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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Kneel O'Donnell
7-9 105.66
100.28
 
VS
proj
The Paper Curtain
89.54 6-10
106.48

The Paper Curtain fall to Kneel O'Donnell, 105.66-89.54

There's no sugarcoating it, The Paper Curtain underperformed, at least compared to projections, as Kneel O'Donnell secured a 105.66-89.54 win. The Paper Curtain earned a 0.4-point lead on Saturday behind the Washington Redskins defense (4 points) and Michael Crabtree (2.5), but Kneel O'Donnell held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Deshaun Watson (40.46 points) and Calvin Ridley (16.5). Chris Carson (116 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Michael Thomas (11 Rec, 109 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for The Paper Curtain in the loss. This marks the second time this season Kneel O'Donnell have taken down The Paper Curtain, after winning 109.9-108.62 in their last matchup. Kneel O'Donnell end the season with a record of 7-9, while The Paper Curtain finish the campaign at 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Kneel O'Donnell   The Paper Curtain

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ridley (3 Rec, 90 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 16.5 points in a 24-10 win over the Panthers in Week 16. His scoring output nearly doubled his 8.39-point projection and was much higher than his 10.19-point season scoring average.
Calvin Ridley

Top Player Comparison

Kneel O'Donnell
Points
% of total points 105.66
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
40.46
23.49
38.3%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
16.5
8.39
15.6%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
14.6
12.2
13.8%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
8
9.38
7.6%
The Paper Curtain
Points
% of total points 89.54
1
Chris Carson
RB
23.6
14.21
26.4%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
22.4
16.59
25%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
15
12.1
16.8%
4
Chris Boswell
K
9
9
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Kneel O'Donnell boasted a 88.76-19.54 lead. Deshaun Watson had a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Kneel O'Donnell, while Calvin Ridley had a 75-yard touchdown catch. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for The Paper Curtain with a 32-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Kneel O'Donnell   The Paper Curtain
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before looking ahead to next year.
Kneel O'Donnell
Kneel O'Donnell ended the regular season 11th in the standings after averaging 100.47 points per game, 7th-highest in the league.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
3931 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 485 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Amari Cooper
Best Drafted
70 Rec, 974 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Marcus Mariota
Best Acquisition
2528 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs, 357 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
The Paper Curtain
The Paper Curtain ended the season with the league's 8th-highest points average (99.04 ppg), placing them 12th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
4105 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs
Michael Thomas
Best Drafted
120 Rec, 1376 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Derek Carr
Best Acquisition
3864 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs

What If

Kneel O'Donnell would have beaten only one other team besides The Paper Curtain this week.
The Paper Curtain would have lost to five other teams besides Kneel O'Donnell this week.
Kneel O'Donnell would be 11-5 if they played The Paper Curtain every week.
Kneel O'Donnell would be 4-10 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Paper Curtain.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Kneel O'Donnell, The Paper Curtain would be 5-9.
If Kneel O'Donnell had played every team in the league each week, they would be 72-122.
If they played every team every week, The Paper Curtain would be 73-121.