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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Ram Thunder
9-7 274
233.01
 
VS
proj
DAK THAT A$$ UP!
90 9-7
117.21

Ram Thunder knock off DAK THAT A$$ UP! in 274-90 landslide

Ram Thunder showed up and exceeded their projected point total, rolling to a 274-90 win over DAK THAT A$$ UP!, who fell short of projections. Ram Thunder never trailed in this one after taking a 26-point lead on Thursday behind Deebo Samuel (30 points). The Los Angeles Rams defense (41 points) and Devonta Freeman (12) did everything they could for DAK THAT A$$ UP! in the loss. This marks the first time this season Ram Thunder have taken down DAK THAT A$$ UP!, after falling 249-239 in their last matchup. Ram Thunder end the season with a record of 9-7, while DAK THAT A$$ UP! finish the campaign at 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Ram Thunder   DAK THAT A$$ UP!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Johnson overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 10 points against his 1.32-point projection. During a 24-22 loss to the Packers, he ran for 58 yards .
D'Ernest Johnson

Top Player Comparison

Ram Thunder
Points
% of total points 274
1
Dak Prescott
QB
136
115.67
49.6%
2
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
42
31.21
15.3%
3
Deebo Samuel
WR
30
15.08
10.9%
4
Najee Harris
RB
21
23.56
7.7%
DAK THAT A$$ UP!
Points
% of total points 90
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
41
29.96
45.6%
2
Devonta Freeman
RB
12
14.44
13.3%
3
Jarvis Landry
WR
10
14.56
11.1%
4
Jordan Howard
RB
9
7.75
10%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Deebo Samuel had a 56-yard catch for Ram Thunder, helping to stake the team to a 30-4 lead.
Sunday Night
Both teams had players with standout plays on Sunday night, but after all the points were tallied, Ram Thunder boasted a 265-90 lead. For Ram Thunder, Dak Prescott had a 40-yard pass. Michael Gallup made the highlight reel for DAK THAT A$$ UP! with a 40-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Ram Thunder   DAK THAT A$$ UP!
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were all gathered together for the draft, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Ram Thunder
Ram Thunder completed the regular season 5th in the standings after averaging 218 points per game, 5th-highest in the league.
Important Players
Dak Prescott
MVP
3928 Pass Yds, 29 Pass TDs, 126 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Najee Harris
Best Drafted
984 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 422 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Cordarrelle Patterson
Best Acquisition
579 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 523 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
DAK THAT A$$ UP!
DAK THAT A$$ UP! ended the season with the league's 8th-most points average (204 ppg), placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
2882 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs, 767 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
LAR Defense
Best Drafted
21.7 Avg Pts Allowed, 339.1 Avg Yds Allowed, 21 Turnovers
Devonta Freeman
Best Acquisition
479 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 183 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD

Game Notes

Ram Thunder had five of their nine starters exceed their projected points.
DAK THAT A$$ UP! had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
DAK THAT A$$ UP! can partially blame the loss on Lamar Jackson, who didn't score any points.
Ram Thunder put up more points than their season scoring average (218.13) while DAK THAT A$$ UP! fell short of theirs (203.81).
Ram Thunder put up more points than their projected total, while DAK THAT A$$ UP! failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 184-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Ram Thunder win, but they also covered the 115.8-point forecasted margin of victory.
Ram Thunder moves to (3-0) in blowout games this season, while DAK THAT A$$ UP! falls to (1-2).
A bright spot in the loss, the Los Angeles Rams defense scored 41 points, the fourth-best score for a DEF this week.