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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Slack Jawed Yokels
6-9 130.22
105.59
 
VS
proj
HUNGRY DOG
97.56 4-11
82.85

Slack Jawed Yokels top HUNGRY DOG for third straight win in 130.22-97.56 rout

Slack Jawed Yokels extended their win streak to three games with a dominant victory over HUNGRY DOG, rolling to a 130.22-97.56 win. Slack Jawed Yokels leapt out to a 28.56-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar performances from Kirk Cousins and the Jacksonville Jaguars defense. Cousins passed for 253 yards and 3 touchdowns for 27.82 points, while the Jaguars defense allowed only 7 points, surrendered 183 yards, and forced 2 turnovers (18 points). HUNGRY DOG bounced back to take the lead during the late games on Sunday, powered by Alvin Kamara (22.5 points) and Greg Zuerlein (7). Not to be deterred, Slack Jawed Yokels made a run later that night, as Doug Baldwin (18.6 points) and Harrison Butker (13) put them back in the lead for good. This marks the first time this season Slack Jawed Yokels have knocked off HUNGRY DOG, after falling 136.9-76.44 in their last matchup. Slack Jawed Yokels finish the season at 6-9, while HUNGRY DOG end the campaign at 4-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Slack Jawed Yokels   HUNGRY DOG

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown against the Chiefs, Baldwin put up 18.6 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.01-point projection and was much higher than his 5.94-point season scoring average.
Doug Baldwin

Top Player Comparison

Slack Jawed Yokels
Points
% of total points 130.22
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
27.82
21.92
21.4%
2
Doug Baldwin
WR
18.6
8.01
14.3%
3
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
18
9.71
13.8%
4
T.Y. Hilton
WR
13.8
9.55
10.6%
HUNGRY DOG
Points
% of total points 97.56
1
Baker Mayfield
QB
30.96
22.03
31.7%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
22.5
14.85
23.1%
3
Darren Sproles
RB
16.8
5.55
17.2%
4
Sterling Shepard
WR
11
6.53
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, after which Slack Jawed Yokels had a 96.62-68.06 lead. Kirk Cousins had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for Slack Jawed Yokels, while T.Y. Hilton had a 55-yard catch. Meanwhile, Baker Mayfield had a 66-yard pass for HUNGRY DOG, while Darren Sproles had a 37-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Alvin Kamara had a 42-yard catch for HUNGRY DOG, contributing to a 97.56-96.62 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Doug Baldwin had a 27-yard touchdown catch for Slack Jawed Yokels, while Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal, helping Slack Jawed Yokels to a 128.22-97.56 lead.

Points By Position

  Slack Jawed Yokels   HUNGRY DOG
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before turning our attention to next year.
Slack Jawed Yokels
Slack Jawed Yokels ended the season with the league's 7th-highest points average (96.23 ppg), placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Kirk Cousins
MVP
4166 Pass Yds, 29 Pass TDs, 116 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
T.Y. Hilton
Best Drafted
74 Rec, 1209 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Acquisition
1434 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 567 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
HUNGRY DOG
HUNGRY DOG completed the season with the league's 3rd-lowest points average (95.78 ppg), placing them at the bottom of 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
Adam Thielen
Best Drafted
110 Rec, 1335 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Baker Mayfield
Best Acquisition
3349 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs, 131 Rush Yds

What If

Slack Jawed Yokels would have beaten five other teams besides HUNGRY DOG this week.
HUNGRY DOG would have lost to just two other teams besides Slack Jawed Yokels this week.
Slack Jawed Yokels would be 7-8 if they played HUNGRY DOG every week.
Slack Jawed Yokels would be 3-10 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as HUNGRY DOG.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Slack Jawed Yokels, HUNGRY DOG would be 5-8.
If Slack Jawed Yokels had played every team in the league each week, they would be 47-86.
If they played every team every week, HUNGRY DOG would be 50-83.