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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Dead Again
9-6 149.75
132.7
 
VS
proj
Whackers
93.8 9-6
128.63

Dead Again defeat Whackers in 149.75-93.80 blowout

Dead Again brought their A game and outperformed expectations, cruising to a 149.75-93.80 win over Whackers, who fell short of projections. Dead Again never trailed in this one after nabbing a 12.10-point lead on Thursday behind Travis Etienne Jr. (14.2 points). A.J. Brown (16.3 points) and Jerick McKinnon (12.8) led the way for Whackers in the loss. This marks the first time this season Dead Again have beaten Whackers, after falling 144.55-117.85 in their last matchup. Dead Again finish the season at 9-6, while Whackers end the campaign at 9-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Dead Again   Whackers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hodgins overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 22.9 points against his 7.55-point projection. In a 27-24 loss to the Vikings, he caught 8 passes for 89 yards and a touchdown.
Isaiah Hodgins

Top Player Comparison

Dead Again
Points
% of total points 149.75
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
33.15
25.06
22.1%
2
Isaiah Hodgins
WR
22.9
7.55
15.3%
3
Devin Singletary
RB
20.5
11.15
13.7%
4
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
14.2
14.15
9.5%
Whackers
Points
% of total points 93.8
1
A.J. Brown
WR
16.3
16.86
17.4%
2
Jerick McKinnon
RB
12.8
16.54
13.6%
3
Dawson Knox
TE
12.8
10.28
13.6%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
12.4
20.66
13.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments Saturday, but it was Dead Again who claimed the lead, 146.15-70.40. For Dead Again, Devin Singletary had a 33-yard touchdown run. A.J. Brown made the highlight reel for Whackers with a 48-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Dead Again   Whackers
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.
Dead Again
Dead Again finished the season with the league's 5th-best points average (135.68 ppg), placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Kirk Cousins
MVP
4117 Pass Yds, 27 Pass TDs
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
101 Rec, 1325 Rec Yds, 10 Rec TDs
Gardner Minshew II
Best Acquisition
389 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs
Whackers
Whackers finished the season with the league's 6th-best points average (128.00 ppg), placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Jalen Hurts
MVP
3472 Pass Yds, 22 Pass TDs, 747 Rush Yds, 13 Rush TDs
A.J. Brown
Best Drafted
80 Rec, 1304 Rec Yds, 10 Rec TDs
Russell Wilson
Best Acquisition
3019 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs, 232 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD

Game Notes

Most (8 of the 11) of the starters on Dead Again scored higher than their projected point totals.
Whackers had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Whackers can partially blame the loss on Marquise Goodwin, who didn't score any points.
Kirk Cousins, Isaiah Hodgins, and Devin Singletary all scored more points than A.J. Brown, the leading scorer for Whackers.
Dead Again put up more points than their season scoring average (135.68) while Whackers fell short of theirs (128).
Dead Again recorded more points than their projected total, while Whackers failed to reach their projection.
The defeat ends a streak of four consecutive wins for Whackers.
Not only did Dead Again win, but they also easily covered the 4.07-point projected margin of victory.
Dead Again moves to (4-3) in blowout games this season, while Whackers falls to (4-3).