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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Hide and Zeke
10-6 115.36
115.25
 
VS
proj
Cassie's Crusaders
91.76 10-6
113.51

Hide and Zeke defeat Cassie's Crusaders for third straight win in 115.36-91.76 rout

Hide and Zeke extended their win streak to three games with an easy victory over Cassie's Crusaders, cruising to a 115.36-91.76 win. Cassie's Crusaders nabbed a 48.5-point lead on Saturday behind impressive efforts from Ronald Jones II (18.4 points) and George Kittle (16.4). But Hide and Zeke held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Kenyan Drake (31.9 points) and Miles Sanders (24.1). This marks the second time this season Hide and Zeke have taken down Cassie's Crusaders, after winning 153.1-100.14 in their last matchup. Hide and Zeke finish the season with a record of 10-6, while Cassie's Crusaders end the campaign at 10-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Hide and Zeke   Cassie's Crusaders

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Drake scored 31.9 points in a 27-13 win over the Seahawks to more-than-double his 13.85-point projection. He racked up 184 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Hide and Zeke this week.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

Hide and Zeke
Points
% of total points 115.36
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
31.9
13.85
27.7%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
24.1
12.46
20.9%
3
Drew Brees
QB
22.86
20.36
19.8%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
11.9
18.15
10.3%
Cassie's Crusaders
Points
% of total points 91.76
1
Ronald Jones II
RB
18.4
8.07
20.1%
2
George Kittle
TE
16.4
12.99
17.9%
3
Mark Ingram II
RB
16.1
12.83
17.5%
4
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
11
9.37
12%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Ronald Jones II had a 49-yard run for Cassie's Crusaders to contribute to a 59.60-11.10 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Drew Brees had a 61-yard touchdown pass for Hide and Zeke, who trailed 75.70-33.96 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Kenyan Drake had an 80-yard touchdown run for Hide and Zeke, contributing to a 106.86-91.06 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Hide and Zeke   Cassie's Crusaders
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 look ahead to next year, we'd like to dig into this season one final time.
Hide and Zeke
Hide and Zeke finished the season averaging 110.62 points per game, 2nd-highest in the league, placing them 4th 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
NE Defense
Best Drafted
13.2 Avg Pts Allowed, 268.3 Avg Yds Allowed, 36 Turnovers
Latavius Murray
Best Acquisition
576 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 221 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Cassie's Crusaders
Cassie's Crusaders ended the season with the league's 4th-best points average (105.74 ppg), placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
3877 Pass Yds, 29 Pass TDs, 313 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Mark Ingram II
Best Drafted
1018 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs, 247 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Kyle Allen
Best Acquisition
3027 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs, 101 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starters on Hide and Zeke scored higher than their projected point totals.
Cassie's Crusaders lost despite five of their nine starters scoring above their points projection.
Hide and Zeke had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Cassie's Crusaders.
Hide and Zeke put up more points than their season scoring average (110.62) while Cassie's Crusaders fell short of theirs (105.74).
Hide and Zeke scored more points than their projected total, while Cassie's Crusaders fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 23.6-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Hide and Zeke win, but they also covered the 1.74-point projected margin of victory.
Hide and Zeke moves to (5-0) in blowout games this year, while Cassie's Crusaders falls to (4-3).