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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Chaka Khan
7-9 86.6
98.8
 
VS
proj
Earth-99 StL Rams
71.8 7-9
80.39

Chaka Khan find way to top Earth-99 StL Rams 86.6-71.8 despite coming up short of projections

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, but Chaka Khan did enough to beat Earth-99 StL Rams, earning an 86.6-71.8 win. Chaka Khan never trailed in this one after grabbing an 11.2-point lead on Thursday behind Travis Etienne Jr.. Tee Higgins (8 Rec, 128 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Greg Joseph (2-2 FG, 61 long, 3-3 XP) were the leaders for Earth-99 StL Rams in the loss. This marks the first time this season Chaka Khan have knocked off Earth-99 StL Rams, after falling 83.6-75.28 in their last matchup. Chaka Khan finish the season with a record of 7-9, while Earth-99 StL Rams end the campaign at 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Chaka Khan   Earth-99 StL Rams

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Panthers in Week 16, Goff passed for 355 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 15 yards. In doing so, he put up 27.7 points and scored 48.8% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Chaka Khan this week.
Jared Goff

Top Player Comparison

Chaka Khan
Points
% of total points 86.6
1
Jared Goff
QB
27.7
18.61
32%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
12.1
11.57
14%
3
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
11.2
11.91
12.9%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
10
10.22
11.5%
Earth-99 StL Rams
Points
% of total points 71.8
1
Tee Higgins
WR
19.8
9.04
27.6%
2
Greg Joseph
K
13
7.88
18.1%
3
Najee Harris
RB
9.5
10.23
13.2%
4
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
9
10.01
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were players with big-time plays for both teams Saturday, but it was Chaka Khan who emerged with the lead, 77.6-56.3. Jared Goff had a 56-yard pass and a 51-yard pass for Chaka Khan, while Brandon Aiyuk had a 54-yard catch. Greg Joseph made the highlight reel for Earth-99 StL Rams with a 61-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Chaka Khan   Earth-99 StL Rams
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were eagerly awaiting our draft grades, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan ended the season with the league's 5th-most points average (96.0 ppg), placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
2242 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs, 764 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
101 Rec, 1325 Rec Yds, 10 Rec TDs
Jared Goff
Best Acquisition
3959 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs
Earth-99 StL Rams
Earth-99 StL Rams completed the regular season 7th in the standings after averaging 79.3 points per game, 3rd-worst in the league.
Important Players
Justin Herbert
MVP
4254 Pass Yds, 21 Pass TDs, 146 Rush Yds
Najee Harris
Best Drafted
843 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 207 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

What If

Chaka Khan would not have beaten any other team in the league besides Earth-99 StL Rams this week.
Earth-99 StL Rams would have lost to six other teams besides Chaka Khan this week.
If Chaka Khan played Earth-99 StL Rams every week this season, they'd be 10-6.
Chaka Khan would be 9-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Earth-99 StL Rams.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Chaka Khan, Earth-99 StL Rams would be 3-10.
If Chaka Khan had played every team in the league each week, they would be 69-71.
If they played every team every week, Earth-99 StL Rams would be 38-102.