Week 16
- 193.32 pts, 8-5
Weekly Grade
- 187.83 pts, 8-5
Weekly Grade
Hill Valley McFlys took advantage of 26.50 points from LeSean McCoy, edging Phoenix Uprising 193.32 to 187.83. Hill Valley McFlys has been coming up strong regularly after winning their last four matchups in a row. This makes it two in a row for Hill Valley McFlys against Phoenix Uprising. Their last matchup was a 225.44 to 125.61 shellacking in Week 5. The outcome could have been worse, Hill Valley McFlys had a starter score zero points (Tony Jefferson). Phoenix Uprising finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of 8-5. When considering points per game, they ranked slightly better (fourth with 200.94). They played in a pair of previous postseason games this year. In their last game, Phoenix Uprising took down Pawnee Pride, 224.37 to 168.64. The week before, they snuck by Deputy Van Halens, 201.05 to 197.66.
Top Players
- Dez Bryant
- 26.70
- LeSean McCoy
- 26.50
- Zachary Orr
- 22.70
- Antonio Brown
- 21.80
Smooth Moves by Hill Valley McFlys
- Even if you cried trying to win, you still won. And the Toyota Hall of Fame is proud of Hill Valley McFlys either way.
- The 12.50 points scored by Wil Lutz, who Hill Valley McFlys picked up this week, beat his projected point total of 8.26 by 51.3%.
- With 26.50 points, LeSean McCoy ranked second in scoring among all RBs in the league this week.
- Zachary Orr overachieved by 24.4%, scoring 22.70 points against a projected 18.25.
- Starter Tony Jefferson put up a zero, but Hill Valley McFlys still won.
Toyota Roster Tune-up
- The fact that you're reading this means you have internet connection. Unfortunately, that's one less thing to blame your loss on. Don't tell the Hall.
- Did not start Antonio Gates, who beat his projected point total by 107.5%, which was the highest percentage of either team.
- A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. Clearly, Phoenix Uprising didn't know what they were doing when they picked up and started Adam Jones. He scored a team-worst 26.3% of his projected point total for 2.98 points.
- All that glitters is not gold. Picked up George Iloka, who scored 6.00 points against his projected 11.28.
- A heated blanket would be a great gift for Telvin Smith during this cold streak. He scored below his projection in eight straight games after scoring 6.50 points against a projected 18.64 this week.
What If
- If Hill Valley McFlys played Phoenix Uprising every week, they'd be 8-7 this year.
- Besides Phoenix Uprising, Hill Valley McFlys would have beaten only two other teams this week.
- Had they played each other last week, Hill Valley McFlys would have defeated Phoenix Uprising 228.58 - 224.37.
- If they played the same schedule as Phoenix Uprising, Hill Valley McFlys would be 7-6.
- If Hill Valley McFlys had played every team in the league each week, they would be 111-76.
- Besides Hill Valley McFlys, Phoenix Uprising would have been defeated by four other teams this week.
- If they played the same schedule as Hill Valley McFlys, Phoenix Uprising would be 9-4.
- If they played every team every week, Phoenix Uprising would be 110-84.
Game Notes
- The tragedy of being an underachiever is that Hill Valley McFlys knows what they should be, but reality keeps telling them that they're wrong. They scored 193.32 points against a projected 242.08 and underachieved for the 11th time this season, including the last three weeks in a row.
- Hill Valley McFlys won again and is on a four-game winning streak, currently the longest in the league.
- The margin of victory of 5.49 points was the smallest in the league this week.
- Phoenix Uprising had their three-game win streak snapped in the loss.
- Ryan Shazier scored 19.00 points against a projected 13.58 in the loss and has now beaten his projection in three straight games.
- Hill Valley McFlys took the W, even though Phoenix Uprising performed better against their scoring projection. Phoenix Uprising scored 90.9% of their 206.54 projected points, while Hill Valley McFlys recorded 79.9% of their 242.08-point projection.
- With the win, Hill Valley McFlys improves to 1-1 in close games this season.
- With the loss, Phoenix Uprising falls to 4-1 in close games this season.
Week 16 Matchups
Phoenix can blame themselves for their loss- Playing Eli Apple over Jalen Ramsey and George Iloka over Tavon Wilson were both catastrophic decisions. Going the other direction, (or playing Antonio Gates in a plum matchup) would have been the difference between victory and defeat. Alas!
The Moosecrew take the bronze on the season, and the silver in terms of weekly scoring: Their 267.83 was the second highest weekly score of all time. Jordy Nelson scored 38.3, Aaron Rodgers 35.48, Travis Kelce 33.3, Josh Norman 32.35, and Odell Beckham 24.3. Pawnee fell in back to back weeks for the first time this season despite a quality performance highlighted by Jay Ajayi (38.3) and Doug Baldwin (36.2).
Malibu takes the third pick in next year's draft, winning handily thanks to Mark Ingram (25.9), Dak Prescott (24.68), and Malcolm Butler (22.15). Savannah was burned by top pick Allen Robinson this year, but he did have a nice 22 point game in the finale; Tom Brady (19.76), Jordan Howard (18.7), and Thomas Davis (17.0) also did their parts.
HCM is the Consolation champ, nabbing the top pick in next year's draft. Colin Kaepernick (23.34) was dynamic once again, his up and down resurgence surging. Landon Collins was the best player on the field once again (19.50) a defensive wizard that should be the first safety off the board next year. Sammy Watkins had his finest game for the 'Quatch, dropping 30.4; Along with JJ Nelson (26.6) they provided the fireworks. Assuming the Lead Farmers don't 'do the Julio' first overall, Mr Jones should land back in Saskatoon in exactly eight months, on August 27th, 2017, for Larkspur Bowl IX.
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