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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Poughkeepsie Pirates
8-8 124.86
114.93
 
VS
proj
iredell warriors
106.34 8-8
118.28

iredell warriors succumb to Poughkeepsie Pirates, 124.86-106.34

There's no way around it, iredell warriors dropped the ball, at least compared to projections, as Poughkeepsie Pirates emerged victorious with a 124.86-106.34 win. Poughkeepsie Pirates never trailed in this one after nabbing a 2.6-point lead on Saturday behind John Brown (12.1 points) and Julian Edelman (11.7). Aaron Jones (27 points) and Christian McCaffrey (24.8) led the way for iredell warriors in the loss. This marks the third time this season Poughkeepsie Pirates have beaten iredell warriors, after winning 92.84-89.16 in their last matchup. Poughkeepsie Pirates finish the season at 8-8, while iredell warriors end the campaign at 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Poughkeepsie Pirates   iredell warriors

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 6 points, surrendering 286 yards, and intercepting 3 passes against the Panthers, the Colts defense tallied 30 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-tripled their 8.66-point projection and was much higher than their 19-point season scoring average.
The Indianapolis Colts defense

Top Player Comparison

Poughkeepsie Pirates
Points
% of total points 124.86
1
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
30
8.66
24%
2
Drew Brees
QB
22.86
20.36
18.3%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
14.8
11.83
11.9%
4
John Brown
WR
12.1
10.03
9.7%
iredell warriors
Points
% of total points 106.34
1
Aaron Jones
RB
27
13.15
25.4%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
24.8
22.89
23.3%
3
Robert Woods
WR
16.3
12.46
15.3%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
9.7
15.91
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
John Brown had a 53-yard touchdown catch for Poughkeepsie Pirates, helping the team to a 23.80-21.20 lead.
Sunday Early
Drew Brees had a 61-yard touchdown pass for Poughkeepsie Pirates, while A.J. Brown had a 49-yard touchdown run, contributing to a 99.46-57.30 lead for Poughkeepsie Pirates.
Monday
Aaron Jones had a 56-yard touchdown run for iredell warriors.

Points By Position

  Poughkeepsie Pirates   iredell warriors
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were drafting these teams, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Poughkeepsie Pirates
Poughkeepsie Pirates completed the regular season 7th in the standings after averaging 109.41 points per game, 5th-most in the league.
Important Players
Ezekiel Elliott
MVP
1235 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 418 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Chris Carson
Best Drafted
1230 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 266 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Ind Defense
Best Acquisition
22.3 Avg Pts Allowed, 346.4 Avg Yds Allowed, 22 Turnovers
iredell warriors
iredell warriors completed the season with the league's 2nd-highest points average (111.74 ppg), placing them 5th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Christian McCaffrey
MVP
1361 Rush Yds, 14 Rush TDs, 933 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
984 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 431 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Philip Rivers
Best Acquisition
4334 Pass Yds, 21 Pass TDs

What If

Poughkeepsie Pirates would have beaten five other teams besides iredell warriors this week.
iredell warriors would have lost to three other teams besides Poughkeepsie Pirates this week.
If Poughkeepsie Pirates played iredell warriors every week this season, they'd be 8-8.
Poughkeepsie Pirates would be 9-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as iredell warriors.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Poughkeepsie Pirates, iredell warriors would be 8-5.
If Poughkeepsie Pirates had played every team in the league each week, they would be 73-67.
If they played every team every week, iredell warriors would be 82-58.