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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Raiders4Life
11-5 205.4
224.01
 
VS
proj
Elijah’s Elite Team
197.1 8-8
194.67

Unable to overcome starter's goose egg, Elijah’s Elite Team fall to Raiders4Life, 205.4-197.1

Hindered by a 0-point performance from Devin Duvernay, Elijah’s Elite Team were unable to overcome Raiders4Life, which emerged victorious with a 205.4-197.1 victory. Elijah’s Elite Team earned a 13.2-point lead on Thursday, but Raiders4Life held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 258 yards and 3 touchdowns for 56.3 points, and Nick Chubb, who racked up 184 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (26.9 points). Justin Herbert (50.6 points) and Justin Jackson (30.2) did their part for Elijah’s Elite Team in the loss. This marks the third time this season Raiders4Life have knocked off Elijah’s Elite Team, after winning 180.9-147.5 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Raiders4Life   Elijah’s Elite Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Ravens in Week 16, McPherson made 2 of his 3 FG attempts. In doing so, he put up 11 points to scored 40.7% higher than his 7.82-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Raiders4Life this week. McPherson will play the Chiefs next week.
Evan McPherson

Top Player Comparison

Raiders4Life
Points
% of total points 205.4
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
56.3
64.72
27.4%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
26.9
12.51
13.1%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
15.6
16.45
7.6%
4
Ronald Jones II
RB
15.1
12.35
7.4%
Elijah’s Elite Team
Points
% of total points 197.1
1
Justin Herbert
QB
50.6
59.82
25.7%
2
Justin Jackson
RB
30.2
12.78
15.3%
3
Braxton Berrios
WR
27.5
10.02
14%
4
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
13.2
12
6.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Jonathan Taylor had a 43-yard run for Elijah’s Elite Team, contributing to a 51.8-39.2 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 50-yard pass for Raiders4Life to contribute to a 201.4-190.5 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Raiders4Life   Elijah’s Elite Team

Game Notes

Just six of the 18 starters on Raiders4Life exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Elijah’s Elite Team had only six of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
Elijah’s Elite Team can partially blame the loss on Devin Duvernay, who didn't score any points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Raiders4Life emerged victorious despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Elijah’s Elite Team exceeded their projection.
Raiders4Life ranked 3rd in the league in points scored this week, while Elijah’s Elite Team put up the 4th-best score.
The loss ends a streak of two consecutive wins for Elijah’s Elite Team.
Raiders4Life managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 29.34-point projected margin of victory.
For Elijah’s Elite Team, Justin Herbert recorded 50.6 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Raiders4Life
Assembling a lineup that produced over 205 points this past week... we consider that to be a job well done.
Elijah’s Elite Team
Hey, Elijah’s Elite Team, did your wideouts talk bad about their offensive coordinators or something? Accumulating only 19 total targets in Week 16, our five wide receivers clearly need to get in their respective QBs' ears this week in practice.