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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Novaforce
11-5 95.18
109.23
 
VS
proj
Pantheon Hulks
88.9 8-8
86.54

Novaforce come back to beat Pantheon Hulks 95.18-88.90 despite coming up short of expectations

Full of promise, Novaforce underperformed, at least compared to projections. Still, they came back for a 95.18-88.90 win over Pantheon Hulks, who actually exceeded projections. Trailing 88.90-87.18 heading into Monday night, Novaforce came back behind Cameron Dicker (8 points). The Los Angeles Rams defense (14 Pts Allowed, 323 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) and Jaylen Waddle (5 Rec, 143 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for Pantheon Hulks in defeat. This marks the second time this season Novaforce have knocked off Pantheon Hulks, after falling 124.38-78.38 in their last matchup. Novaforce end the season with a record of 11-5, while Pantheon Hulks finish the campaign at 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Novaforce   Pantheon Hulks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 133 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Vikings, Barkley scored 19.3 points this week. His scoring output was 44% more than his 13.4-point projection and was higher than his 14.11-point season scoring average.
Saquon Barkley

Top Player Comparison

Novaforce
Points
% of total points 95.18
1
Josh Allen
QB
24.98
24.07
26.2%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
19.3
13.4
20.3%
3
James Conner
RB
18
11.93
18.9%
4
Cameron Dicker
K
8
10.33
8.4%
Pantheon Hulks
Points
% of total points 88.9
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
27
9.52
30.4%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
21.3
10.42
24%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
11.3
15.98
12.7%
4
Dawson Knox
TE
9.8
6.39
11%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Saquon Barkley had a 27-yard touchdown run for Novaforce, helping the team to a 62.88-25.90 lead.
Sunday Early
Jaylen Waddle had an 84-yard touchdown catch for Pantheon Hulks, while Tyreek Hill had a 52-yard catch for the team, who trailed 62.88-61.90 after the early games.
Sunday Night
James Conner had a 22-yard touchdown run for Novaforce, who trailed 88.90-87.18 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Novaforce   Pantheon Hulks
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?
Novaforce
Novaforce ended the season with the league's 2nd-highest points average (103.58 ppg), placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
4029 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs, 746 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Saquon Barkley
Best Drafted
1254 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs, 343 Rec Yds
Tua Tagovailoa
Best Acquisition
3548 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs
Pantheon Hulks
Pantheon Hulks completed the season averaging 104.15 points per game, best in the league, placing them 4th 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
Tyreek Hill
Best Drafted
113 Rec, 1632 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Tyler Conklin
Best Acquisition
50 Rec, 459 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Novaforce won despite the fact that only three of their nine starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Pantheon Hulks had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Pantheon Hulks can partially blame the loss on Jalen Hurts, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Novaforce got the win despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Pantheon Hulks outscored their projection.
Novaforce managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 22.69-point projected margin of victory.
Novaforce moves to (2-1) in comeback games this season, while Pantheon Hulks falls to (0-3).
A bright spot in the loss, the Los Angeles Rams defense officially posted the third-best score for a DEF this season with 27 points.