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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Vandals
10-5 162.35
150.18
 
VS
proj
Orange bloods
113.65 9-7
129.66

Vandals top Orange bloods for third straight win in 162.35-113.65 beatdown

Vandals extended their win streak to three games with a convincing victory over Orange bloods, cruising to a 162.35-113.65 win. Vandals took an early 2.10-point lead on Thursday. Orange bloods came back to take the lead on Saturday, powered by Jakobi Meyers (20.3 points) and Derrick Henry (18.6). Unphased, Vandals pulled it together later that night, as Leonard Fournette (25.2 points) put them back ahead for good. This marks the second time this season Vandals have knocked off Orange bloods, after winning 158.65-126.25 in their last matchup. Vandals finish the season at 10-5, while Orange bloods end the campaign at 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Vandals   Orange bloods

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith overachieved for the ninth time this season, scoring 31.3 points against his 13.49-point projection. In a 40-34 loss to the Cowboys, he caught 8 passes for 113 yards and 2 touchdowns.
DeVonta Smith

Top Player Comparison

Vandals
Points
% of total points 162.35
1
DeVonta Smith
WR
31.3
13.49
19.3%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
25.2
12.6
15.5%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
23.9
19.49
14.7%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
21.4
16.58
13.2%
Orange bloods
Points
% of total points 113.65
1
Jakobi Meyers
WR
20.3
11.99
17.9%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
18.6
18.24
16.4%
3
Brett Maher
K
18
8.56
15.8%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
13.1
12.43
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Jakobi Meyers had a 48-yard touchdown catch for Orange bloods, while Derrick Henry had a 48-yard touchdown run, helping Orange bloods to a 94.70-74.15 lead.
Sunday Early
Allen Lazard had a 42-yard catch for Orange bloods, helping the team to a 105.80-74.15 lead.
Sunday Night
Leonard Fournette had a 44-yard catch for Vandals, helping the team to a 117.05-105.80 lead.

Points By Position

  Vandals   Orange bloods
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?
Vandals
Vandals completed the regular season 2nd in the standings after averaging 142.84 points per game, 2nd-most in the league.
Important Players
Austin Ekeler
MVP
759 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 647 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Best Drafted
96 Rec, 1050 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Zay Jones
Best Acquisition
75 Rec, 778 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Orange bloods
Orange bloods completed the season with the league's 7th-highest points average (131.13 ppg), placing them 4th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Derrick Henry
MVP
1429 Rush Yds, 13 Rush TDs, 379 Rec Yds
Justin Herbert
Best Drafted
4254 Pass Yds, 21 Pass TDs, 146 Rush Yds
Dak Prescott
Best Acquisition
2450 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs, 155 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD

Game Notes

Only five of the 11 starters on Vandals exceeded their scoring projections.
Orange bloods had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Orange bloods can partially blame the loss on Jameson Williams, who didn't score any points.
Vandals had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Orange bloods.
Vandals put up more points than their season scoring average (142.84) while Orange bloods fell short of theirs (131.13).
Vandals put up more points than their projected total, while Orange bloods fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 48.7-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Vandals win, but they also easily covered the 20.52-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Vandals moves to (6-3), while Orange bloods falls to (4-5).