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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Firestorm
11-4 98.22
106.82
 
VS
proj
Endzone Dance
93.76 8-8
114.08

Firestorm beat Endzone Dance for fifth straight win in 98.22-93.76 battle

Firestorm extended their win streak to five games with a narrow victory over Endzone Dance, eking out a 98.22-93.76 win. Endzone Dance had a chance to come from behind late afternoon on Sunday, but they fell short. Firestorm led 93.32-78.46 after the early action and held on for the win despite 8.4 points from Ezekiel Elliott on Sunday afternoon for Endzone Dance. Lamar Jackson (238 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 103 Rush Yds) and DeVante Parker (5 Rec, 111 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did the heavy lifting for Firestorm in the victory. This marks the first time this season Firestorm have taken down Endzone Dance, after falling 115.3-107.34 in their last matchup. Firestorm finish the season at 11-4, while Endzone Dance end the campaign at 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Firestorm   Endzone Dance

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 38-35 win over the Bengals, Parker scored 19.1 points to nearly double his 10.12-point projection. He caught 5 passes for 111 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Firestorm this week.
DeVante Parker

Top Player Comparison

Firestorm
Points
% of total points 98.22
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
37.82
29.7
38.5%
2
DeVante Parker
WR
19.1
10.12
19.4%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
10.5
13.25
10.7%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
10
8.54
10.2%
Endzone Dance
Points
% of total points 93.76
1
Matt Ryan
QB
23.96
23.88
25.6%
2
Tyler Higbee
TE
12.4
6.18
13.2%
3
Breshad Perriman
WR
12.2
8.66
13%
4
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
12
15.57
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 39-yard touchdown pass for Firestorm, while DeVante Parker had a 51-yard catch, helping Firestorm to a 93.32-78.46 lead.

Points By Position

  Firestorm   Endzone Dance
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 final time.
Firestorm
Firestorm completed the season averaging 121.85 points per game, 2nd-highest in the league, placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
3127 Pass Yds, 36 Pass TDs, 1206 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Dalvin Cook
Best Drafted
1135 Rush Yds, 13 Rush TDs, 519 Rec Yds
Derek Carr
Best Acquisition
3663 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs
Endzone Dance
Endzone Dance ended the season with the league's 4th-highest points average (108.95 ppg), placing them 5th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
4153 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs, 147 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Drafted
1235 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 418 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Best Acquisition
3209 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs, 228 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs

What If

Firestorm would have beaten only two other teams besides Endzone Dance this week.
Endzone Dance would have lost to five other teams besides Firestorm this week.
Firestorm would be 9-6 if they played Endzone Dance every week.
Firestorm would be 10-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Endzone Dance.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Firestorm, Endzone Dance would be 9-4.
If Firestorm had played every team in the league each week, they would be 113-48.
If they played every team every week, Endzone Dance would be 90-78.