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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Nashville Ninjas
11-5 203.12
205.13
 
VS
proj
Pain and Suffering
169.82 11-5
177.78

Despite top scorer the Ravens defense, Pain and Suffering fall to Nashville Ninjas, 203.12-169.82

The Baltimore Ravens defense racked up 32.5 points for Pain and Suffering, the best total in the matchup and sixth-best in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to vanquish Nashville Ninjas, who came out on top with a 203.12-169.82 victory. Pain and Suffering grabbed a 2.18-point lead on Thursday, but Nashville Ninjas held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Kirk Cousins, who passed for 299 yards and 3 touchdowns for 31.59 points, and Jaylen Waddle, who caught 5 passes for 143 yards and a touchdown (29.28 points). The Baltimore Ravens defense (9 Pts Allowed, 327 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and Patrick Mahomes (224 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) did their part for Pain and Suffering in the loss. This marks the first time this season Nashville Ninjas have knocked off Pain and Suffering, after falling 135.24-133.02 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Nashville Ninjas   Pain and Suffering

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ekeler racked up 79 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns as the Chargers beat the Colts 20-3. In doing so, he put up 24.52 points and scored 30.9% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Nashville Ninjas this week. Ekeler will play the Rams in Week 17.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

Nashville Ninjas
Points
% of total points 203.12
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
31.59
26.88
15.6%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
29.28
17.82
14.4%
3
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
25
24.59
12.3%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
24.52
18.73
12.1%
Pain and Suffering
Points
% of total points 169.82
1
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
32.5
24.52
19.1%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
32.49
33.8
19.1%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
22.55
11.79
13.3%
4
Brett Maher
K
20
9.86
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Patrick Mahomes had a 52-yard pass for Pain and Suffering, who trailed 133.95-119.25 after Saturday's games.
Sunday Early
Jaylen Waddle had an 84-yard touchdown catch for Nashville Ninjas, while Tyreek Hill had a 52-yard catch to contribute to a 178.60-119.25 lead for Nashville Ninjas.
Sunday Night
Leonard Fournette had a 44-yard catch for Pain and Suffering, who trailed 178.60-155.30 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Nashville Ninjas   Pain and Suffering

Game Notes

More than half (7 of the 12) of the starters on Nashville Ninjas scored higher than their projected point totals.
Pain and Suffering had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
The Baltimore Ravens defense and Patrick Mahomes both outscored Kirk Cousins, the leading scorer for Nashville Ninjas.
Nashville Ninjas put up more points than their season scoring average (186.77) while Pain and Suffering fell short of theirs (179.12).
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
Nashville Ninjas ranked 1st in the league in scoring this week, while Pain and Suffering put up the 3rd-best score.
The matchup's 33.3-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Nashville Ninjas get the win, but they also covered the 27.35-point predicted margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, the Baltimore Ravens defense (32.5 points) recorded the second-highest score for a DEF this week.

Coach Talk

Nashville Ninjas
You know, football is all about exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by quadrupling Pain and Suffering at the wide receiver position (44.65 points to 10.53).
Pain and Suffering
Three running backs, two wide receivers, one tight end, zero touchdowns: The six offensive position starters on Pain and Suffering combined to record a whopping 407 yards from scrimmage. No one from that group could find his way to the end zone in Week 16.