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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
The Commish
12-3 180
128.41
 
VS
proj
Smoke show
118 9-7
122.81

The Commish defeat Smoke show for ninth straight win in 180-118 rout

The Commish extended their win streak to nine games with a convincing victory over Smoke show, cruising to a 180-118 win. The Commish never trailed in this one after grabbing a 4-point lead on Saturday behind Justin Tucker (12 points). Christian McCaffrey (27 points) and Robert Woods (24) led the way for Smoke show in the loss. This marks the second time this season The Commish have gotten the best of Smoke show, after winning 158-132 in their last matchup. The Commish finish the season at 12-3, while Smoke show end the campaign at 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  The Commish   Smoke show

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ertz scored 30 points in a 32-30 win over the Texans to more-than-double his 13.32-point projection. He caught 12 passes for 110 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Commish this week.
Zach Ertz

Top Player Comparison

The Commish
Points
% of total points 180
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
33
24.5
18.3%
2
Zach Ertz
TE
30
13.32
16.7%
3
Jamaal Williams
RB
25
12.78
13.9%
4
Damien Williams
RB
23
14.11
12.8%
Smoke show
Points
% of total points 118
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
27
21.52
22.9%
2
Robert Woods
WR
24
11.62
20.3%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
18
22.18
15.3%
4
Jaylen Samuels
RB
14
14.2
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Justin Tucker had a 56-yard field goal for The Commish to contribute to a 12-8 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Zach Ertz had a 23-yard touchdown catch for The Commish, helping the team to a 114-64 lead.
Sunday Late
Robert Woods had a 39-yard touchdown catch for Smoke show, who trailed 124-118 after the late afternoon round of games.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 25-yard touchdown pass for The Commish, helping the team to a 180-118 lead.

Points By Position

  The Commish   Smoke show
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 pivot to next year, we'd like to review this season one last time.
The Commish
The Commish completed the season with the league's highest points average (146 ppg), placing them in first place at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
4816 Pass Yds, 48 Pass TDs, 271 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Zach Ertz
Best Drafted
113 Rec, 1148 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Damien Williams
Best Acquisition
205 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 152 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Smoke show
Smoke show ended the season with the league's 2nd-highest points average (137 ppg), placing them 3rd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Todd Gurley II
MVP
1251 Rush Yds, 17 Rush TDs, 580 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Christian McCaffrey
Best Drafted
1080 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 845 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Jaylen Samuels
Best Acquisition
254 Rush Yds, 159 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs

Game Notes

The Commish had seven of their nine starting players exceed their projected point totals.
Smoke show had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Commish put up more points than their season scoring average (146.4) while Smoke show fell short of theirs (136.5).
The Commish scored more points than their projected total, while Smoke show failed to reach their projection.
The 180 points scored by The Commish are the 4th-most in the league this season.
The matchup's 62-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The defeat snaps a three-game winning streak for Smoke show.
Not only did The Commish win, but they also easily covered the 5.6-point projected margin of victory.
The Commish moves to (7-1) in blowout games this season, while Smoke show falls to (6-3).
Despite the loss, Christian McCaffrey scored 27 points, the top overall score for a RB this week.