Christmas Comes Early for CarlP

In a week that featured eight owners topping 400 points, three owners were north of 475, but only two can take home prize money.

My fellow Steelers fan CarlP popped a 489 to win the week, thanks to a lineup led by Burrow, Mayfield, B. Robinson, Conner, Ford, Spears, Jefferson, Lamb, Aubrey and the Packers D.

Former league champ Dennis came oh so close with a 481, thanks to a roster featuring Burrow, Mayfield, Barkley, Conner, Ford, Spears, Chase, Lamb, Aubrey and the Packers D.

Which leaves Mr. Eames with a 476, a score that in any other week but one, would have easily won the week, but this time around amounted to nothing. Unbelievable.

This is Carl‘s first weekly win since Week 7 of the 2022 season and Dennis‘ first payday since closing out the last two weeks of 2023 with weekly wins. Congrats to Carl and Dennis on their dominating performances this week.

The Rookie Report:
In week 16, Chad (336) edged Beth by one point (335) to win bragging rights for the week. . Congrats Chad and Beth on another strong week.


The Leaderboard:
With just two weeks to go, Troy is closing in on repeating as champ. Meanwhile. Ravi and Trent flip flop yet again as the race for second and third remains a toss up. David, CraigS and I hold steady, while Mr. Eames climbs back in it.
1. TroyA (4439)
2. Ravi (4347)
3. Trent (4331)
4. JohnK. (4274)
5. David (4219)
6. CraigS (4191) 
7. Mr. Eames (4186)
Eric (4179), Kerry (4167), and Beth (4165), round out the Top 10.

Most Popular Plays:
Here are the five most commonly played players this week:
1. Chase (28) 76%
2. Mayfield (27) 73%
3. Allen (24) 65%
4. Conner (21) 57%
4. Nabers (21) 57%


Monday Evening Quarterback:

The average score for this week was 364.
For those of you who were disappointed with your scores this week  here are some players who were played by one or fewer owners:

Box A: Daniels (74), K. Murray (45), Darnold (38), Mahomes (37), Purdy (33)
Box B: Young (39), Richardson (38), Williams (37), Maye (30), Rudolph (29)
Box C: Taylor (91), Achane (72), K. Williams (34)
Box D: Walker (20), Tracy (20)
Box E: Hunt (26), Edwards (25)
Box F: E. Wilson (22)
Box G: Brown (32), Smith-Njigba (31), McLaurin (25)
Box H: Mooney (24) McConkey (24)
Box I: Ridley (32), Dell (31), Worthy (28)
Box J: LaPorta (21), Andrews (20)
Box K: Sanders (66), McManus (40), Lutz (36)
Box L: 
If you picked the top scorers in every box, 651 points were possible this week.

The Extremes:


Highest scoring player: Jonathan Taylor (91)
The Colts RB scampered for 218 yards and three long touchdown rus, but only one owner had him in their lineup.

Lowest scoring player: Anders Carlson (-1)
The Jets K missed an extra point, and only had a 21-yard FG, resulting a sub-zero week.

For complete scores and results, see the links below:
Week 16: Results/Tally/Teams

Housekeeping:
As teams exceed 50 trades, just a quick reminder that each trade over 50 costs 50 cents a piece.

Looking Ahead:

That’s it for Week 16

Please double check my work and let me know if you see any scoring errors. 

Christmas Day Games:

Kansas City at Pittsburgh

Houston at Baltimore

Thursday Night Game:

Seattle at Chicago

Good luck to all in Week 17.

John K.