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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Blue Skywalker
8-7 93.86
81.82
 
VS
proj
Cavemen
76.26 7-8
104.41

Blue Skywalker brush off predictions, defeat Cavemen, 93.86-76.26

Blue Skywalker stepped up, earning a 93.86-76.26 win over Cavemen, who fell short of projections. Blue Skywalker never trailed in this one after nabbing a 3.7-point lead on Saturday behind the Houston Texans defense (29 points). Drew Brees (279 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Robert Woods (8 Rec, 117 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Cavemen in the loss. This marks the first time this season Blue Skywalker have beaten Cavemen, after falling 89.12-64.32 in their last matchup. Blue Skywalker end the season with a record of 8-7, while Cavemen finish the campaign at 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Blue Skywalker   Cavemen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 20 points, surrendering 435 yards, and forcing 5 turnovers against the Buccaneers, the Texans defense recorded 29 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-tripled their 9.14-point projection and was much higher than their 10.47-point season scoring average.
The Houston Texans defense

Top Player Comparison

Blue Skywalker
Points
% of total points 93.86
1
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
29
9.14
30.9%
2
Marlon Mack
RB
16.1
11.27
17.2%
3
Jacoby Brissett
QB
14.66
20.33
15.6%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
14.3
9.39
15.2%
Cavemen
Points
% of total points 76.26
1
Drew Brees
QB
28.86
24.03
37.8%
2
Robert Woods
WR
14.3
9.8
18.8%
3
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
11
9.36
14.4%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
7.4
8.84
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was Blue Skywalker who owned the lead, 93.86-66.06. For Blue Skywalker, A.J. Brown had a 49-yard touchdown run. Drew Brees made the highlight reel for Cavemen with a 61-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Blue Skywalker   Cavemen
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before pivoting to next year.
Blue Skywalker
Blue Skywalker ended the season with the league's 8th-highest points average (92.24 ppg), placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Derrick Henry
MVP
1329 Rush Yds, 13 Rush TDs, 206 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Marlon Mack
Best Drafted
1014 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs
Jacoby Brissett
Best Acquisition
2780 Pass Yds, 18 Pass TDs, 211 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Cavemen
Cavemen completed the regular season 7th in the standings after averaging 98.06 points per game, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
3679 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs, 182 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Nick Chubb
Best Drafted
1453 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs, 277 Rec Yds
Jimmy Garoppolo
Best Acquisition
3693 Pass Yds, 27 Pass TDs

What If

Blue Skywalker would have beaten only one other team besides Cavemen this week.
Cavemen would have lost to six other teams besides Blue Skywalker this week.
If Blue Skywalker played Cavemen every week this season, they'd be 5-10.
Blue Skywalker would be 5-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Cavemen.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Blue Skywalker, Cavemen would be 7-6.
If Blue Skywalker had played every team in the league each week, they would be 52-108-1.
If they played every team every week, Cavemen would be 66-95.