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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Chicago Blitz
9-7 242.98
234.86
 
VS
proj
Buffalo Bills
213.85 10-6
203.49

Despite top scorer Jones, Buffalo Bills fall to Chicago Blitz, 242.98-213.85

Buffalo Bills had the premier scorer in the matchup with QB Daniel Jones racking up 45.58 points, the fourth-best total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to topple Chicago Blitz, who emerged victorious with a 242.98-213.85 victory. Chicago Blitz never trailed in this one after grabbing a 35.00-point lead on Thursday behind Foye Oluokun (21 points) and Quinnen Williams (14). Daniel Jones (334 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 34 Rush Yds) and Devin Singletary (106 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 19 Rec Yds) did their part for Buffalo Bills in the loss. This marks the first time this season Chicago Blitz have knocked off Buffalo Bills, after falling 284.17-222.36 in their last matchup. Chicago Blitz finish the season at 9-7, while Buffalo Bills end the campaign at 10-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Chicago Blitz   Buffalo Bills

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Barkley racked up 133 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown as the Giants lost to the Vikings 27-24. In doing so, he put up 31.67 points to scored 61.4% higher than his 19.62-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Chicago Blitz this week.
Saquon Barkley

Top Player Comparison

Chicago Blitz
Points
% of total points 242.98
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
31.67
19.62
13%
2
Jalen Pitre
DB
22.5
17.59
9.3%
3
Foye Oluokun
LB
21
15.99
8.6%
4
Najee Harris
RB
20.1
15.5
8.3%
Buffalo Bills
Points
% of total points 213.85
1
Daniel Jones
QB
45.58
29.06
21.3%
2
Devin Singletary
RB
26.87
14.02
12.6%
3
Danielle Hunter
OL
24
15.11
11.2%
4
Jerry Jeudy
WR
19.8
12.62
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams Saturday, after which Chicago Blitz had a 223.68-149.28 lead. Saquon Barkley had a 27-yard touchdown run for Chicago Blitz, while Justin Fields had a 44-yard pass. Devin Singletary made the highlight reel for Buffalo Bills with a 33-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Chicago Blitz   Buffalo Bills
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?
Chicago Blitz
Chicago Blitz completed the season with the league's 5th-highest points average (242.29 ppg), placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Josh Jacobs
MVP
1539 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 369 Rec Yds
Saquon Barkley
Best Drafted
1254 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs, 343 Rec Yds
Najee Harris
Best Acquisition
843 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 207 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills completed the season averaging 240.26 points per game, 7th-highest in the league, placing them 4th 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
A.J. Brown
Best Drafted
80 Rec, 1304 Rec Yds, 10 Rec TDs
Cody Barton
Best Acquisition
123 Tackles, 2 Sacks, 2 Ints

StatSmack

Chicago Blitz don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Buffalo Bills (1 vs 0).
Chicago Blitz laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Buffalo Bills (0).
Chicago Blitz should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Buffalo Bills (10 vs 8).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Buffalo Bills - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Chicago Blitz (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Chicago Blitz have outscored Buffalo Bills at RB, TE, and IDP this season.
The starters for Chicago Blitz had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Buffalo Bills (1).
Hey Buffalo Bills, maybe you'll have better luck next year!