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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Gotham Jokers 3
11-5 154.2
140.32
 
VS
proj
Thunder Puppies
93.5 10-6
130.54

Gotham Jokers 3 defeat Thunder Puppies for fourth straight win in 154.2-93.5 drubbing

Gotham Jokers 3 extended their win streak to four games with a convincing victory over Thunder Puppies, cruising to a 154.2-93.5 win. Thunder Puppies nabbed a 10.5-point lead on Thursday, but Gotham Jokers 3 held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Jared Goff, who passed for 355 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 15 yards for 24.7 points, and Tee Higgins, who caught 8 passes for 128 yards and a touchdown (20.8 points). D'Onta Foreman (165 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Tua Tagovailoa (310 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) did everything they could for Thunder Puppies in the loss. This marks the second time this season Gotham Jokers 3 have taken down Thunder Puppies, after winning 111.18-98.08 in their last matchup. Gotham Jokers 3 improve to 11-5 for the season, while Thunder Puppies fall to 10-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Gotham Jokers 3   Thunder Puppies

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Broncos in Week 16, Wagner made 8 tackles , recorded a sack , and intercepted a pass. In doing so, he put up 13.8 points to scored 57.9% higher than his 8.74-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Gotham Jokers 3 this week. In Week 17, Wagner and the Rams will square off against the Chargers.
Bobby Wagner

Top Player Comparison

Gotham Jokers 3
Points
% of total points 154.2
1
Jared Goff
QB
24.7
16.29
16%
2
Tee Higgins
WR
20.8
9.31
13.5%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
20.6
17.04
13.4%
4
Bobby Wagner
LB
13.8
8.74
8.9%
Thunder Puppies
Points
% of total points 93.5
1
D'Onta Foreman
RB
27.5
10.54
29.4%
2
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
13.4
18.45
14.3%
3
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
11.5
14.57
12.3%
4
C.J. Mosley
LB
10.5
10.59
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Jared Goff had a 56-yard pass and a 51-yard pass for Gotham Jokers 3, while Derrick Henry had a 48-yard touchdown run, helping Gotham Jokers 3 to a 117.0-63.2 lead.
Sunday Early
Tua Tagovailoa had an 84-yard touchdown pass and a 52-yard pass for Thunder Puppies, who trailed 117.0-80.0 after the early action.

Points By Position

  Gotham Jokers 3   Thunder Puppies

Game Notes

Gotham Jokers 3 had eight of their 13 starters exceed their projected point totals.
Thunder Puppies had only one of their 13 starters score higher than their projected points.
Thunder Puppies could have used points from Tyler Bass and DeShon Elliott, as both put up goose eggs.
Gotham Jokers 3 put up more points than their season scoring average (129.37) while Thunder Puppies fell short of theirs (122.06).
Gotham Jokers 3 recorded more points than their projected total, while Thunder Puppies fell short of their projection.
The loss concludes a streak of two straight wins for Thunder Puppies.
Not only did Gotham Jokers 3 win, but they also easily covered the 9.78-point projected margin of victory.
Gotham Jokers 3 moves to (8-2) in blowout games this year, while Thunder Puppies falls to (7-2).
For Thunder Puppies, D'Onta Foreman (27.5 points) posted the third-best score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Gotham Jokers 3
Listen, Gotham Jokers 3, we certainly appreciate the confidence. Starting a player with negative points (Rhamondre Stevenson) while still earning the win... that's borderline arrogant. All we ask is to please keep that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Try it in the postseason and we're toast.
Thunder Puppies
Unless Thunder Puppies wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting enough chances" isn't really a reasonable excuse this week. As a group, our pass-catching corps (two WR, one TE) collectively got a grand total of 16 targets in Week 16. With just four total receptions, this group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.