.40 rout

Toyota Kamara showed up, rolling to a 163.24-96.40 win over M0nStEr bLiTz, who fell short of projections. Toyota Kamara nabbed an early 4.4-point lead on Saturday behind Marvin Jones Jr. (3.4 points) and Matt Prater (1). M0nStEr bLiTz came back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by Matt Ryan (21.9 points) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (20.1). Unphased, Toyota Kamara pulled it together on Monday night with their back against the wall, as Stefon Diggs (37 points) and the Buffalo Bills defense (12) put them back on top for good. This marks the first time this season Toyota Kamara have beaten M0nStEr bLiTz, after falling 112.6-100.34 in their last matchup. Toyota Kamara finish the season at 8-7, while M0nStEr bLiTz end the campaign at 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Toyota Kamara   M0nStEr bLiTz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kamara (155 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 17 Rec Yds) scored 54.7 points against the Vikings in Week 16. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 19.24-point projection and was much higher than his 21.16-point season scoring average.
Alvin Kamara

Top Player Comparison

Toyota Kamara
Points
% of total points 163.24
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
54.7
19.24
33.5%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
37
15.05
22.7%
3
Ryan Tannehill
QB
19.34
22.38
11.8%
4
Miles Sanders
RB
16.4
15.79
10%
M0nStEr bLiTz
Points
% of total points 96.4
1
Matt Ryan
QB
21.9
20.16
22.7%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
20.1
11.17
20.9%
3
James Conner
RB
15
9.96
15.6%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
9.8
19.66
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 54-yard pass for M0nStEr bLiTz, while JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 25-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 66.00-14.90 lead for M0nStEr bLiTz.
Sunday Night
Ryan Tannehill had a 45-yard touchdown run for Toyota Kamara, who trailed 81.70-59.54 after Sunday night.
Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 50-yard touchdown catch for Toyota Kamara on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Toyota Kamara   M0nStEr bLiTz
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 look ahead to next year, we'd like to dig into this season one last time.
Toyota Kamara
Toyota Kamara ended the regular season 7th in the standings after averaging 122.22 points per game, 3rd-most in the league.
Important Players
Alvin Kamara
MVP
932 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 756 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Ryan Tannehill
Best Drafted
3603 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs, 228 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Marvin Jones Jr.
Best Acquisition
68 Rec, 798 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
M0nStEr bLiTz
M0nStEr bLiTz completed the season averaging 108.47 points per game, 6th-most in the league, placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Derrick Henry
MVP
1777 Rush Yds, 15 Rush TDs, 114 Rec Yds
Drew Brees
Best Drafted
2741 Pass Yds, 21 Pass TDs
Matt Ryan
Best Acquisition
4316 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Toyota Kamara are doing a better job of that, averaging 122.22 versus M0nStEr bLiTz's 108.47.
Even the machines think Toyota Kamara have better players. They have a higher projected points average (124.11) than M0nStEr bLiTz (117.61).
Toyota Kamara don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than M0nStEr bLiTz (5 vs 3).
Toyota Kamara are clutch masters, with more close wins than M0nStEr bLiTz (1 vs 0).
Toyota Kamara should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than M0nStEr bLiTz (5 vs 3).
By position, Toyota Kamara have outscored M0nStEr bLiTz at QB, RB, WR, and TE this season.
Toyota Kamara don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 10 points, third-highest in the league.
Hey M0nStEr bLiTz, maybe you'll have better luck next year!