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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Blazin Blitzers
11-5 160
130.63
 
VS
proj
LUCKY DOG 2.0
79 9-6
107.43

Blazin Blitzers knock off LUCKY DOG 2.0 for sixth straight win in 160.0-79.0 rout

Blazin Blitzers extended their win streak to six games with a convincing victory over LUCKY DOG 2.0, rolling to a 160.0-79.0 win. Blazin Blitzers never trailed in this one after earning a 5.5-point lead on Saturday behind Breshad Perriman (16.5 points). Stefon Diggs (3 Rec, 57 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Terry McLaurin (7 Rec, 86 Rec Yds) did everything they could for LUCKY DOG 2.0 in the loss. This marks the first time this season Blazin Blitzers have gotten the best of LUCKY DOG 2.0, after falling 138-137.5 in their last matchup. Blazin Blitzers end the season at 11-5, while LUCKY DOG 2.0 finish the campaign at 9-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Blazin Blitzers   LUCKY DOG 2.0

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Drake racked up 184 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns as the Cardinals beat the Seahawks 27-13. In doing so, he put up 38.5 points and nearly tripled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Blazin Blitzers this week.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

Blazin Blitzers
Points
% of total points 160
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
38.5
12.96
24.1%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
26.5
22.32
16.6%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
24
21.05
15%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
17
12.44
10.6%
LUCKY DOG 2.0
Points
% of total points 79
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
12.5
11.05
15.8%
2
Terry McLaurin
WR
11.5
10.7
14.6%
3
Austin Hooper
TE
11.5
9.38
14.6%
4
Raheem Mostert
RB
11
9.96
13.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 49-yard touchdown run for Blazin Blitzers to contribute to a 98.0-39.0 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the scoring was completed, Blazin Blitzers owned a 143.0-53.0 lead. For Blazin Blitzers, Kenyan Drake had an 80-yard touchdown run. Dak Prescott made the highlight reel for LUCKY DOG 2.0 with a 41-yard pass.
Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 21-yard touchdown catch for LUCKY DOG 2.0.

Points By Position

  Blazin Blitzers   LUCKY DOG 2.0

Game Notes

Blazin Blitzers had six of their 10 starters exceed their projected point totals.
LUCKY DOG 2.0 had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
LUCKY DOG 2.0 can partially blame the loss on Dalvin Cook, who didn't score any points.
Blazin Blitzers had six players score more points than the leading scorer for LUCKY DOG 2.0.
Blazin Blitzers put up more points than their season scoring average (145.63) while LUCKY DOG 2.0 fell short of theirs (138.67).
Blazin Blitzers recorded more points than their projected total, while LUCKY DOG 2.0 fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 81-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Blazin Blitzers earn the win, but they also easily covered the 23.2-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Blazin Blitzers moves to (8-1), while LUCKY DOG 2.0 falls to (5-2).

Coach Talk

Blazin Blitzers
Bravo, Blazin Blitzers. Good work deploying a lineup that blew the competition out by a whopping 81 points in Week 16.
LUCKY DOG 2.0
Registering zero catches on only one target this past week, it appears that the starting RBs for LUCKY DOG 2.0 clearly need to smooth things over with their quarterbacks... and remind them to check down more often.