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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
'17 & '19 Champion
11-4 101
117.53
 
VS
proj
No Marcus Bowl 2019
85.88 9-7
104.32

'17 & '19 Champion come up short of projections, find way to defeat No Marcus Bowl 2019, 101.00-85.88

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, falling short of projections, but '17 & '19 Champion did enough to knock off No Marcus Bowl 2019, emerging victorious with a 101.00-85.88 win. '17 & '19 Champion never trailed in this one after taking an 8-point lead on Saturday behind Jameis Winston (13 points) and Robbie Gould (10). Marlon Mack (17.1 points) and Breshad Perriman (13.7) carried the flag for No Marcus Bowl 2019 in the loss. This marks the second time this season '17 & '19 Champion have knocked off No Marcus Bowl 2019, after winning 129.4-98.16 in their last matchup. '17 & '19 Champion finish the season at 11-4, while No Marcus Bowl 2019 end the campaign at 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  '17 & '19 Champion   No Marcus Bowl 2019

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sanders (79 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 77 Rec Yds) scored 24.1 points against the Cowboys in Week 16. His scoring output nearly doubled his 12.46-point projection and was much higher than his 11.95-point season scoring average.
Miles Sanders

Top Player Comparison

'17 & '19 Champion
Points
% of total points 101
1
Miles Sanders
RB
24.1
12.46
23.9%
2
Mark Ingram II
RB
16.1
12.84
15.9%
3
Jameis Winston
QB
13
18.77
12.9%
4
Robbie Gould
K
10
8.53
9.9%
No Marcus Bowl 2019
Points
% of total points 85.88
1
Marlon Mack
RB
17.1
11.87
19.9%
2
Breshad Perriman
WR
13.7
11.01
16%
3
Drew Lock
QB
12.68
13.57
14.8%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
11.9
18.15
13.9%

Points By Position

  '17 & '19 Champion   No Marcus Bowl 2019
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.
'17 & '19 Champion
'17 & '19 Champion ended the season averaging 112.14 points per game, 2nd-most in the league, placing them on top of the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Mark Ingram II
MVP
1018 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs, 247 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
104 Rec, 1165 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Andy Dalton
Best Acquisition
3304 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
No Marcus Bowl 2019
No Marcus Bowl 2019 finished the season with the league's 5th-most points average (105.47 ppg), placing them 5th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Ezekiel Elliott
MVP
1235 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 418 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Derrick Henry
Best Drafted
1329 Rush Yds, 13 Rush TDs, 206 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Breshad Perriman
Best Acquisition
31 Rec, 511 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs

What If

'17 & '19 Champion would have beaten only three other teams besides No Marcus Bowl 2019 this week.
No Marcus Bowl 2019 would have lost to four other teams besides '17 & '19 Champion this week.
If they played No Marcus Bowl 2019 every week, '17 & '19 Champion would be 8-7 this season.
'17 & '19 Champion would be 6-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as No Marcus Bowl 2019.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as '17 & '19 Champion, No Marcus Bowl 2019 would be 10-3.
If '17 & '19 Champion had played every team in the league each week, they would be 96-65.
If they played every team every week, No Marcus Bowl 2019 would be 90-78.