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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
chase's Genius Team
12-4 132.26
113.16
 
VS
proj
Justin Tucker ❤️
126.34 9-7
120.33

chase's Genius Team outperform predictions, earn win against Justin Tucker ❤️, 132.26-126.34

chase's Genius Team beat their projected point total, earning a 132.26-126.34 win over Justin Tucker ❤️. chase's Genius Team never trailed in this one after nabbing a 21-point lead on Saturday behind Mike Evans (35.1 points). Davante Adams (37.7 points) and Kirk Cousins (23.64) carried the flag for Justin Tucker ❤️ in the loss. This marks the second time this season chase's Genius Team have knocked off Justin Tucker ❤️, after winning 120.7-94.72 in their last matchup. chase's Genius Team finish the season at 12-4, while Justin Tucker ❤️ end the campaign at 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  chase's Genius Team   Justin Tucker ❤️

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Watson overachieved for the eighth time this season, scoring 26.76 points against his 21.51-point projection. In a 37-31 loss to the Bengals, he passed for 324 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 38 yards.
Deshaun Watson

Top Player Comparison

chase's Genius Team
Points
% of total points 132.26
1
Mike Evans
WR
35.1
12.58
26.5%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
26.76
21.51
20.2%
3
David Montgomery
RB
19.1
16.54
14.4%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
15.5
18.37
11.7%
Justin Tucker ❤️
Points
% of total points 126.34
1
Davante Adams
WR
37.7
19.15
29.8%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
23.64
18
18.7%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
19.3
17.1
15.3%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
14.1
13.38
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Mike Evans had a 27-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch for chase's Genius Team, contributing to a 35.10-14.10 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass for chase's Genius Team, while Calvin Ridley had a 54-yard catch, helping chase's Genius Team to a 111.06-48.70 lead.

Points By Position

  chase's Genius Team   Justin Tucker ❤️
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before pivoting to next year.
chase's Genius Team
chase's Genius Team completed the season with the league's 4th-most points average (111.89 ppg), placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
4458 Pass Yds, 30 Pass TDs, 432 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Dalvin Cook
Best Drafted
1557 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 361 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Car Defense
Best Acquisition
24.6 Avg Pts Allowed, 360.9 Avg Yds Allowed, 22 Turnovers
Justin Tucker ❤️
Justin Tucker ❤️ finished the season averaging 113.25 points per game, 2nd-highest in the league, placing them 4th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Davante Adams
MVP
109 Rec, 1328 Rec Yds, 17 Rec TDs
Travis Kelce
Best Drafted
105 Rec, 1416 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
Kirk Cousins
Best Acquisition
3860 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs, 155 Rush Yds

Game Notes

chase's Genius Team had five of their eight starters exceed their projected points.
Justin Tucker ❤️ had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Justin Tucker ❤️ can partially blame the loss on the Indianapolis Colts defense, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
chase's Genius Team ranked 2nd in the league in points scored this week, while Justin Tucker ❤️ ranked 3rd.
The matchup's 5.92-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The loss snaps a four-game unbeaten streak for Justin Tucker ❤️.
A bright spot in the defeat, Davante Adams (37.7 points) officially registered the fourth-best scoring output for any wide receiver this year.