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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
LavarBall Never Lost
7-9 158.64
116.18
 
VS
proj
Bubba Ray Dudley
93.64 7-8
103.95

LavarBall Never Lost defeat Bubba Ray Dudley in 158.64-93.64 rout

LavarBall Never Lost beat expectations, rolling to a 158.64-93.64 win over Bubba Ray Dudley, who fell short of projections. Bubba Ray Dudley nabbed a 15.7-point lead on Saturday behind Dustin Hopkins (14 points) and Tyrell Williams (1.7), but LavarBall Never Lost held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Nick Foles (37.94 points) and Doug Baldwin (25.1). Russell Wilson (28.54 points) and Dustin Hopkins (14) led the way for Bubba Ray Dudley in the loss. This marks the second time this season LavarBall Never Lost have gotten the best of Bubba Ray Dudley, after winning 109.62-108.34 in their last matchup. LavarBall Never Lost end the season at 7-9, while Bubba Ray Dudley finish the campaign at 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  LavarBall Never Lost   Bubba Ray Dudley

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown against the Chiefs, Baldwin put up 25.1 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.12-point projection and was much higher than his 7.26-point season scoring average.
Doug Baldwin

Top Player Comparison

LavarBall Never Lost
Points
% of total points 158.64
1
Nick Foles
QB
37.94
18.32
23.9%
2
Doug Baldwin
WR
25.1
10.12
15.8%
3
Jaylon Smith
LB
15.5
7.52
9.8%
4
David Njoku
TE
14.8
7.56
9.3%
Bubba Ray Dudley
Points
% of total points 93.64
1
Russell Wilson
QB
28.54
21.03
30.5%
2
Dustin Hopkins
K
14
7.34
15%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
11
10.13
11.7%
4
Alshon Jeffery
WR
9.7
10.09
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Dustin Hopkins had a 50-yard field goal for Bubba Ray Dudley to contribute to a 15.70-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, LavarBall Never Lost boasted a 122.44-53.40 lead. Nick Foles had a 83-yard touchdown pass and a 37-yard touchdown pass for LavarBall Never Lost, while David Njoku had a 66-yard catch. Alshon Jeffery made the highlight reel for Bubba Ray Dudley with a 52-yard catch.
Sunday Night
There were players with standout plays for both teams on Sunday night, but after the dust settled, LavarBall Never Lost had a 158.64-93.64 lead. For LavarBall Never Lost, Doug Baldwin had a 27-yard touchdown catch. Russell Wilson made the highlight reel for Bubba Ray Dudley with a 27-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass.

Points By Position

  LavarBall Never Lost   Bubba Ray Dudley
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.
LavarBall Never Lost
LavarBall Never Lost completed the regular season 10th in the standings after averaging 117.43 points per game, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Tyreek Hill
MVP
136 Rush Yds, 1378 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
Cam Newton
Best Drafted
3395 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs, 488 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Nick Foles
Best Acquisition
1192 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs
Bubba Ray Dudley
Bubba Ray Dudley completed the season with the league's 8th-highest points average (114.18 ppg), placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Alshon Jeffery
MVP
60 Rec, 784 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Rob Gronkowski
Best Drafted
45 Rec, 658 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Russell Wilson
Best Acquisition
3296 Pass Yds, 34 Pass TDs, 378 Rush Yds

What If

LavarBall Never Lost would have beaten five other teams besides Bubba Ray Dudley this week.
Bubba Ray Dudley would have lost to six other teams besides LavarBall Never Lost this week.
If they played Bubba Ray Dudley every week, LavarBall Never Lost would be 8-7 this season.
LavarBall Never Lost would be 5-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Bubba Ray Dudley.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as LavarBall Never Lost, Bubba Ray Dudley would be 6-7.
If LavarBall Never Lost had played every team in the league each week, they would be 67-101.
If they played every team every week, Bubba Ray Dudley would be 69-92.