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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
CARDINAL & GOLD
6-9 211.4
178.69
 
VS
proj
BBFCFM
160.7 6-9
158.81

CARDINAL & GOLD smirk at expectations, defeat BBFCFM in 211.4-160.7 rout

CARDINAL & GOLD beat expectations, cruising to a 211.4-160.7 win over BBFCFM. BBFCFM grabbed a 17-point lead on Saturday behind Jimmy Garoppolo (37.3 points), but CARDINAL & GOLD held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Drew Brees, who passed for 279 yards and 3 touchdowns for 69.6 points, and Kenyan Drake, who racked up 184 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns (33.4 points). Jimmy Garoppolo (248 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Aaron Jones (154 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) led the way for BBFCFM in the loss. This marks the third time this season CARDINAL & GOLD have beaten BBFCFM, after winning 169-167.2 in their last matchup. CARDINAL & GOLD finish the season with a record of 6-9, while BBFCFM end the campaign at 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  CARDINAL & GOLD   BBFCFM

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 33.4 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 15.86-point projection and was much higher than his 15.16-point season scoring average.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

CARDINAL & GOLD
Points
% of total points 211.4
1
Drew Brees
QB
69.6
66.65
32.9%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
33.4
15.86
15.8%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
29
18.35
13.7%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
22.7
15.59
10.7%
BBFCFM
Points
% of total points 160.7
1
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
37.3
63.71
23.2%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
28
14.64
17.4%
3
Dallas Goedert
TE
24.1
9.79
15%
4
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
22
10
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Jimmy Garoppolo had a 46-yard pass for BBFCFM to contribute to a 37.3-20.3 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Drew Brees had a 61-yard touchdown pass for CARDINAL & GOLD, while Alvin Kamara had a 40-yard touchdown run, helping CARDINAL & GOLD to a 134.9-54.0 lead.
Sunday Late
Kenyan Drake had an 80-yard touchdown run for CARDINAL & GOLD, contributing to a 211.4-78.1 lead for the team.
Monday
Aaron Jones had a 56-yard touchdown run for BBFCFM.

Points By Position

  CARDINAL & GOLD   BBFCFM
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 turn our attention to next year, we'd like to review this season one final time.
CARDINAL & GOLD
CARDINAL & GOLD ended the season with the league's 6th-highest points average (159.2 ppg), placing them 9th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
2726 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs
Tyler Lockett
Best Drafted
76 Rec, 1006 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Russell Wilson
Best Acquisition
3877 Pass Yds, 29 Pass TDs, 313 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
BBFCFM
BBFCFM completed the season averaging 162.2 points per game, 5th-highest in the league, placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Jameis Winston
MVP
4908 Pass Yds, 31 Pass TDs, 245 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
984 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 431 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Jimmy Garoppolo
Best Acquisition
3693 Pass Yds, 27 Pass TDs

What If

CARDINAL & GOLD would have beaten six other teams besides BBFCFM this week.
BBFCFM would have lost to just two other teams besides CARDINAL & GOLD this week.
CARDINAL & GOLD would be 7-7-1 if they played BBFCFM every week.
CARDINAL & GOLD would be 7-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as BBFCFM.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as CARDINAL & GOLD, BBFCFM would be 2-10.
If CARDINAL & GOLD had played every team in the league each week, they would be 48-84-1.
If they played every team every week, BBFCFM would be 63-68-2.