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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
The Dominators
5-11 117.96
86.96
 
VS
proj
Mr. Marbles
50.82 3-13
69.87

The Dominators smirk at expectations, knock off Mr. Marbles in 117.96-50.82 rout

The Dominators brought their A game, rolling to a 117.96-50.82 win over Mr. Marbles, who fell short of projections. The Dominators nabbed a 30.44-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding showings from Kyle Rudolph (24.2 points) and Eli Manning (309 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and never looked back. Kirk Cousins (253 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Matt Prater (3-3 FG, 48 long) carried the flag for Mr. Marbles in the loss. This marks the second time this season The Dominators have gotten the best of Mr. Marbles, after winning 83.04-66.94 in their last matchup. The Dominators finish the season at 5-11, while Mr. Marbles end the campaign at 3-13.

Matchup Timeline

  The Dominators   Mr. Marbles

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 122 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Lions, Rudolph scored 24.2 points this week. His scoring output crushed his 4.71-point projection and was much higher than his 5.34-point season scoring average.
Kyle Rudolph

Top Player Comparison

The Dominators
Points
% of total points 117.96
1
Kyle Rudolph
TE
24.2
4.71
20.5%
2
Eli Manning
QB
21.36
15.93
18.1%
3
Doug Baldwin
WR
18.6
8.01
15.8%
4
Mike Evans
WR
15
10.25
12.7%
Mr. Marbles
Points
% of total points 50.82
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
22.22
19.22
43.7%
2
Matt Prater
K
11
8.32
21.6%
3
Julio Jones
WR
8.8
12.83
17.3%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
7.8
14.3
15.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after the dust settled, The Dominators had a 80.26-49.82 lead. Kyle Rudolph had a 44-yard touchdown catch for The Dominators, while Eli Manning had a 55-yard pass. Kirk Cousins made the highlight reel for Mr. Marbles with a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Doug Baldwin had a 27-yard touchdown catch for The Dominators, contributing to a 117.96-49.82 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Dominators   Mr. Marbles
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 dig into this season one last time.
The Dominators
The Dominators finished the season averaging 87.85 points per game, 7th-best in the league, placing them 10th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Carson Wentz
MVP
3074 Pass Yds, 21 Pass TDs
Adam Thielen
Best Drafted
110 Rec, 1335 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Eli Manning
Best Acquisition
3998 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs
Mr. Marbles
Mr. Marbles completed the regular season at the bottom of the standings after averaging 81.82 points per game, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Kirk Cousins
MVP
4166 Pass Yds, 29 Pass TDs, 116 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Julio Jones
Best Drafted
104 Rec, 1539 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Den Defense
Best Acquisition
21.7 Avg Pts Allowed, 371.1 Avg Yds Allowed, 24 Turnovers

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on The Dominators scored higher than their projected point totals.
Mr. Marbles had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Mr. Marbles even trying this week? They started four players who scored zero points.
The Dominators put up more points than their season scoring average (87.85) while Mr. Marbles fell short of theirs (81.82).
The Dominators scored more points than their projected total, while Mr. Marbles fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 67.14-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The victory puts an end to a six-game winless streak for The Dominators.
Not only did The Dominators earn the win, but they also easily covered the 17.09-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, The Dominators moves to (2-5), while Mr. Marbles falls to (2-8).
For Mr. Marbles, Kirk Cousins (22.22 points) posted the third-best score for a QB this week.