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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
No Creative Name Ideas
9-7 156.12
149.16
 
VS
proj
VivaLasVegas
115.62 7-9
158.43

VivaLasVegas come up short of expectations, lose to No Creative Name Ideas in 156.12-115.62 landslide

VivaLasVegas underachieved compared to projections, as No Creative Name Ideas cruised to a 156.12-115.62 win. No Creative Name Ideas took an early 21.16-point lead on Thursday. VivaLasVegas bounced back to take the lead on Saturday, powered by DeVonta Smith (31.3 points) and Gardner Minshew II (22.7). Unphased, No Creative Name Ideas pulled it together later that night, as James Conner (25 points) and Rachaad White (15.3) put them back on top once and for all. This marks the second time this season No Creative Name Ideas have gotten the best of VivaLasVegas, after falling 161.32-154.34 in their last matchup. No Creative Name Ideas improve to 9-7 for the season, while VivaLasVegas fall to 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  No Creative Name Ideas   VivaLasVegas

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Pickens (5 Rec, 57 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 16.7 points in a 13-10 win over the Raiders in Week 16. His scoring output nearly doubled his 8.93-point projection and was much higher than his 9.09-point season scoring average. Pickens will face the Ravens next week.
George Pickens

Top Player Comparison

No Creative Name Ideas
Points
% of total points 156.12
1
James Conner
RB
25
14.59
16%
2
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
19
20.43
12.2%
3
Trevor Lawrence
QB
18.26
16.45
11.7%
4
Terry McLaurin
WR
17.7
11.71
11.3%
VivaLasVegas
Points
% of total points 115.62
1
DeVonta Smith
WR
31.3
13.49
27.1%
2
Gardner Minshew II
QB
22.7
16.39
19.6%
3
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
20
23.87
17.3%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
13.2
11.47
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams Saturday, but after the scoring was completed, VivaLasVegas emerged with a 115.90-101.92 lead. Terry McLaurin had a 51-yard catch for No Creative Name Ideas, while Justin Fields had a 44-yard pass. Gardner Minshew II made the highlight reel for VivaLasVegas with a 48-yard pass.
Sunday Night
James Conner had a 22-yard touchdown run for No Creative Name Ideas to contribute to a 156.12-115.90 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  No Creative Name Ideas   VivaLasVegas

What If

No Creative Name Ideas would have beaten only three other teams besides VivaLasVegas this week.
VivaLasVegas would have lost to six other teams besides No Creative Name Ideas this week.
If No Creative Name Ideas played VivaLasVegas every week this season, they'd be 7-9.
No Creative Name Ideas would be 3-10 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as VivaLasVegas.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as No Creative Name Ideas, VivaLasVegas would be 6-7.
If No Creative Name Ideas had played every team in the league each week, they would be 73-99.
If they played every team every week, VivaLasVegas would be 81-91.

Coach Talk

No Creative Name Ideas
Deploying a starting crew that posted over 156 points this past week... we consider that to be a job well done.
VivaLasVegas
Your quarterback threw three interceptions and no touchdowns? We may should have a little debate here: Was Nick Foles actually that sloppy from the pocket, or was the Chargers secondary just that stout defending the pass?