Week 16 | Matchups Recap and Teams Performances

Posted Dec 28, 2021

Teams Performances

League Highlights

London Knights continues defying the pundits, and has beaten their projected score eight weeks in a row.

Indaiatuba Pats earned the win this week despite not starting a top-30 scoring RB.

Teams have won 51.0% of the time this season when they throw no picks in a week.

No surprise here: teams have won 64.3% of the time this season when starting the league’s top-scoring QB of the week (9-5 overall).

Barao Butchers is on a four-game winning streak.

Paulinia Robots is on a three-game winning streak.

Rio Claro Farmers probably wishes they had started Justin Jackson. The 34.20 points he scored would have represented the third-highest individual score this week.

Barao Butchers was projected to win by the widest margin in the league this week (9.86 points) and they topped it with a 12.94-point victory.

The 136.16 points scored by Amparo Bikers were the most this week and the 36th-highest overall in the league this season.

Teams in this league are 10-5 overall when facing an opponent they previously lost to.

Weekly Trophies

Trophies

Matchups Recap

Paulinia Robots Throat-Punches Limeira Dead Rabbits, Will Play for Championship

Paulinia Robots trashed Limeira Dead Rabbits 124.60 to 83.36 while putting up the second-highest point total in the league this week. Paulinia Robots took a 61.10-point lead on Thursday and never looked back. Paulinia Robots exacted a bit of postseason revenge against Limeira Dead Rabbits with this victory. In the teams’ last playoff matchup, Paulinia Robots lost in 2020. Damien Harris led Limeira Dead Rabbits with 28.30 points (103 Rsh Yds, 3 TD) while Jalen Hurts brought in 16.66 (199 Pas Yds, 2 TD).

Next week, the league championship will be decided when Paulinia Robots faces No. 4-seeded Barao Butchers. These teams last met in Week 12, with Paulinia Robots winning, 132.70 to 110.22. Limeira Dead Rabbits finished the regular season in second place with a record of 10-4. Their record was a bit misleading, as they ranked just seventh in the league in scoring average at 115.23 points per game. Limeira Dead Rabbits dropped their first playoff game following an opening-round bye. They had the league’s best average scoring margin this season, outperforming opponents by 8.93 points per game.

Paulinia Robots

Limeira Dead Rabbits

Barao Butchers Picks Up Win Against Indaiatuba Riders, Will Play for Championship

Barao Butchers benefited from 26.70 points from Chase Edmonds (56 Rsh Yds, 71 Rec Yds, 1 TD) and 16.00 from Najee Harris (93 Rsh Yds) to get the win over Indaiatuba Riders 114.06 to 101.12. Barao Butchers took a 44.16-point lead on Thursday and remained in front for the rest of the matchup. This win was revenge for a loss to Indaiatuba Riders in their last meeting a season ago. Indaiatuba Riders was led by Patrick Mahomes with 22.32 points (258 Pas Yds, 3 TD) and Antonio Brown, who scored 20.10 (101 Rec Yds).

Indaiatuba Riders had one important starter that left points out on the field. Even though Josh Reynolds saw a total of seven targets, he only reeled in two catches.

For the winners, two players have been postseason stars : Edmonds and Evan McPherson. During the playoffs, that duo has exceeded their season scoring averages by 55% and 32%, respectively. On the other hand, Barao Butchers has several players heading in the opposite direction. Harris and Hunter Renfrow have both fallen well beneath their year-to-date averages during the postseason. Despite the loss, Indaiatuba Riders had a pair of players peaking for the postseason: Javonte Williams and George Kittle. Over the past month, that combo has averaged 18.30 and 23.27 points, respectively, topping their season-long marks by 41% and 40%. Conversely, the losers had a couple of players who were fading down the stretch: Brown and Marquise Brown.

Next week, the league championship will be decided when Barao Butchers faces No. 6-seeded Paulinia Robots. Paulinia Robots is the league’s top-scoring team this year, averaging 122.42 points per game. Indaiatuba Riders concluded the regular season with a record of 10-4, good for first place. From a points per game perspective, they ranked slightly worse (third with 117.56). Indaiatuba Riders dropped their first playoff game following an opening-round bye.

Indaiatuba Riders

Barao Butchers

Behind a Sizzling Showing from Deebo Samuel, Amparo Bikers Secures Spot in Consolation Championship

The contribution of Deebo Samuel led the way, as Amparo Bikers came back to defeat London Knights 136.16 to 114.78. In the 21.38-point victory for Amparo Bikers, Samuel heated up for 28.10 points. He racked up 159 yards as part of his huge game (159 Rec Yds, 32 Rsh Yds). With 136.16 points, Amparo Bikers had the best total in the league this week. Amparo Bikers exacted a bit of postseason revenge against London Knights with this victory. In the teams’ last playoff matchup, Amparo Bikers lost in the consolation quarterfinals in 2020.

For the winners, a pair of players have been playing their best at the right time: Laquon Treadwell and the Dallas Cowboys DEF. Over the past four weeks, that duo has topped their season scoring averages by 102% and 76%, respectively. Conversely, Amparo Bikers has a player trending in the wrong direction. Samuel has fallen significantly short of his year-to-date average recently. Despite the loss, London Knights had two players performing their best in the playoffs: Mark Andrews and Nick Chubb. During the postseason, that combo has averaged 31.05 and 21.85 points, respectively, topping their season-long marks by 79% and 37%. On the other hand, the losers had a few players who struggled in the playoff spotlight, including Matthew Stafford and Ja’Marr Chase.

Next week, the league consolation championship will be decided when Amparo Bikers faces No. 4-seeded Indaiatuba Pats. These teams most recently battled in Week 8, with Amparo Bikers winning, 114.66 to 73.30. London Knights finished the regular season in 12th place with a record of 6-8. Better than their record indicated, they ranked second in the league in points per game with 117.93. In their only other postseason game of the season, London Knights thrashed Indaiatuba Blues, 126.26 to 69.18.

London Knights

Amparo Bikers

Indaiatuba Pats Inches Past Rio Claro Farmers to Get into Consolation Championship

Indaiatuba Pats took advantage of 26.00 points from Amon-Ra St. Brown (91 Rec Yds, 1 TD) and 19.60 from Justin Jefferson (116 Rec Yds), sneaking by Rio Claro Farmers 113.08 to 110.24. Indaiatuba Pats gets revenge for a Week 9 heartbreaking loss (97.38 to 93.84) and improves to 1-1 this season against Rio Claro Farmers. Rio Claro Farmers was led by Davante Adams with 33.40 points (114 Rec Yds, 2 TD) and Tyler Boyd, who scored 17.50 (85 Rec Yds, 1 TD).

For the winners, a couple of players have been playoff studs : Brown and Evan Engram. During the playoffs, that duo has topped their season scoring averages by 130% and 31%, respectively. On the other hand, Indaiatuba Pats has several players trending in the wrong direction. Mike Davis and Tom Brady have both fallen well beneath their year-to-date averages during the postseason.

Next week, the league consolation championship will be decided when Indaiatuba Pats battles No. 2-seeded Amparo Bikers. These teams last met in Week 8, with Amparo Bikers winning, 114.66 to 73.30. Rio Claro Farmers finished the regular season in seventh place with a record of 7-7. In terms of scoring average, they ranked slightly better (sixth with 113.86). Rio Claro Farmers dropped their first playoff game following an opening-round bye. They dished out their fair share of epic beatdowns this year, as they recorded five blowout victories on the season.