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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Started from the top
6-9 141.72
101.97
 
VS
proj
Darkhorse198
88.74 4-11
107.47

Started from the top knock off Darkhorse198 in 141.72-88.74 rout

Started from the top exceeded their projected point total, cruising to a 141.72-88.74 win over Darkhorse198, who fell short of projections. Darkhorse198 nabbed a 29.64-point lead on Saturday behind impressive efforts from the Tennessee Titans defense (16 points) and Keenan Allen (8.3). But Started from the top held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Zach Ertz (12 Rec, 110 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Kirk Cousins (253 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs). This marks the second time this season Started from the top have beaten Darkhorse198, after winning 129.68-109.84 in their last matchup. Started from the top finish the season at 6-9, while Darkhorse198 end the campaign at 4-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Started from the top   Darkhorse198

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 7.1 points, Sanu more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 19.5 points as the Falcons beat the Panthers 24-10. He racked up 110 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass to beat his projection by the fourth-highest percentage of any WR in the league this season.
Mohamed Sanu

Top Player Comparison

Started from the top
Points
% of total points 141.72
1
Zach Ertz
TE
30
12.94
21.2%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
26.22
20.48
18.5%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
24.5
17.62
17.3%
4
Mohamed Sanu
WR
19.5
7.1
13.8%
Darkhorse198
Points
% of total points 88.74
1
Doug Martin
RB
19.1
8.66
21.5%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
16.5
8.39
18.6%
3
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
16
12.36
18%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
13.4
21.2
15.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Started from the top emerged with a 86.22-69.64 lead. Kirk Cousins had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for Started from the top, while Zach Ertz had a 23-yard touchdown catch. Calvin Ridley made the highlight reel for Darkhorse198 with a 75-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Alvin Kamara had a 42-yard catch for Started from the top to contribute to a 141.72-69.64 lead for the team.
Monday
Doug Martin had a 24-yard touchdown run for Darkhorse198.

Points By Position

  Started from the top   Darkhorse198
Standings Update
Is it just us or did the end of the season come out of nowhere? Time flies when you're having fun. Before we turn our attention to next year, we'd like to dig into this season one last time.
Started from the top
Started from the top completed the season averaging 117.72 points per game, 5th-most in the league, placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Alvin Kamara
MVP
883 Rush Yds, 14 Rush TDs, 709 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Kirk Cousins
Best Drafted
4166 Pass Yds, 29 Pass TDs, 116 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Peyton Barber
Best Acquisition
805 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Darkhorse198
Darkhorse198 ended the season averaging 106.24 points per game, 7th-highest in the league, placing them in last place at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Ezekiel Elliott
MVP
1434 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 567 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Drew Brees
Best Drafted
3992 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs
Doug Martin
Best Acquisition
623 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 115 Rec Yds

What If

Started from the top would have beaten five other teams besides Darkhorse198 this week.
Darkhorse198 would have lost to five other teams besides Started from the top this week.
Started from the top would be 10-5 if they played Darkhorse198 every week.
Started from the top would be 3-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Darkhorse198.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Started from the top, Darkhorse198 would be 4-8.
If Started from the top had played every team in the league each week, they would be 56-77.
If they played every team every week, Darkhorse198 would be 45-88.