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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Alvin’s Team
9-7 109.88
127.93
 
VS
proj
DirtyMikeAndTheBoyzz
107.94 9-7
118.46

Alvin’s Team find way to beat DirtyMikeAndTheBoyzz in 109.88-107.94 battle despite falling short of expectations

There's no easy way to say it, Alvin’s Team underdelivered, at least based on projections. Still, they eked out a 109.88-107.94 win over DirtyMikeAndTheBoyzz. DirtyMikeAndTheBoyzz had a chance to come from behind on Sunday night, but they fell short. Alvin’s Team led 85.88-69.80 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 26.14 points from Aaron Rodgers on Sunday night for DirtyMikeAndTheBoyzz. Giovani Bernard (20.1 points) and Kyler Murray (16.38) were the standout performers for Alvin’s Team in the win. This marks the first time this season Alvin’s Team have knocked off DirtyMikeAndTheBoyzz, after falling 143.42-114.9 in their last matchup. Alvin’s Team end the season at 9-7, while DirtyMikeAndTheBoyzz finish the campaign at 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Alvin’s Team   DirtyMikeAndTheBoyzz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Bernard (65 Rush Yds, 66 Rec Yds) scored 20.1 points against the Texans in Week 16. His scoring output was 66.8% more than his 12.05-point projection and was much higher than his 10.37-point season scoring average.
Giovani Bernard

Top Player Comparison

Alvin’s Team
Points
% of total points 109.88
1
Giovani Bernard
RB
20.1
12.05
18.3%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
16.38
24.69
14.9%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
16.1
13.36
14.7%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
14.6
15.09
13.3%
DirtyMikeAndTheBoyzz
Points
% of total points 107.94
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
26.14
24.22
24.2%
2
Robby Anderson
WR
16.9
13.72
15.7%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
14.2
16.57
13.2%
4
Jonnu Smith
TE
12
9.03
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Kyler Murray had a 45-yard pass for Alvin’s Team, contributing to a 23.28-1.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Amari Cooper had a 69-yard catch for Alvin’s Team, contributing to an 85.88-69.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
There were players with standout plays for both teams on Sunday night, but it was DirtyMikeAndTheBoyzz who took the lead, 107.94-98.68. For Alvin’s Team, Aaron Jones had a 59-yard run. Aaron Rodgers made the highlight reel for DirtyMikeAndTheBoyzz with a 21-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Alvin’s Team   DirtyMikeAndTheBoyzz
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were drafting these teams, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Alvin’s Team
Alvin’s Team ended the season with the league's 4th-best points average (120.43 ppg), placing them 6th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
3884 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 816 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
1062 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs, 312 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Giovani Bernard
Best Acquisition
409 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 355 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
DirtyMikeAndTheBoyzz
DirtyMikeAndTheBoyzz finished the season averaging 119.05 points per game, 7th-best in the league, placing them 4th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
4059 Pass Yds, 44 Pass TDs, 145 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Kareem Hunt
Best Drafted
804 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 300 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
T.Y. Hilton
Best Acquisition
53 Rec, 735 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Alvin’s Team won despite the fact that only four of their nine starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
DirtyMikeAndTheBoyzz had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
Alvin’s Team had the lowest winning score of the week.
This victory ends a streak of three consecutive defeats for Alvin’s Team.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Alvin’s Team. They won, but failed to cover the 9.47-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this year, Alvin’s Team moves to (1-2), while DirtyMikeAndTheBoyzz falls to (1-1).
A bright spot in the loss, Aaron Rodgers recorded 26.14 points, the second-best score for a quarterback this week.