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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
G7
9-7 102.46
97.52
 
VS
proj
Royal Pita
99.6 11-5
110.73

G7 come back to defeat Royal Pita for third straight win in 102.46-99.60 cliff-hanger

G7 extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind victory over Royal Pita, staging an impressive comeback to earn a 102.46-99.60 win. G7 trailed 99.60-84.46 heading into Sunday night, but the unit charged back behind James Conner, who racked up 120 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 18 points. Gardner Minshew II (355 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and DJ Moore (5 Rec, 83 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Royal Pita in the loss. This marks the second time this season G7 have knocked off Royal Pita, after falling 120.2-105.26 in their last matchup. G7 (9-7) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Royal Pita (11-5) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  G7   Royal Pita

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Purdy scored 20.96 points against the Commanders in Week 16 to score right around his 20.45-point projection. He passed for 234 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on G7 this week. Next week, Purdy will battle the Raiders.
Brock Purdy

Top Player Comparison

G7
Points
% of total points 102.46
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
24
11.97
23.4%
2
Brock Purdy
QB
20.96
20.45
20.5%
3
James Conner
RB
18
11.93
17.6%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
12.1
11.57
11.8%
Royal Pita
Points
% of total points 99.6
1
Gardner Minshew II
QB
28.7
20.21
28.8%
2
DJ Moore
WR
15.1
7.47
15.2%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
11.8
15.93
11.8%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
11.3
12.99
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were several players with big-time plays on both teams Saturday, but it was Royal Pita who emerged with the lead, 89.30-84.46. Brock Purdy had a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 33-yard touchdown pass for G7, while CeeDee Lamb had a 36-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Gardner Minshew II had a 48-yard pass for Royal Pita, while DJ Moore had a 47-yard catch.
Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 52-yard catch for Royal Pita to contribute to a 99.60-84.46 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
James Conner had a 22-yard touchdown run for G7 to contribute to a 102.46-99.60 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  G7   Royal Pita

Game Notes

Five of the nine starting players on G7 scored higher than their projected point totals.
Royal Pita had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
G7 put up more points than their season scoring average (94.34) while Royal Pita fell short of theirs (112.42).
G7 recorded more points than their projected total, while Royal Pita failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 2.86-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
This defeat concludes a streak of six straight wins for Royal Pita.
In close games this season, G7 moves to (4-0), while Royal Pita falls to (0-2).
A bright spot in the loss, Gardner Minshew II recorded 28.7 points, the fourth-best score in the league this week.

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