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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Papo's Purrfect Team
11-5 93.48
108.3
 
VS
proj
Hot Cherrypepper
48.9 8-8
90.41

Papo's Purrfect Team top Hot Cherrypepper for seventh straight win, 93.48-48.90

Papo's Purrfect Team extended their win streak to seven games with a hard-fought victory over Hot Cherrypepper, earning a 93.48-48.90 win. Hot Cherrypepper nabbed a 5.3-point lead on Saturday behind Devin Singletary, but Papo's Purrfect Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Kenyan Drake (166 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 18 Rec Yds) and Melvin Gordon III (15 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 32 Rec Yds). Ezekiel Elliott (47 Rush Yds, 37 Rec Yds) and Austin Hooper (7 Rec, 82 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Hot Cherrypepper in the loss. This marks the first time this season Papo's Purrfect Team have knocked off Hot Cherrypepper, after falling 87.46-83.56 in their last matchup. Papo's Purrfect Team end the season at 11-5, while Hot Cherrypepper finish the campaign at 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Papo's Purrfect Team   Hot Cherrypepper

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 184 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Seahawks, Drake registered 31.9 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 13.85-point projection and was much higher than his 10.84-point season scoring average.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

Papo's Purrfect Team
Points
% of total points 93.48
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
31.9
13.85
34.1%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
19.7
14.26
21.1%
3
Kenny Golladay
WR
15.6
10.46
16.7%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
7.88
18.29
8.4%
Hot Cherrypepper
Points
% of total points 48.9
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
11.9
18.15
24.3%
2
Austin Hooper
TE
11.7
9.74
23.9%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
11.3
19.89
23.1%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
9.1
13.46
18.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were players with standout plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the results were tallied, Papo's Purrfect Team owned an 84.60-48.90 lead. For Papo's Purrfect Team, Kenyan Drake had an 80-yard touchdown run. Dak Prescott made the highlight reel for Hot Cherrypepper with a 41-yard pass.
Monday
Kirk Cousins had a 21-yard touchdown pass for Papo's Purrfect Team on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Papo's Purrfect Team   Hot Cherrypepper
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.
Papo's Purrfect Team
Papo's Purrfect Team ended the season averaging 110.00 points per game, 3rd-best in the league, placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Dalvin Cook
MVP
1135 Rush Yds, 13 Rush TDs, 519 Rec Yds
Kenny Golladay
Best Drafted
62 Rec, 1118 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
Jimmy Garoppolo
Best Acquisition
3693 Pass Yds, 27 Pass TDs
Hot Cherrypepper
Hot Cherrypepper ended the season averaging 95.79 points per game, 7th-best 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
Dak Prescott
Best Drafted
4599 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 242 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
DK Metcalf
Best Acquisition
52 Rec, 819 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starters on Papo's Purrfect Team exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Hot Cherrypepper had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Hot Cherrypepper could have used points from Stephen Gostkowski and Josh Jacobs, as both put up goose eggs.
Papo's Purrfect Team had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Hot Cherrypepper.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
Not only did Papo's Purrfect Team win, but they also easily covered the 17.9-point projected margin of victory.