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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
BOOT2@$$2
7-9 98.98
94.11
 
VS
proj
Bobby's Optimal Team
95.62 5-11
115.48

Bobby's Optimal Team fall short of expectations, succumb to BOOT2@$$2 in 98.98-95.62 battle

There's no easy way to put it, Bobby's Optimal Team didn't do their job, at least based on projections, as BOOT2@$$2 narrowly earned a 98.98-95.62 win. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as BOOT2@$$2 led 98.98-78.22 heading into Sunday night. Bobby's Optimal Team made them sweat behind Travis Kelce, who caught 8 passes for 74 yards and a touchdown (17.4 points). Devonta Freeman (53 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 74 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Jared Cook (3 Rec, 84 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) were the stars for BOOT2@$$2 in the win. This marks the third time this season BOOT2@$$2 have gotten the best of Bobby's Optimal Team, after winning 104.88-104.26 in their last matchup. BOOT2@$$2 finish the season at 7-9, while Bobby's Optimal Team end the campaign at 5-11.

Matchup Timeline

  BOOT2@$$2   Bobby's Optimal Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cook (3 Rec, 84 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 21.9 points in a 38-28 win over the Titans in Week 16. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.94-point projection and was much higher than his 8.41-point season scoring average.
Jared Cook

Top Player Comparison

BOOT2@$$2
Points
% of total points 98.98
1
Devonta Freeman
RB
29.2
13.47
29.5%
2
Jared Cook
TE
21.9
7.94
22.1%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
16.8
12.76
17%
4
Baker Mayfield
QB
15.08
17.7
15.2%
Bobby's Optimal Team
Points
% of total points 95.62
1
Travis Kelce
TE
17.4
12.65
18.2%
2
Marlon Mack
RB
17.1
11.88
17.9%
3
Kenny Golladay
WR
15.6
10.46
16.3%
4
Kyler Murray
QB
12.72
19.06
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jared Cook had a 61-yard touchdown catch for BOOT2@$$2, helping the team to a 93.08-27.10 lead.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 21-yard touchdown pass for Bobby's Optimal Team, who trailed 98.98-78.22 after the late action.

Points By Position

  BOOT2@$$2   Bobby's Optimal Team
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were all gathered together for the draft, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
BOOT2@$$2
BOOT2@$$2 finished the season with the league's 3rd-worst points average (86.16 ppg), placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Baker Mayfield
MVP
3548 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs, 112 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Todd Gurley II
Best Drafted
789 Rush Yds, 12 Rush TDs, 186 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition
Bobby's Optimal Team
Bobby's Optimal Team completed the season with the league's 7th-most points average (102.57 ppg), placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
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
LeSean McCoy
Best Acquisition
465 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 181 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starting players on BOOT2@$$2 exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Bobby's Optimal Team had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
BOOT2@$$2 put up more points than their season scoring average (86.16) while Bobby's Optimal Team fell short of theirs (102.57).
BOOT2@$$2 scored more points than their projected total, while Bobby's Optimal Team fell shy of their projection.
With 99 points, BOOT2@$$2 scored the fewest points of any winning team this week.
In close games this season, BOOT2@$$2 moves to (4-2), while Bobby's Optimal Team falls to (0-4).
Despite the loss, Travis Kelce scored 17.4 points, the third-highest score for a TE this week.