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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
California Rams
10-5 80.77
67.36
 
VS
proj
Nakajuju Patriots
62.47 10-5
58.46

California Rams defy projections, defeat Nakajuju Patriots, 80.77-62.47

California Rams outperformed their projected point total, securing an 80.77-62.47 win over Nakajuju Patriots. California Rams nabbed a 39.69-point lead on Saturday behind a combined 34.84 points from Tom Brady (348 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Mike Evans (10 Rec, 181 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and never looked back. Josh Allen (320 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 35 Rush Yds) and Greg Zuerlein (3-3 FG, 35 long, 4-4 XP) led the way for Nakajuju Patriots in the loss. This marks the second time this season California Rams have knocked off Nakajuju Patriots, after winning 78.72-49.8 in their last matchup. California Rams end the season at 10-5, while Nakajuju Patriots finish the campaign at 10-5.

Matchup Timeline

  California Rams   Nakajuju Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 139 yards from scrimmage and scoring 2 touchdowns against the Bengals, Johnson scored 13.65 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.19-point projection and was much higher than his 4.29-point season scoring average.
David Johnson

Top Player Comparison

California Rams
Points
% of total points 80.77
1
Tom Brady
QB
19.31
10.61
23.9%
2
Mike Evans
WR
15.53
5.87
19.2%
3
David Johnson
RB
13.65
6.19
16.9%
4
Devin White
LB
10
6.36
12.4%
Nakajuju Patriots
Points
% of total points 62.47
1
Josh Allen
QB
22.1
9.04
35.4%
2
Greg Zuerlein
K
7
5.12
11.2%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
5.93
5
9.5%
4
Kevin Byard
S
5.4
4.94
8.6%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Tom Brady connected with Mike Evans for a 27-yard touchdown pass for California Rams. Brady also lit up the scoreboard with a 33-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass, while Evans added a 22-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 47.60-7.91 lead for California Rams.
Sunday Early
David Johnson had a 48-yard run for California Rams, helping the team to a 71.78-22.52 lead.
Monday
Josh Allen had a 50-yard touchdown pass for Nakajuju Patriots.

Points By Position

  California Rams   Nakajuju Patriots
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before looking ahead to next year.
California Rams
California Rams ended the regular season 2nd in the standings after averaging 68.44 points per game, highest in the league.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
4234 Pass Yds, 36 Pass TDs
Devin White
Best Drafted
140 Tackles, 9 Sacks
Marquise Brown
Best Acquisition
53 Rec, 728 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Nakajuju Patriots
Nakajuju Patriots finished the season with the league's 6th-best points average (62.39 ppg), placing them in first place at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
4320 Pass Yds, 34 Pass TDs, 418 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs
Keenan Allen
Best Drafted
100 Rec, 992 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
LAC Defense
Best Acquisition
27.0 Avg Pts Allowed, 348.5 Avg Yds Allowed, 18 Turnovers

What If

California Rams would have beaten five other teams besides Nakajuju Patriots this week.
Nakajuju Patriots would have lost to four other teams besides California Rams this week.
If California Rams played Nakajuju Patriots every week this season, they'd be 10-5.
California Rams would be 7-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Nakajuju Patriots.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as California Rams, Nakajuju Patriots would be 9-4.
If California Rams had played every team in the league each week, they would be 111-76.
If they played every team every week, Nakajuju Patriots would be 94-93.